Team:Concordia-Montreal/Team
Meet the Astroyeast 2021 Team!
Core Team Members
We are passionate and curious young scientists
Gabriel Aguiar-Tawil
Team Co-lead, Genetics Co-lead
Program of Study: Honours Biochemistry
Miriam Hebbassi
Team Co-lead, Hardware Lead
Program of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Man Zou
Team Co-lead, Design and Social Media Co-lead
Program of Study: Design
Brian Baxter
Genetics Co-lead
Program of Study: Biochemistry
Lancia Lefebvre
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Biochemistry
Natasha Letourneau
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Biochemistry
Paula Gomez
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Biochemistry
Samman Zaman
Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Cell and Molecular Biology
Evelyn Huaman
Genetics, Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Biochemistry
Yunxuan (Paul) Bu
Hardware Team Lead
Program of Study: Biology
Jenol Arulanantham
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Anna-Nghi Le
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
Tim Freiman
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Computer Engineering
Tiago Strobino
Hardware Team Member
Program of Study: Aerospace Engineering
Benjamin Clark
Software Lead
Program of Study: Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
Marie-May Blier
Software Team Member
Program of Study: Cell and Molecular Biology
Grecia O'Brien
Human Practices Co-lead, Software Team Member
Program of Study: Web Services and Apps
Han (Stella) Vu
Human Practices Co-lead
Program of Study: Biochemistry
Carolina Videira
Human Practices Team Member
Program of Study: Honors Behavioral Neurosceinces
Megan Lai
Human Practices Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
Shaan Baig
Human Practices Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Kinesiology and Clinical Exercise Physiology
Amirhossein Rajabi Vajargah
Fundraising Lead, Genetics Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
June Kim
Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Biology
Nallely J. Urbina
Design and Social Media Team Co-lead
Program of Study: Biology
Neha Mohammad
Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Honours Cell and Molecular Biology
Amin Nikpayam
Design and Social Media Team Member
Program of Study: Chemistry
Mentors
Meet our mentors and advisor
Mohamed Nasr
Genetics Mentor
Area of Specialization: Synthetic Biology
Jenny-Ann Gagnon
Genetics, Design and Social Media Mentor
Program of Study: Biology
Chiara Leal Alves
Hardware, Design and Social Media, Fundraising Mentor
Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steven Li
Hardware and Software Mentor
Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Felipe Perez
Hardware and Software Mentor
Area of Specialization: Mechanical Engineering- Synthetic Biology
Tina Papazotos
Human Practices and Fundraising Mentor
Area of Specialization: Synthetic Biology
Michelle Vandeloo
Human Practices Mentor
Area of Specialization: Biology
Maher Hassanain
Software Mentor
Area of Specialization: Computer Engineering and Pervasive Computing
Kenza Samlali
Advisor
Area of Specialization: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instructors
Meet our instructors
Orly Weinburg
PI & Administrative Support
Dr. Nawwaf Kharma
PI
