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Dr. Jai Shah,

Lab lead, MD, FRCPC

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, Edmonton Oilers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Green Onion Cakes, Star Wars

Advice for Future Students: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" - Oscar Wilde :)

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Dr. Ian Raugh

Postdoctoral researcher

Fun Fact: Prior to grad school, Ian worked as a ballroom dance instructor

Advice for Future Students: Cultivate a life beyond work and protect it, you will need things (and people!) that energize and support you that are not related to your studies and research.

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Dr. Allison MacNeil

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Fun Fact:  

Advice for Future Students: The best way to get to the Douglas is on a bike!

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Dr. Aarati Taksal

Lab Manager

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Dr. Justin Graffi, 

MD, PhD Candidate, FRCPC

Interests/Hobbies: Justin enjoys camping, hiking, and spending time with his wife and cat (Chester). 

Advice for Future Students: Ask questions, even when you’re not sure they’re worth asking.

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Bing Cai

PhD Candidate 

Fun Fact: I am an animal whisperer 

Advice for Future Students: [ASK BING TO ADD :)]

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Matthew Raymond

PhD Candidate

Hobbies/Interests: Electronic music, poetry and literature, cinema, the great outdoors, travel.

Advice for Future Students: Explore a wide-range of communities (both academic and otherwise). The Douglas and McGill are vast universes in themselves, and Montreal has even more to offer an open mind–everybody does things a bit differently. And enjoy your summer! 

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Letícia Müller Haas

PHD Student

Fun Fact: Letícia solo-travelled for five months in the northeast of Brazil

Advice for Future Students: Grab any opportunity, even if you are not sure of what you want, just apply! You can decide later, and sometimes life makes the decision for you.

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Alyssa Frampton (Fudge)

Research Coordinator, Msc student

Fun Fact: I have seen every episode of the real housewives franchise (except Dubai and Atlanta). 

Advice for Future Students: Every good writer has a good editor. 

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Rebecca Louw

Msc Student

Hobbies/Interests: Tiny objects, dinner parties, trick-taking card games, bodies of water

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Élyse Gauthier

Msc student

Hobbies/Interests: She has a passion for clinical psychology, and wants to work as a psychologist, she also loves traveling around the world!

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Anne Pelletier

MSc Epidemiology Student

Fun Fact: I can sing "Heroes" by David Bowie in German but know almost no other German words

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Charlotte Little

MSc student

Hobbies/Interests: Exploring the city, reading, and attending live music and sports events.

Advice for Future Students: Read widely and from diverse perspectives!

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Brianna Beesley

Research Coordinator

Fun Fact: My cat is named Old Dude because he was thought to be elderly when he was found, only for the vet to confirm he was just 1-year old! Now at 5 he looks like more of a baby than he did when I got him. 🙂

Advice for Future Students: Take courses in or engage with different disciplines, we learn so much through looking at the same information with a new lens. :)

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Bryan Young

Program Manager

Hobbies/Interests:  I'm originally from Winnipeg (or Winter-peg), and as a result have a fondness for the cozy, winter months. You can often find me re-watching a classic sitcom (Golden Girls, Will & Grace etc.) or curled up with coffee and a good book. 

Advice for Future Students: Get involved! Check out campus, try new activities, meet new people, and enjoy your time as a student! 

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Ashley Vu

Research Assistant

Hobbies/Interests:  I'm originally from Winnipeg (or Winter-peg), and as a result have a fondness for the cozy, winter months. You can often find me re-watching a classic sitcom (Golden Girls, Will & Grace etc.) or curled up with coffee and a good book. 

Advice for Future Students: Get involved! Check out campus, try new activities, meet new people, and enjoy your time as a student! 

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Gabrielle Reynolds

Undergraduate Student, thesis 

Hobbies/Interests: In her free time, she enjoys yoga, indie music and K-pop dance

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Kaitlyn Capano 

Honours B.A Psychology, Research assistant 

Hobbies/Interests: She loves travelling whenever possible and enjoying her free time especially on a beach. Fun fact, she lived in Croatia for a month and hopes to go back very soon!

Advice for Future Students:  Absolutely take the chance to travel, time is precious! 

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Cathy Fang

B.A. Psyhcology, Research Assistant

Hobbies/Interests: Yoga and good espressos :D

Advice for Future Students: Reach out! Take a shot at anything you come across.