President: Cynthia Sun
Program: U3 Honours Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at Starbucks
Hometown: Stouffville, ON
Favourite drugs: Dopamine
Fields of interest: Neuropharmacology
Fun Fact: I’ve never been stung. by a bee
VP Academics: Janeva Shahi
Program: U3 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at 2nd floor Redpath
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Favourite drugs: Alcohol
Fields of interest: Pharmacogenomics
Fun Fact: I love into-western fashion
VP External: Ava Paton
Program: U3 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m Probably taking a nap 😎
Hometown: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Favourite drugs: Shelaxin (hehe the mechanism matches the name)
Fields of interest: idk I’m having a midlife crisis … but, reproductive health (I think)
Fun Fact: On campus, a squirrel jumped onto my back and went into my pocket to get banana bread… there are photos…
VP Communications: Farnoush Toupchinejad
Program: U2 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m I’m eating with youtube
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Favourite drugs: DXM (according to a personality quiz I just took?)
Fields of interest: Oncology or Toxicology? eh no clue anymore
Fun Fact: I know Super-Bass by heart <3 (this one is for the boys with the booming system-)
VP Finance: Kimiya Karimi
Program: U3 Honours Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at home napping
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Favourite drug: Ibuprofen (reliable and can take your pain away 😉 )
Field of interest: Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics
Fun Fact: I broke my tibia bone when I was 13 which resulted in me being in a full-leg cast and being homeschooled for 2 months
VP Fundraising: David
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VP Internal: Spence Riddell
Program: U3 Honours Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at the athletics complex
Hometown: London, ON
Favourite drug: Caffeine
Field of Interest: Clinical Epidemiology
Fun Fact: I’m a certified Zumba Instructor
U3 Representative: Krystal Assaly
Program: U3 Honours Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at 3rd floor Law library
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Favourite drugs: Pantoprazole (for the GERD life 🙂 )
Field of Interest: Antibacterial drugs and Cancer
Fun Fact: I’m obsessed with pasta
U3 Representative: Lauren Palmer
Program: U3-ish Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at the McGym
Hometown: Orangeville, ON
Favourite drugs: botulin
Field of Interest: big pharma baby
Fun Fact: I have a three-legged cat!!!
U2 Representative: Katie Ha
Program: U2 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m probably at Bellini doing cell counts HELP ME 🥲
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Favourite drugs: Vinblastine (to blast away your cancers 🏃♀️💨)
Field of Interest: Veterinary Pharmacology / Medicine
Fun Fact: I have 4 cats!! Ask me to show you pictures of them and I’ll gladly go off for 30m
U2 Representative: Misha Le Hai Minh
Program: U2 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m frantically running to Duff to get to my next class on time
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Favourite drugs: Penicillin
Field of Interest: Epigenetics
Fun Fact: I have cannibalistic goldfish. A little scary, but also I think they really just can’t differentiate between friends and food.
U1 Representative: Veronica Jagoo
Program: U1 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m in my bed
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Favourite drugs: Salbutamol (allows me to breathe like a normal person) Fielf of Interest: Neuropharmacology/ psychopharmacology
Fun Fact: I’ve taken three physics classes and still don’t know what a vector is
U1 Representative: Levana Xu
Program: U1 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m at Schulich Library
Hometown: Ottowa, ON
Favourite drugs: Diclofenac for when I abuse my muscles and joints by distance running 🙁 (voltaren and a535 come in clutch)
Fielf of Interest: Gynecological health
Fun Fact: I’ve sprained every finger on both hands at least once
SBMS Representative: Joyce Choi
Program: U1 Pharmacology
When I’m not at McMed I’m probably scrolling through my food explore page at home thinking about what I’m having for dinner.
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Favourite drugs: Caffeine
Fielf of Interest: Hmmm unsure (internally panicking because everyone here already knows what they are interested in.
Fun Fact: I have a whole instagram account dedicated to food.