Health Sciences Graduate Student Association
![President_Sarah_Medeiros](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/President_Sarah_Medeiros-272x182.jpg)
![IMG_2033 copy 3-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_2033-copy-3-2-272x182.jpg)
![VPInternalAffairs_Vanessa_De Rubeis](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VPInternalAffairs_Vanessa_De-Rubeis-272x182.jpg)
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVPFinance_Mikaela_Eng-2-272x182.jpg)
![CoVP-Communications_Jordyn_Perry-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVP-Communications_Jordyn_Perry-2-272x182.jpg)
![Headshot](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Headshot-272x182.jpg)
![HS GSA_CoVP Event_Ana Portillo](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/HS-GSA_CoVP-Event_Ana-Portillo-272x182.jpg)
![coVP-Communications_Sadri_Pauneez-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVP-Communications_Sadri_Pauneez-2-272x182.jpg)
![coVP-Events_Agata_Kieliszek-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVP-Events_Agata_Kieliszek-2-272x182.jpg)
![CoVPEvents_Japnit_Dham-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVPEvents_Japnit_Dham-2-272x182.jpg)
![Screen Shot 2021-09-26 at 11.42.30 AM](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-26-at-11.42.30-AM-272x182.jpg)
![CoVPEvents_Meghan_Lees-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVPEvents_Meghan_Lees-2-272x182.jpg)
![coVP internal affairs_Jaskirat-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVP-internal-affairs_Jaskirat-2-272x182.jpg)
![CoVP communications_Ana Maria_Ilicic](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVP-communications_Ana-Maria_Ilicic-272x182.jpg)
![Co VP events-Ganeem Juneja](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Co-VP-events-Ganeem-Juneja-272x182.jpg)
![18768424_1943653139179458_5713180207300132696_o-2](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/18768424_1943653139179458_5713180207300132696_o-2-272x182.jpg)
Previous
Next
Meet the Team
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/President_Sarah_Medeiros-150x150.jpeg)
Sarah Medeiros
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: PhD Candidate
- Fun Fact: I would trade my soul for Doritos Sweet Chilli Heat Chips.
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_2033-copy-2-150x150.jpg)
Nirushi Kuhathasan
- Program: Neuroscience
- Graduate Level: PhD Candidate
- Fun fact: Outside of my academic life, you’ll likely find me reading comics (I am a huge DC comics fan) or watching my favourite shows.
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VPInternalAffairs_Vanessa_De-Rubeis-150x150.jpeg)
Vanessa De Rubeis
- Program: Health Research Methodology
- Graduate Level: PhD candidate
- Fun Fact: I have been watching Grey’s Anatomy since it came out in 2005!
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVP-internal-affairs_Jaskirat-1-150x150.jpg)
Jaskirat Arora
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate level: PhD Candidate
- Fun fact: I love travelling and collecting currencies as souvenirs from different countries.
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVPFinance_Mikaela_Eng-1-150x150.jpg)
Mikaela Eng
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: PhD Candidate
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/avatar-300x300-1-150x150.jpeg)
Tushar Dhawan
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: Masters
[No Image]
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVP-communications_Ana-Maria_Ilicic-150x150.jpeg)
Ana Maria Ilicic
- Program: Rehabilitation Sciences
- Graduate level: Masters
- Fun Fact: Working my way towards travelling to 25 countries by the time I turn 25.
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVP-Communications_Jordyn_Perry-150x150.jpg)
Jordyn Perry
- Program: Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Graduate Level: Masters
- Fun Fact: In my free time I enjoy running and my favourite food is sushi!
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVP-Communications_Sadri_Pauneez-150x150.jpg)
Pauneez Sadri
- Program: Public Health
- Graduate Level: Masters
- Fun fact about myself: After dozens of road trips, no one can beat me at the game geography!
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/18768424_1943653139179458_5713180207300132696_o-150x150.jpg)
Vaishna Kumaran
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: Masters
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/coVP-Events_Agata_Kieliszek-150x150.jpg)
Agata Kieliszek
- Program: Biochemistry
- Graduate Level: Masters
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVPEvents_Meghan_Lees-150x150.jpg)
Meghan Lees
- Program: Occupational Therapy
- Graduate Level: Masters
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CoVPEvents_Japnit_Dham-150x150.jpg)
Japnit Dham
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: Masters
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Co-VP-events-Ganeem-Juneja-150x150.png)
Ganeem Junej
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: Masters
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Headshot-150x150.jpeg)
Amirahmad Azhieh
- Program: Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Graduate Level: Masters
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/HS-GSA_CoVP-Event_Ana-Portillo-150x150.jpeg)
Ana Portillo
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: PhD Candidate
![](https://gsa.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-26-at-11.42.30-AM-150x150.png)
Zarwa Saqib
- Program: Medical Sciences
- Graduate Level: PhD Candidate