iGRAD 2023 Executive Committee!

(We are a team of graduate students at UTSC with diverse backgrounds)

Diwen Yang (She/Her), Co-Chair

Hi everyone! I am a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Physical and Environmental Science. My research focuses on identifying environmental contaminants binding to essential proteins in humans using analytical and biochemical assays. I am excited about iGRAD 2023! Hope to see you all!

Email: diwen.yang@mail.utoronto.ca

Maya Ahia (She/Her), Co-Chair

Maya is a MA student in the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science. Current research focuses on applying strength-based approaches to explore the intersections of accessibility, disability and student mental health.

Email: maya.ahia@utoronto.ca

Mohammed Said, Treasurer and Communications Coordinator

May peace with you everyone! My name is Mohammed and I am a 1st-year MSc student in the Departments of Biological Sciences, Cell and Systems Biology! My research studies growth patterns and scaling behaviors of cells following fusion! Excited to be part of this interdisciplinary team and looking forward to an eccentric conference!!

Email: mohammed.said@mail.utoronto.ca

Markelle Morphet (She/They), Secretary

Hello everyone! I am a second year PhD student in EEB studying environmental DNA as a fish conservation tool. I’m excited to see everyone at iGRAD 2023!

Email: m.morphet@mail.utoronto.ca

Edina Illyes (She/Her), Logistics Coordinator

Hi there! I am a second year PhD student at the DPES, studying freshwater fish ecology. I am very excited to see all the amazing research being conducted at UTSC!

Email: edina.illyes@mail.utoronto.ca

Maya E. Amestoy (She/Her), Logistics Coordinator

Hi everyone! I am a second-year master’s student in the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science at the University of Toronto Scarborough. My primary research focuses on exploring the stigma associated with mental health, as well as mechansisms of change in psychotherapy. I am super excited to be serving as the Logistics Coordinator on the IGRAD 2023 team.

Email: maya.amestoy@mail.utoronto.ca

Ratnajit Saha (He/Him), Website and Media Coordinator

I am a 3^rd year Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Physical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough. My Ph.D. research project focuses on extreme climatic events, crop productivity and greenhouse gas emission from farms. I am excited to meet all UTSC graduate students in-person in iGRAD 2023!

Email: ratnajit.saha@mail.utoronto.ca