Julia Sawicka

In 2021, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. After navigating this disease as a patient, I wanted to learn more about it, sparking my interest in medical research as well […]

Derek Nguyen

Derek Nguyen is heading into his fourth year at Western University, where his academic journey merges clinical curiosity with a passion for impact. His previous NSERC-funded research focused on immunology […]

Eric Benchimol

Eric Benchimol holds the Northbridge Chair of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at the SickKids IBD Centre. He is a pediatric gastroenterologist with a primary interest in treating children with IBD. […]

Gilaad Kaplan

Dr. Kaplan is a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kaplan is a gastroenterologist who is internationally renowned for studying the global epidemiology […]

Isaac Santiago Arango Gil

Isaac Santiago Arango Gil is a medical doctor with a strong passion for clinical research. His academic journey at the University of Antioquia has led to active involvement in research […]

Jasmin An

Jasmin is a second-year Health Sciences student at Queen’s University, pursuing her Honours Bachelor’s of Health Sciences degree. She conducted her summer research project in the Functional Genetics and Metabolism […]

Xun Zhao

Xun Zhao trained in gastroenterology at McGill University and transplant hepatology at the University of Toronto. He is currently pursing a PhD in clinical epidemiology at the Institute of Health […]

Emanuel Muruaga

As a postdoctoral fellow at Jones Lab, I focus on unraveling the mechanisms behind Helicobacter pylori infections using advanced techniques like single-cell RNA sequencing. My goal is to identify therapeutic […]

Or Steg Saban

I am currently a liver transplant fellow at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, where I completed my GI fellowship in the summer. I moved to Canada from […]