PRiME establishes a Trainee Advisory Committee

With the 2020-2021 academic year underway, PRiME has convened an inaugural Trainee Advisory Committee with the goal of better integrating trainee perspectives into the development of new initiatives and programming to support our trainee community.

Similar to PRiME’s Steering Committee, the Trainee Advisory Committee will have two representatives from each of the Faculties of Arts & Science, Applied Science & Engineering, Medicine, and Pharmacy. These eight trainee leaders will help to identify elements in current graduate and postdoctoral training that PRiME can address as we look to better prepare the next generation of scientists for diverse careers and interdisciplinary approach challenges.

The members of this year’s Trainee Advisory Committee are:

Faculty of Arts & Science                                                      

Geordi Frere (PhD Student, Prosser lab)                            

Dr. Jiaxi Peng (PDF, Wheeler lab)        

Faculty of Engineering

Laura Bahlmann (PhD Student, Shoichet lab)                

Dr. Marios Mejdani (PDF, Mahadevan lab)

Faculty of Medicine                                                                

Dr. Jonathan Labriola (PDF, Sidhu lab)                              

Nicole Revie (PhD Student, Cowen lab)       

Faculty of Pharmacy

 Dr. Margot Karlikow (PDF, Pardee lab)

 Michael Saikali (PhD Student, Cummins lab)

One of PRiME’s key aims is to contribute to the development of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as scientific and entrepreneurial leaders. The Trainee Advisory Committee will advise on future programming that will best address the professional needs of trainees, as well as encourage networking and collaborations between various labs, departments, and other partners. We are looking forward to working with the members of the committee and encourage our trainee community to connect with them in the coming weeks.