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What is it like to train at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and what can you accomplish as a research trainee in this many-faceted environment? To give an idea of the variety of experiences at your fingertips, we publish new kudos items regularly, along with the profiles of students and postdoctoral fellows below.

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Research trainee Jenna Wong uses big data to answer big questions about health

Research trainee Jenna Wong uses big data to answer big questions about health
Few doctoral students get to see one of their research papers covered by dozens of media outlets. However, when epidemiology student...

Doctoral student Necola Guerrina: Connecting basic respiratory research with clinical needs

Doctoral student Necola Guerrina: Connecting basic respiratory research with clinical needs
Necola Guerrina is unlikely to become the stereotypical solitary scientist. This doctoral student in pathology has a talent for communication and collaboration...

Isabelle Laverdière charts a career as a clinician-researcher in pharmacy in Quebec

Isabelle Laverdière charts a career as a clinician-researcher in pharmacy in Quebec
Isabelle Laverdière has followed a rich and somewhat unusual career path in Quebec health care. She spent seven years working as a clinical pharmacist in pediatrics and two...

PhD candidate Sandra Magalhaes: learning from the real world before a career in academia

PhD candidate Sandra Magalhaes: learning from the real world before a career in academia
When she finished her Masters in Epidemiology degree at the University of Western Ontario, Sandra Magalhaes decided to take a step out of the academic environment and get some real-world experience.

Simon Clavagnier, a young researcher fascinated by thought and human perception

Simon Clavagnier, a young researcher fascinated by thought and human perception
It was through networking that postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience Simon Clavagnier joined the McGill Vision Research Unit, led by Dr. Robert Hess of the Research Institute of the McGill University...

The bright mind and curious spirit of young researcher Constantina Boikos

The bright mind and curious spirit of young researcher Constantina Boikos
Constantina Boikos is a 25 year-old PhD Epidemiology candidate working in the field of Public Health at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). Insatiably curious,...

A means to an end: PhD research student Steven Jones aims for career in public health

A means to an end: PhD research student Steven Jones aims for career in public health
PhD candidate Steven Jones seems to have found the "right fit" for him in Dr. Martine Culty's lab which is part of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre...

Priyanka Sehgal turns fascination with science into an opportunity to make an impact on cancer research

Priyanka Sehgal turns fascination with science into an opportunity to make an impact on cancer research
At the beginning of her undergraduate studies in Biology in Bhopal, India, post-doctoral fellow Priyanka Sehgal didn't know if she had a flair for research or not. But as time went on, she says...

Alessandra Ricciardi, a passion for research and for sharing knowledge

Alessandra Ricciardi, a passion for research and for sharing knowledge
As a teenager, 26-year-old Alessandra Ricciardi found infectious diseases "really cool", so she applied to study Biological Sciences as an undergraduate student. But it was the concrete...

A live wire: Getting to know doctoral student Vedrana Cvetkovska

A live wire: Getting to know doctoral student Vedrana Cvetkovska
There are no crossed wires when discussing doctoral student Vedrana Cvetkovska's enthusiasm for science. "Since I was young, I have always been curious about nature and the interactions...