Editorial Team | University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine

Co-Editors-in-Chief

Yannick Galipeau PhD Candidate, 2025

Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Grogram, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Bryce Bogie, MD/PhD Program, 2026

MD/PhD Program & Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, ON, Canada

Managing Editor

Spencer Short, MD/PhD Program, 2027
MD/PhD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada

Administrative Director

Zil Patel (University of Ottawa)

Finance Director

Dhanuddara Mohottalage (University of Ottawa)

Research Communication Co-Directors

Yuchen Dai, MD Program, 2023
MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Heart Institute, ON, Canada

Yannick Galipeau (University of Ottawa)

Webmaster

Mahdi Zeghal, MD Program, 2023
MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Heart Institute, ON, Canada

Promotions Director

Meriam Zeghal, BSc in Biomedical Sciences Program, 2024
Bachelor in Biomedical Sciences Program, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada

Translation Director

Valeria Dimitrova, MD Program, 2025
MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, ON, Canada

Scholarly Indexing Director

Manel Zeghal, PhD in Microbiology & Immunology, 2024
PhD in Microbiology & Immunology Program, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

Publication Co-Directors

Zier Zhou, MSc in Biochemistry, 2022
MSc in Biochemistry Program, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Heart Institute, ON, Canada

Anastasia Drakos (University of Ottawa)

Publication Assistants

Saloni Choksi (University of Ottawa)

Kamaldeep Randhawa, MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2024
MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine Program, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

Hassan Khan, MSc in Epidemiology, 2023
MSc in Epidemiology Program, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada

Associate Editors

Angela Kwan, MD Program, 2025
MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; Canadian Australia American Medical Student Association (CAAMSA)

Ryan Aberback, PhD in Clinical Psychology, 2027
PhD in Clinical Psychology Program, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; Centre for Pscyhological Sciences and Research, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

Jordyn Perry, MD Program, 2026
MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

Mahya Razmi (University of Ottawa)

Neel Mistry, MD Program, 2023
MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Heart Institute, ON, Canada

Kalki Nagaratnam, MA in Healthcare Ethics and Law, 2024
MA in Healthcare Ethics and Law Program, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, England; University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

Fariba Sharmin, PhD in Biochemistry, 2026
PhD in Biochemistry Program, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada; The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, ON, Canada