2026 BioTEC Team
CO-CHAIRS
Mahnoor is a other year Masters of Science student from the McMaster University
a fun fact about me is I love hosting café-themed dinners at my home!
Mahnoor Moin
CO-CHAIR
Robinson is a 4th year Biochemistry student from the University of Toronto
A fun fact about me is that I love anything citrus fruit flavored
Robinson Meng
CO-CHAIR
LOGISTICS TEAM
Naziba is a 2 year HBSc Specialist in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology student from the University of Toronto
a fun fact about me is Before doing a biotech program, I never thought coding could be my thing.
Naziba Nahid
LOGISTICS LEAD
Owen is a 2nd year biomedical engineering student from the University of Waterloo
A fun fact about me is that I have never lost a game of rock, paper, scissors.
Owen Kim
LOGISTICS DIRECTOR
Pramiti is a 1 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I love to be creative such as doing Indian Classical dancing and baking!
Pramiti Muppidi
LOGISTICS LEAD
Keerath is a 1 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I’ve played national-level basketball!
Keerath Sethi
LOGISTICS LEAD
FINANCE & LEGAL TEAM
Patricia is a 3 year Engineering Science - Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Toronto
a fun fact about me is I love exploring the outdoors, but somehow always get lost indoors :P
Patricia Krisanti
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Rishima is a 3 year Bachelor’s in Business Administration student from the Wilfrid Laurier University
a fun fact about me is I’ve been playing piano since I was 7.
Rishima Gajawada
FINANCE LEAD
Patricia is a 3 year Engineering Science - Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Toronto
a fun fact about me is I love exploring the outdoors, but somehow always get lost indoors :P
Patricia Krisanti
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Rishima is a 3 year Bachelor’s in Business Administration student from the Wilfrid Laurier University
a fun fact about me is I’ve been playing piano since I was 7.
Rishima Gajawada
FINANCE LEAD
MARKETING TEAM
Thariksha is a 4 year Honours Biochemistry, Minor in Biology student from the The McMaster University
a fun fact about me is I am a licensed nail tech who loves creating beautiful nail art
Thariksha Selvachandran
MARKETING LEAD
Jayanth Iyer
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Jayanth is a 2 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I really like to try new things and step outside of my comfort zone.
Gabrielle is a 2 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I love learning, art and designing.
Gabrielle Ogden
MARKETING LEAD
Manha is a 2 year Honours Health sciences student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is Hi, I’m Manha.
Manha Mohammed
MARKETING LEAD
Myranoush is a 1 year Biomedical engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I'm very big on art: drawing, crochet, piano, you name it!
Myranoush Khan
MARKETING LEAD
SPONSORSHIP TEAM
Tuba is a alumni Biotechnology student from the Humber College
a fun fact about me is I’m a Biotechnology graduate with a passion for medicine and science.
Tuba Kahraman
SPONSORSHIP LEAD
Nidhi is a 2 year Biotechnology student from the University of Toronto
a fun fact about me is I can play the flute and have been in the school band a few times
Nidhi Rao
SPONSORSHIP LEAD
Manasi is a other year Biomedical Innovation student from the McMaster
a fun fact about me is my goldendoodle, Faith, has better networking skills than me
Manasi Parthasarathy
SPONSORSHIP DIRECTOR
Theria is a 2 year Biochemistry student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I hope to own a cat one day!
Theria Liu
SPONSORSHIP LEAD
Ayla is an alumni with a Master Of Biomedical Innovation student from the McMaster University
a fun fact about me is I love writing, and recently started a blog where I share reflections
Ayla Sitwat
SPONSORSHIP LEAD
Hamid is a 1 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
Hamid Ali
SPONSORSHIP LEAD
Caleb is a 1 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is I love every form of outdoor activity, anything to be out in nature!
Caleb Bellsmith
SPONSORSHIP LEAD
SPEAKERS TEAM
Emma is a 2nd year Combined Science student from the University of British Columbia
a fun fact about me is I am eager to share my enthusiasm for medical innovation and connect with people
Emma Lee
SPEAKERS DIRECTOR
Kristi is a 5+ year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Guelph
a fun fact about me is I grew up ski racing!
Kristi Bier
SPEAKERS LEAD
Hannah is a 1 year Biomedical Engineering student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is camp is my happy place and I've been a summer camp counsellor for the past 3 years!
Hannah Xu
SPEAKERS LEAD
Hasti is a other year Biotech/ Chemistry student from the UofT graduate
a fun fact about me is I recently graduated from uoft as a Biotech specialist
Hasti Eskandari
SPEAKERS LEAD
Samaritan is a 3 year Molecular biology and biotechn student from the University of Toronto
a fun fact about me is I love playing soccer.
Samaritan Mostaque
SPEAKERS LEAD
PITCH COMP TEAM
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Bogdana is a 3 year Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization student from the McMaster University
a fun fact about me is I love to travel and have visited 12 countries to date.
Bogdana Borysova
PITCH COMP DIRECTOR
Simran is a 2 year Cellular & Molecular Medicine student from the University of Ottawa
a fun fact about me is Currently wrapping up my masters in Cellular and Molecular Medicine,
Simran Rakhra
SPEAKERS LEAD
Jean is a 3 year Bioinformatics & Computer Science student from the University of Toronto
a fun fact about me is I absolutely hate watermelon and anything watermelon-flavored,
Jean Jung
SPEAKERS LEAD
BIOCATALYST CORE
Jaden is a 3 year Health Sciences, Health Research Specialization student from the University of Waterloo
a fun fact about me is Jaden Paltoo is passionate about clinical research .
Jean Jung
BIOCATALYST CORE MEMBER
Doyin is a 4 year Cell and molecular biology student from the UofT
a fun fact about me is I love a good Pinterest board, my current obsession is collecting vintage car
Doyin Adeoya
BIOCATALYST CORE MEMBER
BioTEC 2020 was dedicated to Jaya, who passed away in October 2020. Jaya was an integral member of the BioTEC Executive Team and contributed significantly to conference growth through her work on the marketing team. Jaya's joy and enthusiasm shone through in all of her interactions, within the team and beyond, and she will be dearly missed.