BioZone Council

BioZone Council is BioZone's trainee organization - a group of students and postdocs who organize outreach activities, build community within BioZone, help recruit and onboard new BioZone students, and promote the centre outside of U of T.

BioZone Council members come from a wide range of Core and Associate PI groups, and play a critical role in providing a supportive and inclusive training environment.

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BioZone Council 2026

    • Co-Presidents: Rishika Puri and Naayaab Nagree
    • Internal Communications Coordinator: Ana Matovic
    • External Relations Coordinators: ​Bethany Chan and Miguel Roberto Tsai
    • Events Coordinators: Michelle Feigis, Liam Roberts, Neha Joshi, and Ariel Tastassa
    • Treasurer: Julia Silva Gordijo​
    • EDI Coordinators: Reagan Allen, Bianca Lino Wozniak, and Jay Gordon
    • Sustainability Coordinators: Lauren Baerg and Anastasia Rumpl

Mandate

  • Collaboration

    • To maintain a collegial and collaborative atmosphere within BioZone by encouraging social activities, events, active communication, and knowledge exchange.

  • Mission

    • To help shape the goals and mission of BioZone.

  • Promote

    • To promote BioZone as a leading research centre to academia (students, researchers, and collaborators) and industry, through a robust presence on external media such as professional social networks, the BioZone website, and through external events.

  • Efficiency

    • To enable efficient operation and maintenance of important shared BioZone equipment and facilities.