ACHRI Trainee Association
ACHRI Trainee Association (ACHRITA) is an association for all ACHRI trainees (graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and postgraduate medical and clinical fellows).
Our Mandate:
To foster a sense of community among ACHRI trainees and postdocs, enhance training experiences and represent the interests of trainees.
We Aim To:
- provide academic and professional development opportunities to gain expertise through workshops and collaborations with other research institutes
- encourage trainees to become active community members through outreach and volunteer opportunities
- foster strong relationships among trainees through social events and networking
ACHRITA Executive Team
Areefa Alladin
President
Areefa is a second-year MSc student in Clinical Epidemiology in Dr. Susan Samuel’s Lab. As a pediatric nephrologist, Areefa focuses her research on studying kidney disease in children. She is exploring Immunoglobumin A (IgA) Nephropathy in children in Alberta and developing a local guideline for the management of IgA nephropathy in children.
Meghan Maiani
Vice-President & Treasurer
Meghan is a registered occupational therapist whose clinical practice has been primarily in the area of neuro-rehabilitation. Meghan is a second-year MSc student in Dr. Adam Kirton’s lab. Meghan is studying the structural connectivity of the visual system in children with perinatal stroke, and how this correlates to functional vision in everyday life.
Joanna Keough
Education Co-Director
Joanna is a second-year MSc student in the Leaders in Medicine program in Dr. Adam Kirton’s lab. Her research explores pediatric brain-computer interfaces and the mechanism and impact of user fatigue.
Bevin Wiley
Education Co-Director
Bevin is a second-year MSc student supervised by Dr. Kara Murias in the neuroscience program. Her research focuses on the use of non-invasive brain stimulation in children with ADHD.
Shefali Rai
Communications Director
Shefali is a second-year PhD Candidate in Dr. Signe Bray’s lab. Combining her experience as an engineer with computational neuroscience methodologies, her research is focused on mapping the unique aspects of functional brain networks in adults and children.
Tahsin Hassan Rahit
Social Director
Tahsin is a fourth-year PhD Candidate in Dr. Maja Tarailo-Graovac's lab. He is in the Biochemistry & Molecular Biology program with a Bioinformatics specialization. Coming from computer science background, Tahsin is applying his expertise in Machine Learning to identifying genetic modifiers from whole genome sequencing data.
Founding Members
Areefa Alladin, Meghan Maiani, Conné Lategan, Anna MacKinnon, Bevin Wiley and Joanna Keough.