Meet Our Edmonton Team
The Edmonton S2BN Chapter partners with regional stakeholders to organize career development and networking events for Health/Life Sciences graduate trainees and post-doctoral fellows. Our aim is to support the growth of Alberta's Health and Life Sciences sector by preparing highly qualified personnel for a career path outside of academia.
Interested in joining the team? Fill out this form to let us know.
Kevin Joannou
Co-President
PhD Candidate
Justine Kniert
Co-President
PhD Candidate
Justine performs research in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Alberta.
Qi Feng Lin
Vice President
PhD Student
Qi Feng is currently a PhD student in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Alberta. His research aims to learn more about virus adaptation to laboratory cell culture systems using enteric reovirus as a model.
Quinten Kieser
Treasurer
PhD Candidate
Quinten is completing his degree through the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. His research focuses on understanding the entry mechanism used by respiratory syncytial virus in hopes of identifying new therapeutic targets.
Shae Komant
Logistics & Multimedia Coordinator
PhD Candidate
Shae is currently a PhD Candidate in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) department at UofA.