One Child Every Child: 3MT Edition
Alumni All-Access | Oct. 30 | In-person and live-streamed
Join a number of rising stars from UCalgary’s Grad College and Cumming School of Medicine as they share their latest research on child-health initiatives.
They will be presenting using accessible and engaging non-technical language after honing their presentations during UCalgary's Three Minute Thesis competition.
These students hope to bring their work to life with empathy, clarity and a passion for improving children’s health.
Reception (sandwiches will be available): 11:30 a.m.
Presentations and live-stream: 12 to 1 p.m.
Jamie Roeske (she/her)
Master of Science and Doctor of Medicine student, University of Calgary
Jamie Roeske, BSc’22, is enrolled in the Biomedical Engineering program, specializing in medical imaging. and is supervised by Dr. Catherine Lebel. She is characterizing how brain structures develop in typically developing and prenatal alcohol-exposed children and adolescents. Alongside her studies, Jamie is also a part of the Leaders in Medicine physician-scientist training program. She discovered her love of working with children and adolescents during her undergraduate degree in neuroscience. Since then, Jamie has led child-health initiatives in Calgary and held various volunteer and employee positions at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
Aliza Jaffer (she/her)
Master of Science student, University of Calgary
Aliza Jaffer, BHSc’23, is currently enrolled in the Medical Sciences program, specializing in medical imaging. She is a member of the Developmental Neuroimaging Lab at the Alberta Children's Hospital, where she studies brain function in infants whose mothers experienced anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy, examining how changes in the brain may translate to behaviours later on. She is also a member of the Grad College and the second-place finalist of the Three Minute Thesis competition.
Heshini Dalpathadu (she/her)
PhD candidate, University of Calgary
Heshini Dalpathadu studies in the Medical Sciences program under the supervision of Dr. Steven Greenway, MD, and Dr. Andrew Wade, MD, PhD. She is researching children's health; specifically, a disease known as cardio-renal syndrome. Heshini uses human stem cell-derived heart cells to study the effects of kidney toxins on children's hearts. Her work aims to improve outcomes and treatments for affected children. Outside the lab, Heshini enjoys baking, embroidering and creating science videos on TikTok.
Faith Keister (she/her)
Master of Science student, University of Calgary
Faith Keister, BHSc’22, is enrolled in the Community Health Sciences program and is supervised by Dr. Ayman Abou Mehrem, MD, and Dr. Karen Marie Benzies, PhD. She is investigating the variations in respiratory and nutritional management of moderate and late pre-term infants across 12 neo-natal intensive care units (NICUs) in Alberta. This project is in collaboration with the Alberta Collaborative Quality Improvement Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Moderate and Late Preterm Infants (ABC-QI) Trial, which aims to implement collaborative quality-improvement strategies across Alberta NICUs to improve clinical outcomes of moderate and late pre-term infants.
The in-person presentations will take place in the Libin Theatre in the Health Sciences Centre (see map), located at the UCalgary Foothills Campus. Learn more about getting to and parking on our campuses.
Alumni programs are made possible through the generous support of UCalgary Alumni Association Partners TD Insurance and Manulife.