Meet your CTA

2025-2026 Charbonneau Trainee Association

Jessica

Jessica Lopez Espinosa

Chair

Research: Multi-targeting CAR-DNTs for B-cell malignancies treatment

Amanjot

Amanjot Kaur

Vice-Chair

Research: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for leukemia treatment

Jonathan

Jonathan Low

Postdoc Representative

Research: Clinical exercise metabolism and integrative physiology in people living with type 2 diabetes and cancer 

Monica

Monica Caicedo Roa

EDIA Director

Research: Impact of radon exposure on vulnerable populations

Amisha

Amisha Verma

Outreach Co-Director

Research: Impact of TGF-ß on ILC2 metabolism in lung metastasis

Taye

Taye Louie

Outreach Co-Director

Research: Armouring GPNMB-targeting CAR T cell therapy to resist PD-1/PD-L1-driven immunosuppression in solid tumours

Jamie

Jamie Petersson

Education Co-Director

Research: Nature-based integrative oncology interventions

Heejae

Heejae Lee

Education Co-Director

Research: Exercise intervention to support DNT cell therapy

Emily

Emily Laycock

Social Co-Director

Research: Delays in care for uveal melanoma patients

Jada

Jada Curry

Social Co-Director

Research: Therapeutic applications of CRISPR based technologies

Abhi

Abhi Sharma

Trainee Development Coordinator

Research: Exploring non-apoptotic role(s) of caspases in driving hypoxia-mediated tumor overgrowth

Shanshan

Shanshan Wang

Trainee Development Coordinator

Research: Novel immunotherapies for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Ismay

Ismay de Beijer

CCS RIOT Representative

Research: Childhood cancer survivorship

Lorenzo

Lorenzo Lindo

CCS RIOT Representative