The MIRA Trainee Network presents Pitch Your Project, an exciting networking and knowledge exchange opportunity that invites trainees from all levels to present their research in concise “three-minute thesis” style. McMaster trainees will be presenting the “why?” behind their aging research projects at this networking and knowledge sharing event.
All are welcome to attend this exciting capacity-building event. Trainees of all levels will present accessible, three-minute-thesis style talks about their research using just one slide. Learn how to effectively “elevator pitch” your project, learn about the exciting research of your peers, network with colleagues and enjoy some refreshments with the McMaster aging research community.
Join us in welcoming our 2025 pitchers!
Alexandra Mayhew, Health Sciences, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Supervisor: Dr. Parminder Raina
The Fantastic Five: Heroes of strength and mobility
Almila Bahar, Health Sciences
Supervisor: Dr. Bhagwati Gupta
The mystery of dying brain cells
Ameer Hamoodi, Faculty of Science, Department of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Aimee Nelson
Synchronizing the mind: Restoring working memory one brainwave at a time
Benjamin Cornish, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
Supervisor: Dr. Marla Beauchamp
Improving the description of mobility in daily life using a combination of wearable sensor types and wear locations in MacM3
Cameron Murray, Faculty of Science, School of Interdisciplinary Science
Supervisor: Dr. Alex Hall
Towards a hyperlocal future of aging
Elizabeth Zhou, Faculty of Health Sciences , Department of HEI
Supervisor: Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou
Exploring the intersectionality of sex, ethnoraciality, and socioeconomic status in long-term care admissions: an Ontario ICES population-based study
Hesam Hafezalseheh, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical Sciences
Supervisors: Dr. Dawn Bowdish and Dr. Chris Verschoor
The brain’s time machine: unlocking the secrets of cognitive longevity
Jasdeep Dhillon, Faculty of Health Sciences
Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Lokker
The patient port-all: improving the accessibility and usability of a patient portal for older adults
Meenakshi Goel, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Supervisor: Dr. Alison Shea
Breaking the age barrier: exploring benefits of hormones beyond 60
Sama Jaberi, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience
Supervisor: Dr. Margaret Fahnestock
A feast for neurons: tracking NGF’s journey in the brain
Seyedaydin Jalali, Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Ravi Selvaganapathy
Can exercise protect the brain? A 3D model to uncover the truth
Taylor Kramer, Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Quenneville
Keeping grandma’s bones strong: how AI predicts fractures
Tina Liu, Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
AgeUnity: real people, real connections
Veronica Santos Souza, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Science
Supervisor: Dr. Luciana Macedo
Pain education in older adults: two sides of the coin
Vincenzo Di Bacco, Faculty of Science, Department of Kinesiology
Supervisor: Dr. Dylan Kobsar
Mobility estimated in clinical and free-living settings to support knee osteoarthritis
