Meet Our Mentors!

Melius Mentorship Network is made of a network of students from The University of British Columbia!

Sohat Sharma

Sohat is a fourth-year Integrated Sciences student at University of British Columbia currently studying Pharmacology, Physiology and Public Health. His academic interests lie in translational research and public health policy. Outside of Melius Mentorship Network, he is the Executive Director of a youth-run data driven public health organization called Global Cure Foundation and is involved in Lung Cancer Research at Vancouver General Hospital.
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Yaksh Shah

Yaksh is a first year PharmD student. Yaksh is a firm believer in equality of opportunity and thus hopes to bridge the educational gap amongst students in  Canada. Outside of Melius Mentorship Network, Yaksh volunteers with CNIB and enjoys sports such as soccer and basketball.

Kaya Frese

Kaya  is a 4th year Microbiology and Immunology student at the University of British Columbia. Outside of academics, Kaya is defined by her involvement in community outreach and research. As an executive member of UBC HOPE, she facilitates collaboration with homeless shelters in the Downtown Eastside. At Quandt Labs, she practices experimental procedures related to ongoing projects targeting Multiple Sclerosis progression. Most of Kaya's other time is spent being a homebody: reading thrillers and playing board games with friends!

Alex Schramm

Alex is a fourth year Behavioral Neurosciences student at UBC. He is currently working with the Social Health Lab here at UBC to research the effect of smartphone use on well-being and sleep during COVID-19. He is also volunteers as a stretcher bearer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and with Point Grey Private Hospital. In his free time, Alex loves to play soccer and go on adventures/hikes!

Aysan Dehgani

Aysan Dehghani is an undergrad political science student at UBC and aspires to become an international lawyer. She hopes to work in immigration law, and currently, journalism is her passion as she seeks to change the stance on current issues through a global perspective.

Shannon Dhindsa

 Shannon is currently a fourth-year student at UBC Vancouver, and is studying Kinesiology in the health science stream! . She spends most of her time on  academics but during her free time, you can find me on the pitch as a UBC softball athletic therapist and spending time with my dog. She looks forward to making connections and using her past experiences as a Melius Mentor.

Sophia Provenzano

Sophia is currently in her 4th year of Honours Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences at UBC. She is involved in the UBC community as a SCI team peer program leader, where they organize events to provide resources for academic and professional growth to science students, and as the secretary for UBC Japan Association. She also works seasonally at Columbia Outdoor School, where she supervises spring and summer outdoor education programming for kids.

Elena Chen

Elena is a second-year commerce student at UBC Sauder School of Business and also pursuing a minor in computer science. She gained lots of experience in tutoring by working as a part-time computer science tutor and English tutor. Also, she is the Second Year Representative at UBC Assistance Clinic for Students (TACS) to assist activity planning and facilitate clinic operations during the tax season.

Parsa Moheban

​Parsa is a third year Biomedical Engineering student specializing in Biomechanics and Biomaterials. He is a sub-team lead of BioMod at UBC, but otherwise enjoys topics relating to public health, biotechnology, and software engineering. When not on campus, Parsa is usually with his friends or catching up on schoolwork. He looks forward to applying his experiences in engineering towards being a mentor.

Muhammad ​Konain​

Umar Ali

Tamasha Hussein

Muhammad and is a second year commerce student at UBC Sauder School of business. These past few years, he was actively involved in UBC campus community where he worked to improve the lives of other individuals around him. He is hoping to specialize in finance with a concentration in sustainability. In his free time, Muhammad loves to play soccer, cricket, video games, and likes to spend quality time with friends. ​

​Umar is an undergraduate engineering student at UBC. He has an avid interest in all things engineering but a particular interest in machine learning, robotics, and bioinformatics. Umar is currently the electrical lead on UBC Bionics and a dry lab member on UBC iGEM. In his spare time, Umar loves to play pickup basketball!

Tamasha is a fourth year Nursing student at UBC; passionate about immigrants and refugee health outcomes and experiences. In her free time, she likes reading autobiographies.

      Bavneet Dhillon                                                                               Nima Toussi

 

Bavneet is a final year Integrated Sciences student at the University Of British Columbia where he specialized in Pharmacology and Cellular Physiology & Anatomy. Outside of his studies, he enjoys being active in the community. Some of his community involvement includes working with the Canadian Red Cross as a Client Services Representative with their medical equipment loan program. He is also cofounder of the South Asian Public Health Initiative in which he has partnered with the Heart and Stroke foundation on a project to help improve health outcomes within the South Asian Community. He is also the Director of External affairs for the youth-run public health organization Global Cure. Within Melius Mentorship, he is involved with our external affairs side. In his free time Bavneet enjoys mindful journaling and reading. Some of his recent recommended reads include ‘Atomic Habits’ and ‘Never Split The Difference’.

Nima is a student at the University of British Columbia studying behavioural neuroscience and physiology. He's interested in how behavioural neuroeconomics concepts influence health-centered decision-making. He hopes to apply these concepts to change how decision-makers in health-related areas perceive and implement solutions. Outside of Melius Mentorship Network, Nima enjoys volunteering as a mentor with the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA) and working with the Doan Research Team at BC Children's Hospital. Nima can usually be found in one of the several cafes he's adopted as his office (or, if weather permits, playing spikeball).