Meet the Team

Editors-in-Chief

Manjula Kamath

Manjula is a fifth-year PhD student in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto. She has been involved with IMMpress since 2021, contributing as a writer, editor, and designer before stepping into her current role as the Editor-in-Chief. With a longstanding passion for both science and storytelling, she is committed to making scientific ideas more engaging, creative, and accessible to a wide audience. Through her work with the magazine, she hopes to highlight the diverse voices and exciting innovations within the scientific community.

Tianning Yu

Tianning Yu is a fifth-year immunology PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Tania Watts at the University of Toronto. Outside of the lab, she enjoys skiing, K-Pop dancing and playing table tennis. Tianning has been the social media manager for the magazine for several years, along with contributing as a writer, editor and designer. She is now also putting on the hat of Editor-in-Chief. You can say hi to Tianning when the IMMpress Instagram account sends you a friend request 🙂

Design Director

Jennifer Ahn

Jennifer is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto. She has been a dedicated contributor to IMMPress Magazine as a writer, designer, and senior editor. Since 2024, she has served as the magazine’s Design Director, combining her scientific curiosity with a strong passion for visual storytelling. Outside the lab, Jennifer enjoys going to life drawing classes, watching movies, and snuggling with her two cats, Neo and Pierre.

Social Media Coordinator

Tianning Yu

Tianning Yu is a fifth-year immunology PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Tania Watts at the University of Toronto. Outside of the lab, she enjoys skiing, K-Pop dancing and playing table tennis. You can say hi to Tianning when the IMMpress Instagram account sends you a friend request 🙂

Current Contributors

Content Writers

  • Yasmin Anning
  • Zi Yan Chen
  • Milea DiPonzio
  • Yashar Aghazadeh Habashi
  • Baweleta Isho
  • Manjula Kamath
  • Meggie Kuypers
  • Vera Lynn 
  • Alina Mehra
  • Ana Sofía Mendoza Viruega
  • Annie Mitchell
  • Mariam Parashos
  • Anthony Piro
  • Siu Ling Tai 
  • Boyan Tsankov
  • Tianning Yu 

Senior Editors

  • Jennifer Ahn 
  • Zi Yan Chen
  • Baweleta Isho
  • Manjula Kamath 
  • Meggie Kuypers
  • Vera Lynn
  • Siu Ling Tai
  • Christopher Ryan Tan
  • Boyan Tsankov
  • Nicolas Wilson
  • Tianning Yu 

Design Assistants

  • Larissa Abdallah
  • Zoeen Carter
  • Yashar Aghazadeh Habashi
  • Baweleta Isho 
  • Meggie Kuypers
  • Angelica Lau
  • Rachel Lin
  • Alina Mehra
  • Ria Menon
  • Annie Mitchell
  • Mariam Parashos
  • Preya Patel
  • Victoria Sephton
  • Sophie Sun 
  • Tianning Yu 

Past Contributors

Simon EngAngela ZhangDennis LeeHeather McGregor
Eleanor FishMilica TaniLeesa PennellInessa Stanishevskaya
Ben WangMichael LeMayra Cruz TleugabulovaMauricio Medrano
Ashleigh GoethelSergey YegorovPatrycja ThompsonJelena Borovac
Naveen DevasagayamAngela ZhangBrett ShannonKimberly Lifeso
Stanley ZhouJoshua MoreauYi-Min ChunJoy Qu
Joseph ManionCharles MaisonneuvePayam ZarinPolly Karpazis
Blerta GreenMagar GhazarianRui HuOscar Aguilar
Nichole EscalanteMelanie ZimmermanKate BuckleyJuan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker
Yoojin ChoiMark GowerCatherine SchrankelElisabeth Foerster
Tinxi (Tim) GuoEllinore DoroshenkoDario FerriLisa Hung
Alicia KilfoyEvelyn LamSharon LingKieran Manion
Sintia XhikuSpencer ZengPailin ChiaranuntAlbert Nguyen
Angela ZhouSarah ColpittsMartin MakNasana Vaidya
Cadia ChanLauren FernandezFaustina LauGavin Li
Melissa LiuRobyn LovesClaudia RitzkerSaif Rjaibi
Daniel ZangrandoMichelle ZuoMahdieh Golzari-SorkhehTiffany Kong
Deeva UthayakumarBeth DeConinckJames PollockYinhan Dechi Castro
Mengdi GuoKaren YeungJinny TsangDaniah Alkassab
Annie PuFaizah (Numa) Sayeed Rishabh Johri Adriana Zutic 
Raven Stoddart 

Founding Members

Yuriy Baglaenko and Charles Tran

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