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Who We Are

The Robarts Association of Trainees (RATs) works to maintain open communication between students and academic mentors to foster an environment of academic and professional development. With support from the Scientific and Executive Director, we work to promote interdisciplinary collaboration to broaden our continued learning while supporting a balanced and healthy student lifestyle.

2024-2025 Council

Amal Aziz, PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Joeana Cambranis, PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Ali Mozaffaripour, MESc, Biomedical Engineering
Hooman Kheshti, PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Mayuri Sothynathan, PhD Student, Medical Biophysics
Inaara Ahmed-Fazal, MSc Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sagarjit Aujla, PhD Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

What We Do

RATs works to organize a number of events every year, ranging from social to professional development. The feature event hosted by the RATs council annually every June is the Robarts Research Retreat, which allows Robarts trainees to showcase their research to the city of London.

As your representatives, we strive to be totally transparent in our regulatory matters. Accordingly, our weekly meeting minutes are available for your review. If you have questions, concerns, or points of discussion you would like to suggest, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The complete constitution of the Robarts Association of Trainees (RATs) can be accessed here.

Previous councils

2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
2019-20
2017-18
2016-17