President
PhD Candidate in Epidemiology
Juwel serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Journal of Global Health. He has previously held leadership positions, including General Secretary of the McGill Bangladesh Graduate Student Society (BGSS) and as a member of the Editorial Board for the McGill Tribune. Dedicated to advancing research in Bangladesh, he founded the Bangladesh Longitudinal Child-Adolescent Development, Education, and Environment Study (BLADES), which has been following approximately 2,000 households from Dhaka slums and Boropukuria coal mine settlers in Dinajpur since 2021.
Outside of his academic work, Juwel enjoys traveling, community engagement, swimming, and salsa dancing to maintain a balanced lifestyle.
Contact: +14384931068
General Secretary
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Faizul Hussain Khan Pinash is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at McGill University, specializing in bioprocessing viral vectors and mRNA vaccine development. His research focuses on advancing vaccine technologies by optimizing the process and manufacturing of next-generation vaccines. Faizul integrates cutting-edge bioprocessing techniques to improve the scalability, stability and efficacy of vaccines, contributing to innovations in viral vector and mRNA platforms, with an emphasis on global public health.
Contact: +15145595057
Finance
PhD in Genetics
Hello everyone! A warm welcome to McGill BGSS. I am Silma Subah, your Secretary (Finance) for the year. A biologist through and through, I joined McGill University in 2021 as a Masters Student after completing my Bachelors in Hong Kong. I fast-tracked to PhD in genetics at McGill in 2023. I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have about campus and graduate studies and just life in general. Looking forward to meeting you all.
Contact: +15145714830
Communication
PhD Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hey BGSS folks! I am working as the Communication Secretary for the community. I am an Experimental Roboticists, working as a Human-Robot Interaction researcher in the RAISE Lab at McGill University. My research focuses on social appropriateness, values and ethics in the realm of robotics.
Contact: +14313387725