Guest Speaker #1: Dr. Jasmin Kaur Chahal (July 31st 2021)

Dr. Jasmin Kaur Chahal

University Professor

Microbiologist

I am a resilient woman

Sindy was such a wonderful addition to our first edition of our I AM A WOMAN. She empowered our audience with her wisdom on breaking free from internalized misogyny. Every woman has the power to be who she wants to be and Sindy provided many opportunities for us to reflect on improving our relationship with ourselves and others.

Get to know Dr. Chahal!

Jasmin received her B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Microbiology & Immunology (MIMM) at McGill University. She is also certified to teach Biology at an Undergraduate Level from American Society of Microbiology. She completed her Ph.D. in virology and her work is published in two first author research articles.

During her graduate studies, she worked with the McGill’s Let’s Talk Science Outreach Program, a science education organization. Now, as one of the youngest faculty members at McGill, she has taught 5 courses in the past year.

During the pandemic, Jasmin combined her affinity for science and mental health awareness to teach STEM and a healthy work-life balance. Her work awarded her the Teaching Award, Best Professorial Anecdote and Mentor Award at the Annual MIMM Gala.

As a virologist, Jasmin has used her expertise to teach the general public about the COVID-19 pandemic through podcast interviews and news reports.

To follow more projects that Jasmin works on, feel free to follow www.instagram.com/jas_kc.