Hi! My name is Jubi and I am a Biology major. I actually graduated last summer with a BSc in Biology and am currently back as a non-degree student taking special education courses full-time. Also, I grew up in Vancouver and cannot imagine being anywhere else but here! This term I am peer tutoring for …
Category Archives: Peer Tutor Spotlight
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Timothy Wolf
Hi, I’m Timothy and I’m from Washington State. I am majoring in Nutrition Science with a minor in Biochemistry. I’m interested in helping people with both improving their health and studying science, so I’m glad that I have the chance to be a peer tutor for BIOL 200 this term, which is my favorite course …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Annie Cai
Hello everyone, my name is Annie Cai and I spent most of my childhood in Nova Scotia (Sydney Crosby’s hometown!), but moved here due to the weather. I am currently in my second year in the Dental Hygiene program at UBC and I am a peer mentor for the BIOL 155 class. I was very …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Maia Palka
Hi everyone! My name is Maia and I am a fourth year student in the Applied Animal Biology program at UBC. I am originally from Calgary, Alberta, but I have permanently relocated to Richmond after falling in love with the Greater Vancouver Area while being a student at UBC. I am incredibly lucky to have …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Courtney Cheung
Hi! My name is Courtney and I’m a 3rd year student working towards my Biochemistry degree at UBC. I was born and raised in Richmond, and I currently live on campus, which is my home away from home. I’m part of the Pilates club on campus and I also recently joined Dance Horizons, where I …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Risa Ogushi
Hi! My name is Risa and I’m in my fourth year studying marine biology. I grew up in Vancouver and I love all things involving the ocean, especially marine invertebrates and seaweeds!! This is the second year I’m peer tutoring for BIOL 121 and it has been one of my favourite experiences during my time …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Ria Goel
Hello! My name is Ria Goel and I am a third-year student in the Integrated Sciences program, specializing in genetics and physiology. I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and then moved to South Surrey when I was in grade 7. In my free time, I like to volunteer at senior homes and go for long …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Amendri De Mel
Hello! My name is Amendri De Mel and I’m from Kingston, Jamaica! I am soon to be a fourth year student majoring in Biology. For the past year I have been fortunate enough to be a Peer Tutor for BIOL 111. At my time at UBC I have been a representative, and now an executive …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Nicole Cormack
My name is Nicole and I’m currently in my 3rd year majoring in Microbiology and Immunology! This year I had the opportunity to be a Peer Tutor for Biology 201 and it was such an incredible experience! In my free time, I also volunteer for the AMS Peer Support and am currently training for my …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Kyle Tarry
Hello! My name is Kyle Tarry and I’m currently working towards a bachelors in Biochemistry. I will be entering into my third year this September. I grew up in a very rural town in northern British Columbia and lived there my whole life. The town population was only around 9000, so transitioning to a large …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Annie Zhou
Hello! My name is Annie Zhou and I am a 3rd year Integrated Science student specializing in physiology and genetics. I was born in Guangzhou, China and immigrated here when I was in Grade 2! This summer I will be working with the Klein-Geltink lab at BC Children’s Hospital under the Summer Studentship Program and …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Karanvir Dhillon
Hello! My name is Karanvir Dhillon and I am a 4th year Integrated Science (Physiology/Pharmacology) student at UBC. I have served as the peer tutor for BIOL112 for two years now, and have thoroughly enjoyed helping students. BIOL112 has been one of my favourite courses at UBC, as cell biology has always been fascinating to …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Kyle Fernandez
Hi there! I’m Kyle Fernandez, and I am currently in the latter half of my third year in the Integrated Sciences program, integrating medical microbiology and public health. I live in Port Coquitlam, but I was born and raised (for 11 years!) in Davao City, Philippines. Currently, I am a peer tutor for BIOL 112, …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Sunny Gong
Hi – I’m Sunny and I’m from Oakville, Ontario. I am currently a fifth year student majoring in biology, and this term I’m a Peer Tutor in the BIOL 121 course. What do you most enjoy about being a peer tutor? I really love interacting with the students and answering questions they have when they …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Violet Greebe
Hello, I’m Violet! I’m from Calgary, AB, and I moved to Vancouver for UBC where I’m now in my last year of my undergrad. I’m majoring in Biology and minoring in Arts with a focus in Bioarchaeology. I’m a Peer tutor for BIOL 121 where I get to help introduce students to some important topics …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Katie Meister
Hello! My name is Katie, and I’m from Richmond, BC. I’m a fourth-year biology student, and in my final term, I have been given the amazing opportunity to peer tutor BIOL 121. I am passionate about genetics, and I hope to work as a clinical genetics technologist in the future. Outside of academics, I am …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Chenille Wong
Hi everyone! My name is Chenille, and I am a third year Integrated Sciences student from Coquitlam, BC, integrating Physiopharmacology and Public Health. This past term I peer tutored BIOL 200, a second-year cell biology course, for the first time. Outside of peer tutoring, I can be found conducting genetics experiments with Drosophila to investigate …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Ruby Burns
Hello! I’m Ruby, and I’m in my third year in the Biology program working towards an Honours degree in marine biology. I’m from Mississauga, ON – you may notice that there are no oceans there, which is why I came all this way to study them! This is my first term as a peer tutor, …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Dana Lao
Hello! My name is Dana Lao, and I’m a third-year student majoring in Microbiology and Immunology. I’m from Surrey, BC, which is east of Vancouver. This term, I’m peer tutoring for BIOL 121, and it’s been a very exciting experience since this is my first time being a peer tutor. I’ve learned so much working …
Peer Tutor Spotlight – Angela Mathews
My name is Angela Mathews, and I am currently in my fifth year of the Microbiology & Immunology program. I’ve just finished up a year of co-op terms working as a Research Assistant at the Division of Gastroenterology here at UBC studying esophageal cancer and at the BC Cancer Agency studying COVID-19 in the cancer …