MSS Swab The World

Club week video

About the club

Stem cell transplants represent hope, and often, a second chance at life for patients with a wide variety of hematological and metabolic diseases such as blood cancers. However, the diagnosis of blood cancer means something drastically different depending on your ethnicity or the colour of your skin. Patients are most likely to find a compatible stem cell donor who shares their ethnicity and ancestry; however, our stem cell donor registries lack diversity. 70% of the Canadian registry is Caucasian, while it is only 15% Asian, 2% Arab, 1% Black, and less than 1% Métis —greatly reducing the odds that a non-Caucasian Canadian will find a compatible stem cell donor. MSS Swab The World aims to make blood cancer a fairer fight for all Canadians by building awareness for the critical need of stem cell donors; in particular, in underrepresented ethnic groups, and recruiting informed and committed individuals to register to become stem cell donors at McGill University and in the greater Montreal community.

Contact information

swabtheworldmcgill@gmail.com
Executive RoleName (first, last)
Co-PresidentMatthew Homa, class of 2028
Co-PresidentGulraaj Kaur, class of 2028
Vice-PresidentVerina Takla, class of 2028
Co-Communications DirectorSeoyoung Park
Communications Team MemberSophie Wang, class of 2028
VP CommunicationsShubhreet Padda
VP CommunicationsEmma Neamtu
VP CommunicationsDina Saghanejad
Co-Swab Talk LeadSarah Mashal
VP Stand-Up For DiversityFatima Mesref, class of 2029
Stand Up for Diversity LeadSotiria Athanasiou
VP FinanceFarah Abudawwas
Fundraising Team MemberTaylor Kravitz, class of 2027
Co-Interprofessional Collaboration LeadAndrea Rizk-Flores
Donor/Recipient CoordinatorHan Halyssa Ho, class of 2028
Swab Booth LeadLayane Elfiky
MSS RepMarie Sun, class of 2028
Neuroscience RepAidan Cheema
Engineering RepAndrew Habelrih
PT/OT RepChelsea Chung-Wing
Nursing RepMelanie Xie
Dentistry RepIoanna Argitis
Arts RepSydney Chung-Wing
Graduate RepLauryn Green
Education RepMarilena Sahlas-Roy
Arts and Science RepAline Zu
Management RepSamyar Rafatzand
Swab Booth Team MemberErica Prager
Swab Booth Team MemberMatthew Mazzarello
Swab Booth Team MemberCarolyn Steinberg, class of 2028
Swab Booth Team MemberCylia Bourenane, class of 2029
Swab Booth Team MemberLayla Gobeil, class of 2029
Swab Booth Team MemberNicolas Demers, class of 2029
Swab Booth Team MemberTang-Jia Tezyel, class of 2029
Swab Booth Team MemberAlice Mokrousov, class of 2030
Swab Booth Team MemberAdam Krisko, class of 2030
Swab Booth Team MemberMing Hao Sun, class of 2030
Swab Booth Team MemberMarie-Philippe Côté, class of 2030
Swab Booth Team MemberVivian Chui, class of 2030
Swab Booth Team MemberLydia Kherchache, class of 2030