Mansi Bhatia is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, double-majoring in Health & Disease and Physiology. Her academic and extracurricular pursuits reflect a deep-rooted commitment to health equity, community engagement, and culturally responsive care. With a passion for supporting underserved populations, she bridges the gap between scientific research, healthcare accessibility, and public education.

Mansi currently serves as the Student Director for Global Brigades Canada, where she oversees national-level operations and programming aimed at addressing global health disparities. In this role, she leads student teams from across the country in organizing medical, dental, and public health outreach in rural communities abroad. Through this work, she advocates for ethical global engagement and builds platforms for students to contribute meaningfully to international development.

Her interest in brain health and aging has led her to join Clarity Path as a Volunteer Research Assistant, where she contributes to projects that explore cognitive aging and dementia. She is particularly invested in understanding how the lived experiences of individuals from Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized communities shape their interactions with healthcare systems. Her goal is to help inform care models that are grounded in cultural humility and responsive to the unique realities of historically
excluded populations.

Beyond the lab, Mansi is a strong advocate for early health education and interdisciplinary outreach. She co-founded the Teddy Bear Clinic and The Miracle Foundation at U of T, where she works to create safe, educational environments for children and youth to learn about health, medicine, and wellness. Whether she’s designing curriculum for workshops, mentoring high school students through the Saturday Program, or collaborating with healthcare professionals abroad, Mansi is driven by a belief in collective action, compassion, and the transformative power of knowledge. 

Asmi Khanna is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, specializing in Neuroscience with a major in Molecular Biology. Her work focuses on advancing equitable and culturally responsive approaches to brain health, with a focus on dementia prevention and treatment.

She currently serves as a Volunteer Research Assistant and Volunteer Engagement Lead at ClarityPath, where she supports ongoing research initiatives and leads the onboarding and engagement of volunteer team members. Her academic training and applied experiences span several areas of brain health, with primary research interests in neuromodulation and psychotherapy for the
treatment of depression, motoric cognitive risk syndrome, mild cognitive impairment, and other forms of cognitive aging. Asmi is also deeply committed to understanding and improving the lived experiences of individuals with dementia in rural, Indigenous, racialized, and other historically marginalized communities, with the goal of informing care models rooted in cultural
understanding and health equity.

As a recipient of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Undergraduate Summer Trainee Award, Asmi conducted research on cognitive protection and   treatment strategies for depression, a major modifiable risk factor for dementia. She has contributed to research and clinical initiatives at leading healthcare institutions, including Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Baycrest Hospital, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Beyond her academic work, she is actively involved in science communication and community health education. Through leadership roles in student organizations, she develops and delivers youth-centered workshops that promote early health literacy and help reduce stigma surrounding medical and cognitive conditions. These initiatives reflect her broader commitment to translating research into inclusive, culturally informed outreach with real-world impact.
Outside the lab, Asmi is equally dedicated to global health equity. As a Volunteer Clinical
Assistant with Global Medical Brigades in rural Guatemala, she helped deliver care through a temporary medical clinic serving an Indigenous community with limited access to healthcare. Her role involved patient intake, clinical translation, and conducting door-to-door surveys on household health and living standards. This experience deepened her understanding of the systemic inequities, such as geographic isolation, under-resourced health systems, and cultural barriers, that affect health outcomes. It further reinforced her commitment to advancing inclusive care models that center the voices, needs, and strengths of underserved communities both locally and globally.

In addition, she has contributed to research and clinical initiatives at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Baycrest Hospital, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), further
broadening her exposure to diverse aspects of brain and mental health care.