We couldn’t be prouder of our latest graduate, Anoud Tellou AlNachawati, who just graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology (Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences group) with her parents managing to proudly attend the ceremony in Montreal.
Anoud fled Syria with her family at the onset of the war in Syria in 2011 to Jordan, where she completed her high school education with distinction of excellence, managing a new education system and challenging circumstances. She joined McGill in 2021 with Jusoor’s support as part of the 100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives scholarship.
At McGill, alongside her rigorous studies, Anoud worked as a Communications Assistant at the university, welcoming and assisting thousands of students while delivering timely, accurate guidance on university resources. She also prioritized giving back early on, volunteering with MSA McGill as a frosh leader in 2022, with Sister Sabrina Foundation to provide meals for the homeless, with ISM group to support international students, and the International Buddy Program at McGill to help students adapt to their new life. She also volunteered with Little Brothers to help elderly people in Quebec struggling with loneliness.
Looking towards her future and building on her strong performance in advanced science and lab-based courses, Anoud has been accepted to undertake an undergraduate research project at the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute under Dr. John Hanrahan’s lab, focusing on CFTR ion channels linked to cystic fibrosis; a result of her collaboration with an interdisciplinary research team, managing experimental data, and contributing to study documentation to understand respiratory disease at a cellular level. Alongside her academic work, she served as Vice President of Peer Support and SRP Alumni within the WUSC Student Refugee Program at McGill, demonstrating leadership and community engagement, while also continuing her role as a Part-Time Communications Assistant with McGill Student Services. Also, as part of her role in working with student services, Anoud worked on an AI chatbot project currently being developed at McGill, where she supported testing the system, analyzing its outputs, and providing feedback to improve accuracy and student support functionality.
Anoud shared," Proud to be a young Syrian woman proving that education is a right, not a privilege. This scholarship turned my dream into reality, and now I'm stepping forward to contribute to health research that brings real families closer to hope. Grateful beyond words. Thank you.”
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