Trish Silvester-Lee

Trish was born and raised in British Columbia with stints in Alberta and France; she now calls both the Okanagan and the Lower Mainland home. With being a competitive athlete in badminton and skiing over the years, sports injuries were inevitable. Due to reconstructive knee surgery in the early 80’s, Trish has lived with osteoarthritis […]

Steve Sutherland

Steve was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 26 while working to complete a Master’s degree. He found it difficult to explain his diagnosis to others and would often choose to keep his pain to himself, working through things as best he could with the support of his partner. As someone who struggled […]

Natasha Trehan

Natasha Trehan is a university student studying Biomedical Science in the French Immersion Stream at the University of Ottawa. She was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the age of 13. As a teenager, she felt alone and was unable to find the instant resources to connect with other people with similar lived experiences. She […]

Patricia Webb

The Research Liaison role with APAB is to be a link between the Patient Advisory Board and the research scientists at Arthritis Research Canada. This includes making sure APAB is aware of new research applications, successful grants and any other opportunities for APAB to play a role in giving input into research or disseminating information […]

Kari Wutzke

Kari has lived with chronic health conditions for 47 years, including chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and psoriatic arthritis. In the last 10 years, she found fulfillment in the world of volunteering. She was involved in many health-related initiatives with Health Gateway, Interior Health Website and Portal, working with Pain BC, the University of Victoria’s […]

Kai Zhao

Following the completion of his MSc at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Kai continues to do his PhD in statistics under the supervision of Dr. Hui Xie. Kai worked for Fraser Health Authority and Kestrel Forestry Inc as a Data Analyst. During his PhD, Kai will be developing statistical methods on population-based administrative data to improve […]

Alison Hoens

Alison has been a member of Arthritis Research Canada’s Arthritis Patient Advisory Board since 2013. Living with rheumatoid arthritis and its comorbidities, she’s a physical therapist and works as a Knowledge Broker for the University of British Columbia’s Department of Physical Therapy, the Physiotherapy Association of BC, and Arthritis Research Canada. Additionally, she is a Research Associate […]

Megan Thomas

Dr. Megan Thomas is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary in the Department of Medicine, under the supervision of Dr. Cheryl Barnabe, with an interest in equity, diversity, and inclusion in health research. She completed her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and both her MSc in Community Health […]

Jocelyn Thomas

Jocelyn earned a BSc (Hons) from the University of British Columbia in Psychology with a minor in Biology. She is currently a PhD Student studying epidemiology at the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. She has a keen interest in the personalization of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, as well as statistical methods relating […]

Dwayne Tucker

Dwayne is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia, supervised by Dr. Mary De Vera. He holds a BSc in Medical Technology from Northern Caribbean University in Jamaica, an MSc in Oncology from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, and a PhD from the […]