Simran Dhillon Email and Phone Number
Simran Dhillon is a student at the University of Alberta studying psychology within the Faculty of Science and exploring facets of advocacy, community engagement, research, and innovation. Simran’s experience utilizing her advocacy and passion for innovation and entrepreneurship has placed her on public platforms including a conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, in front of city hall, a TEDx event, channelled through her local newspaper, through serving her university, and an invitation to the 2020 Peace Summit at the UN centre in Thailand. She has an immense passion for solving international issues plaguing the world in facets of healthcare and inequity of fundamental supports. Simran has founded two non-profit organizations that continue to serve and reduce inequity found within her community and amplify the voices of minorities. She has also utilized this passion for entrepreneurship in various fields of research to progress innovation within the healthcare industry; including her research in innovating solutions to address Street-level Opioid Overdoses and telerehabilitation during COVID19, and others. Some of her awards and recognitions include the Telus Innovation Challenge ($100,000) Award and Top 30 Under 30. She has been featured in Globe and Mail, CBC, Global News, and the Edmonton Journal. For the past year, Simran has dedicated herself to entrepreneurship and her innovative start-up FentaGone; FentaGone’s mission is to reduce the amount of fentanyl-related overdoses occurring on the street level. Simran’s experience advocating, outreaching and learning from her community has inspired an immense motivation for greater advocacy and to innovate to create a brighter future for all.
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Community Engagement ManagerLoi Accelerator Feb 2023 - PresentThrough this position, I am supporting over a thousand amazing youth entrepreneurs across the country pursuing their passions and revolutionizing their industries.This is a new portfolio within the League of Innovators team and I am excited to strategize and create ways to accelerate community engagement nationally. I look forward to building our partnerships, working with founders to develop their unique and game-changing companies, and contributing to the largest network of amazing youth entrepreneurs.
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Chief Executive OfficerFentagone Oct 2019 - Present▪The mission of FentaGone is to reduce the amount of fentanyl-related overdoses occurring on the street level. The basis of our product is a fentanyl-detecting technology embedded in a syringe to test for the presence of fentanyl contamination within substances in order to prevent accidental overdoses. ▪We are currently working with two University of Alberta research labs to conduct clinical research on our prototype. We are working in collaboration with two laboratories to run research trials on the FentaGone innovation hoping to operate as a viable solution to better address street-level drug testing to prevent opioid overdoses.▪Received: World's Challenge Challenge, Global Education program at the University of Alberta ($10,000); Telus Innovation Challenge ($100,000)▪Programs: League of Innovators Batch 6; Upgrader University of Calgary -
Research InternFaculty Of Medicine & Dentistry, University Of Alberta Oct 2020 - Present▪We are conducting a systematic review to examine the prevalence of neurological manifestations in HHT patients with PAVMs▪In progress for publication: Neurologic Complications in Patients with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Systematic Review▪Supervisor Dr. Dilini Vethanayagami -
Council On Student Affairs RepresentativeUniversity Of Alberta Students' Union Jul 2020 - PresentEdmonton, Alberta, Canada▪ Representative member of the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council (GFC) and the GFC Committee on Student Affairs, where I work with students, professors and the dean of students to create greater support for individuals attending our university. This includes the protection and recourse for students in experiential learning and expanding alternatives for examinations. -
Uasu Policy Committee MemberUniversity Of Alberta Students' Union Jun 2020 - PresentEdmonton, Alberta, Canada▪ Member of the University of Alberta Policy Committee which works to create policies to ensure quality education and support for students (includes the student poverty and student with dependents policies). I am currently working on the Policing policy, health and wellness policy, and the Student Financial Aid policy.
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Uasu CouncillorUniversity Of Alberta Students' Union Mar 2019 - PresentEdmonton, Alberta, Canada▪ Grateful for the experiences I’ve had as a councillor at the University of Alberta Students Union to contribute and advocate for the needs of students. Through this opportunity, I have fought for an increase of experiential learning grants and have also negotiated a $1.2 million insurance plan to cover approximately 31,000 students.
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General Faculties Council Student RepresentativeUniversity Of Alberta Students' Union Feb 2019 - Present▪Representative member of the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council (GFC) and the GFC Committee on Student Affairs, where I work with students, professors and the dean of students to create greater support for individuals attending our university. This includes the protection and recourse for students in experiential learning and expanding alternatives for examinations.
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Aboriginal Relations And Reconciliation Committee Interim ChairUniversity Of Alberta Students' Union Jun 2020 - Nov 2020Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪Interim chair of the University of Alberta Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation committee, through this initiative I had been arduously working to assist in the SU's implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. Through this position, I have spearheaded the creation of the ASC vs ARRC Navigation handbook and refined their outreach approach to better address supports for Indigenous students on campus.
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Board Of DirectorsAlberta Public Interest Research Group Jul 2020 - 2021Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪Member of the Alberta Public Interest Research Group’s Board of Directors where I work towards supporting student/community-based research and social activism and mentor student groups to transform social concern into action.
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Salmon Yeg Founder And PresidentSalmon Yeg Jun 2020 - 2021Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪I am collaborating with the StopOverdose app and Engaged Communities Canada, which is a national nonprofit organization, to establish naloxone training and distribution events offered in Punjabi for the greater Edmonton community. We will be working with these organizations to create awareness and resources in Punjabi so it is available to those who may not communicate in English. We will also be working with various community organizations to target substance abuse within the Edmonton Punjabi community.
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Tugboat Founding MemberTugboat Jan 2020 - 2021Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪Founding member of the TugBoat initiative, an innovation that works to connect those in need with potentially life-saving resources in times of panic. The basis of our product lies in the creation of an online resource where individuals are able to write their questions; from key words identified, individuals will gain immediate access to resources/information that can create opportunities to gain grants and much more. My team and I were finalists for the United Way Elevated Futures competition.
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Founder And PresidentSangat Yeg Mar 2019 - 2021Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪Founder and President of a community-wide organization called Sangat Yeg that works towards minimizing the stigma behind the Sikh identity within greater society by creating educational resources, presentations, and organizing awareness events including the Sikh Heritage exhibit. In order to promote inclusivity, it is important to advocate for those whose voices are not always heard and to expand awareness and education to reduce stigmas and ignorance.
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Founder And PresidentF.L.Y Youth Engagment Sep 2016 - 2021▪Founder and president of a national youth-lead initiative, F.L.Y Youth Engagement Initiative, that works towards giving children across Canada educational support and mentorship. Our main focus is to keep these children on track with the standard academic requirements for each age group; the hope is that these bright minds of tomorrow fulfill equitable educational opportunities. Not only do we teach children the importance of education but we teach them the importance of themselves and aid in creating a positive outlook on their futures. During the COVID-19 pandemic our students needed us more than ever and my team and I established a local free online tutoring/mentorship platform for students to access. We also raised over a thousand dollars to fund an underfunded school within our community to ensure that all students were able to have personal protective equipment including reusable masks, sanitizers, and other sanitation supplies. -
Research InternFaculty Of Medicine & Dentistry, University Of Alberta Jun 2020 - Aug 2020▪ Understanding Albertans’ Access to Rehabilitative Care during COVID19 ▪Rehabilitation Robotics Lab▪The overarching goal in my research is to better understand Albertans’Access to Rehabilitative Care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tele-Rehab2.0 project has been working since the start of 2019 to bridge this gap in care that rural Albertans see, and we have expanded our project to provide support to seniors in cohort living situations until a vaccine becomes available. The final aim of this project’s efforts is to provide high-quality, specialist rehabilitation assessments via technology, that would otherwise be a great burden or health risk for the patient to access.
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Uasu Health And Dental Plan Comittee MemberUniversity Of Alberta Students' Union Sep 2019 - Feb 2020Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪I have sat on the Health and Dental Plan committee where I have advocated for the needs of more mental health supports and negotiated a $1.2 million insurance plan to cover approximately 31,000 students.
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Research InternFaculty Of Medicine & Dentistry, University Of Alberta Apr 2019 - Aug 2019Edmonton, Alberta, Canada▪Targeting the calnexin protein in brain endothelial cells for the treatment of multiple sclerosis▪Within my research at the lab I have been focusing on molecular analysis of wild-type, calnexin deficient and FABP5-deficient bEND.3 cells. I am utilizing two key techniques of proteomics and RNAseq analysis. Focus of my investigation is on molecular pathways affecting T-cell transmigration across brain endothelial bEND.3 cells.▪Our long-term goal is to understand ER stress and ER signaling events and to use this information to devise pharmacological and genetic therapies for the treatment of human disease. This research holds the potential to show key impacts in providing treatments for certain Cancers, Multiple Sclerosis, and congenital heart disease. I was a speaker at the Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference 2019, the Alberta MS Students Network Event, and displayed my research at the 2019 MS connect conference▪Supervisor: Michalak Lab
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Icfc Summer Recreation TechnicianIntercultural Child And Family Centre Jun 2018 - Aug 2018Edmonton, Alberta
Simran Dhillon Education Details
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Certificate In Innovation And Entrepeneurship -
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
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Harry Ainlay High School
Frequently Asked Questions about Simran Dhillon
What company does Simran Dhillon work for?
Simran Dhillon works for Loi Accelerator
What is Simran Dhillon's role at the current company?
Simran Dhillon's current role is CEO of FentaGone | LOI Community Manager | Alberta's Top 30 Under 30 | UAlberta Science Graduate.
What schools did Simran Dhillon attend?
Simran Dhillon attended University Of Alberta, University Of Alberta, Harry Ainlay High School.
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