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Leading Inclusion: Nisha Puthiyedth

Nisha Puthiyedth has been selected as the Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Thompson–Okanagan (TOK) Affinity Group. In this role, Nisha Puthiyedth will provide leadership in advancing initiatives that promote inclusion, professional development, and community engagement in engineering and technology across the Thompson–Okanagan region, while supporting outreach activities that encourage greater participation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM. http://www.okanagan.ieee.ca/section-executives/. 

AHTBE25: Best Paper Honors

BioML Lab received the Best Paper Award at AHTBE25, the 2025 International Conference on Advancement in Healthcare Technology and Biomedical Engineering, organized by the Canadian Association for Artificial Intelligence and Future Studies. This award recognizes outstanding research contributions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, healthcare technology, and biomedical engineering, highlighting the significance and impact of the work presented at the conference. The paper is titled “Computational Analysis of Microbiome-SNP BRelationship in beef Cattle” by Akash Ghosh, Anupama Chalil Velluva, Dongdong Hou, Yan Yan, and Nisha Puthiyedth.

Nisha Puthiyedth Joins BCRC Program

Nisha Puthiyedth has been selected for the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) Beef Researcher Mentorship Program. This national program supports early-career researchers by pairing them with experienced mentors to strengthen research leadership, industry engagement, and applied impact in Canadian beef research. Through this program, Nisha Puthiyedth will further develop their research program at the intersection of computational biology, data analytics, and beef cattle health, with a focus on generating outcomes that are directly relevant to producers and industry stakeholders. See more details here: https://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/mentorship-shaping-the-next-generation-of-beef-research/ 

https://inside.tru.ca/2025/09/15/nisha-puthiyedth-breaks-new-ground-at-tru-with-prestigious-national-program/ 

UREAP Award

Two undergraduate students (Shubham Jangra and Noori Arora) from BioML lab have been awarded UREAP (Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program) grants, each receiving $6,000 to support their individual research projects. Congratulations to both on this achievement!