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Sofie Fournier

McGill University
Ottawa, Ontario
2022 Loran Scholar
Collège catholique Samuel-Genest

Sofie is pursuing a B.Sc. in anatomy and cell biology at McGill University. During a past Loran summer, she joined the One Health team at Doctors of the World Belgium, deepening her understanding of global public health and interdisciplinary care. She continues to work with one of her previous Loran summer hosts, Helicopters Without Borders, a Vancouver-based public health NGO, where she serves as a grant writer and program coordinator. At McGill, Sofie represents the Faculty of Science on the university senate. She has led conversations with senior leadership on campus safety, student wellbeing, and academic reform, and contributes to advisory groups on enrolment, health and safety, and freedom of expression. She has also conducted research in McGill’s Department of Pharmacology, contributing to emerging literature in cell biology.