Skip to main content

Chidiebere Okarah

McGill University
Surrey, British Columbia
2021 McCall MacBain Loran Scholar
École Panorama Ridge Secondary School

Chidiebere is currently pursuing a BASc. from McGill University, double-majoring in Molecular Biology and Sociology. She is Vice-President of Sustainability on the McGill Biology Student Union, Co-Musical Director of Chromatones (a student-run A cappella ensemble) and Vice-President of Education on the McGill Black Student Network, a role where she works to empower Black youth and connect them with resources to increase representation in post-secondary institutions. Chidi spent a Loran Summer working as a Biology Research Intern, assisting with research on eDNA (environmental DNA) and genomic mutations, and another working with Campus Alberta Neuroscience as a Program Development and Coordination Intern.