Nominations for the 2026 Climate & Health Awards are due July 10, 2026

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Samantha Unger

Student Training Program 2024/2025

Samantha is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto, improving wearable devices for monitoring cardiovascular health to work well for all. She has previously conducted research in synthetic biology, electrical engineering, machine learning, and psychiatry. Samantha is passionate about the intersection between health technologies and society, and how to approach design in an ethical and equitable way.