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Joy Zhang

Operational impact & governance

Clinical optimization

Histology turnaround

Streamlined workflows in the histology service that cut turnaround from 8 weeks to under 2 weeks, attracting external clients and funding major instrument procurement.

Prior baseline
8 wks
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Average turnaround time
Current benchmark
<2 wks
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Sustained turnaround time

Revenue from increased demand funded procurement of a Leica BOND automated stainer, cryostat, tissue embedding center, and slide printer.

Institutional leadership

Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University

One-year presidency (May 2022–Apr 2023) of the Science Undergraduate Society, overseeing operations for 5,000+ constituents with 200+ volunteers and 30+ employees.

Constituents represented
5,000+
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Represented the academic and social interests of the undergraduate science student body.
Volunteers managed
200+
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Recruited, trained, and managed the volunteer structure delivering SUS programming and services.
Employees managed
30+
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Chaired committees and led faculty council meetings.

Community building

Strategic initiatives

Programmatic work addressing student wellbeing, academic transparency, basic needs, and bilingual access.

  • PSYC 309 — Positive Psychology

    Launched a for-credit Positive Psychology course, coordinating across academic and administrative departments, lecturers, and syllabus curation. Live in the McGill course catalogue as PSYC 309, "Positive Psychology: Science of Well-Being", 3 credits.

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  • Science Syllabus Repository

    Built and maintained a 300+ syllabus repository to enhance academic transparency, with sustainable collection workflows established with faculty and peers.

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  • Food insecurity initiative

    Spearheaded a campus-wide food-insecurity initiative through surveys and a national Food Summit.

  • Bilingual access

    Implemented translators for the SUS weekly newsletter and initiated French translation of the SUS website and governing documents.

Governance record

Leadership & service roles

  1. Institute of Management and Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga · Toronto, ON

    Sole digital marketing representative for the Master of Biotechnology program, owning strategy, content, and engagement across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

    Present

  2. Students' Society of McGill University · Montreal, QC

    Primary administrative support to the Vice President of University Affairs, covering student representation, advocacy, governance, and policy.

  3. Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University · Montreal, QC

    Oversaw operations for 5,000+ constituents with 200+ volunteers and 30+ employees; chaired committees and led faculty council.

  4. Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University · Montreal, QC

    Directed multi-channel communications: website, a weekly newsletter reaching 5,000+ subscribers, social media, and a French-translation initiative.

  5. McGill Student Emergency Response Team · Montreal, QC

    Provided on-site first-aid response across campus, including freshman residences and events, with preliminary patient assessments.

  6. Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University · Montreal, QC

    Represented 5,000+ Society members at Faculty and University levels, including a seat on the SSMU Legislative Council.

  7. Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University · Montreal, QC

    Chaired the governing council of first-year undergraduate science students, overseeing meetings and event organization.

Community service

Volunteering

  1. Best Buddies Canada

    Present

  2. Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University

  3. Parsec Youth Network

    Education

  4. SSMU WALKSAFE

    Social Services

  5. Southlake Regional Health Centre

    Health