(photo credit: Seven Skies Studio)
2005
BASIM MIRZA married Ramsha Ali during a multi-day wedding held August 20 to 23. Venues included the Intercontinental Toronto and Harbour Banquet & Conference Centre in Oakville, Ont. Old Boys present were Basim’s brother, Hamad ‘08, Ankush Sondhi ‘05, Jonathan MacKenzie ‘05, and Matthew Leon ‘06. The newly-married couple run a marketing agency based in Mississauga. Basim is also a speaker and author, and the couple lives in Oakville.
White Point Beach Resort in Liverpool, N.S. Old Boys in attendance included classmates Pierce Cassidy, Justin Lemieux-Reale, James McArthur, Adam Laing, Brandon Richards, and Arthur Wong. The newlyweds live in Toronto, where Amy works as a financial planner for RBC and Nirushan for RBC Capital Markets in the corporate banking group, primarily focused on infrastructure financing and lending to power and utility companies.
2007
SCOTT GIROUX married Ashley Murphy on July 25 in Kingston, Ont., where the two met during their undergraduate studies at Queen’s University. The ceremony took place at St. Mary’s Cathedral with a reception following at The Renaissance. Ashley and Scott, who is a construction project manager, returned to Toronto from Alberta where they had been working for two years.
2005
ADAM ZORATTO and Jennifer Piccolo welcomed their first child, Sofia Renée, on April 9. The family is living in Vaughan, Ont., as they await the construction of their new home in Etobicoke. Adam has been working in sales for Cintas Corporation for five years and recently achieved Presidents Club as top 10% in sales in Canada, number 2 overall.
2006
NIRUSHAN THAMBIRAJAH married Amy Nicole Mackenzie on July 11 at
(top row, l-r) from the Class of 2007, Grant Burke, Jonathan Tozzi, Peter Goitanich, Cameron Tait, Ben Calvert, Colin McCullough, Philip Oram, Richard Shouldice; (bottom row) Eric Tozzi ‘05, Alex Calvert ‘05, Scott and Ashley, Adam Lebar ‘07, Neil Osien ‘07, and Kevin Fullerton ‘02
2007
ROB KAY graduated from the University of Toronto in 2013 with an honours bachelor of science degree, majoring in immunology and molecular genetics. Upon graduation, he was
ONE ANDREAN, ONE EXPERIENCE LOUIS-DAVID LORD ‘04
In the fall of 2014, I began my PhD studies in computational neuropsychiatry at the University of Oxford in England. My doctoral research is at the intersection of neuroimaging, network theory, computer science, and psychiatry, as I investigate how networks in the brain become unbalanced in neuropsychiatric disorders. While the biology of the brain is incredibly complex in its own right, the brain also has remarkable computational abilities that can be studied using principles derived from physics and mathematics. One aspect of my research is to generate computer simulations of the brain’s global network activity that may eventually enable us to “tune” the activity of abnormal brain circuits in individual patients and improve their condition. I particularly enjoy the multidisciplinary nature of my studies and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class experts from various academic fields. Beyond the lab, Oxford is an incredibly inspiring academic environment steeped in rich history and tradition, and I never take for granted what a great opportunity it is to study here. SAC truly was the initial catalyst in my educational journey. The lessons learned not only in the classroom, but also on the playing fields and as a student leader have provided me early on with the necessary set of skills to succeed in higher education. I am also grateful for the excellent scientific training that I subsequently received at Bowdoin College, Imperial College London, and Harvard University where I have built a strong foundation for a research career. Looking ahead, my long-term goal is to pursue a career in academic medicine, but I am also excited about the possibility of working at the interface of business and science. Either way, I am interested in translating neuroscientific discoveries into clinical applications that can impact the lives of patients and their families in tangible ways. WWW.SAC.ON.CA 47