12/15/2025
Meet the team!⭐️
We are thrilled to introduce Sabrina Marsha Buharideen, who currently works as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Vi Riddell Centre for Children’s Pain and Rehabilitation at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. At the PONI Lab, she’ll be focusing on analyzing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs). She holds a master’s research degree in virology and immunology from the University of Calgary, a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from the University of Mysore, India, and an MPhil in Medical Microbiology from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
She is passionate about education and research, having built her career at the intersection of these fields. She began as a Research Assistant in the Histopathology Department, University of Peradeniya, before moving into academia as an Associate Lecturer in Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology at the BMS School of Science, affiliated with Northumbria University, UK. She later taught as a Medical Office Assistant Instructor at Heritage College, delivering courses in Medical Terminology, Human Physiology and Medical Law. At the same time, she volunteered at the University of Calgary’s Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute on gene-expression studies in prostate and breast cancer cells. Over the course of her career, she has published eight journal articles and contributed to several local and international conference proceedings.
Her career goal is to establish herself as a successful clinical researcher dedicated to improving patient care. She aims to contribute to high-quality research (particularly in PROMs and PREMs) to ensure that patient experiences and outcomes inform clinical practice and drive meaningful healthcare improvements.
Outside of work, she enjoys exploring new places, trying different cuisines, and going on road trips.
