Top 40 Under 40

Top 40 Under 40 is Edify’s yearly class of 40. Each honouree gets a page, and each page carries one line on why they made the list.

The fifteen here: Stella Igweamaka, who uses research to find gaps and improve policies for people and communities; Egiroh Omene, who treats glioblastoma and shapes neuro-oncology practice while mentoring the next generation; Eniola Salami, a family doctor who founded the Black health program at the U of A; Heather Armstrong, an associate professor of medicine at the U of A studying diet, the gut microbiome and inflammatory bowel disease; Karly Watson, whose photography has been published around the world, with a deep love for Edmonton at the heart of it; Jeremy Weleff, who is pioneering a recovery program for methamphetamine use disorder; Ian Smith, who founded the Edmonton Regional Defence Alliance; Alyshah Nurani, who has given her career to health-care operations, governance and community leadership; Caitlin Earle, who founded a neuropsychiatry clinic for patients who can fall through the gaps; Marlos Cholodovskis Machado, whose work has helped shape research in reinforcement learning; Akanksha Bhatnagar, a communicator who believes democracy works only when everyone can access it; Kyle Sue-Milne, a physician, researcher and advocate breaking down barriers between specialists and provinces; Kimberley Shuya, who works on large-scale strategic initiatives; Christine Lee, who leads field trips for planners and developers to help revitalize Edmonton’s Chinatown; and Andrea Luft, who supports kids with heart conditions and helps people through complex legal disputes.