Amarildo Ceka

Bio

Amarildo Ceka is a PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. Craig Mitton. Amarildo holds a BS in biochemistry and an MBA in healthcare management with a final project focused on laboratory test utilization, both from Utica College in NY. After working for 3 years at the St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center as a laboratory scientist, Amarildo returned to his home country to serve as an advisor to the Albanian Minister of Health and Social Protection, part of LEAD Albania fellowship. Through his PhD, he will focus on analyzing the responsiveness of the Province of British Columbia versus the Province of Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic. His research is supported by the Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship.