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Meet Our Advisory Committee

Our organization is advised by a group of senior academics and trainees with diverse backgrounds and expertise in women’s health research. Our Advisory Committee provides expert advice, strategic feedback, and insights to support the Women’s Health Research Cluster in achieving its mission to promote, expand, and catalyze impactful women’s health research. The advisory committee also acts as ambassadors to promote Cluster initiatives within their networks.

We value the diverse perspectives and contributions at all levels of experience, recognizing that meaningful input from both senior academics and trainees enhances the depth and impact of our work. This collaborative approach allows us to foster innovation and mentorship within the field of women’s health research. See the profiles of our Advisory Committee below.

Alex Lukey

Alex Lukey

Graduate Student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) alukey@mail.ubc.ca School of Nursing
Alex is a second-year MSN student at UBC Okanagan. She is also currently practicing as a Registered Nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver in cardiology and cardiac surgery.  Alex’s research passions include applying technology to improve patient self-care and improving women’s health equity with population-based data. Alex’s thesis research is focusing...
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Bonnie Lee

Bonnie Lee

PhD Student University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) bonnie_lee@alumni.ubc.ca PhD Student
Bonnie Lee is our Events & Communications assistant, Trainee Cluster Lead, and Trainee Member. She is a Neuroscience PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia studying with Dr. Liisa Galea in the Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology. Her research is focused on understanding how sex and sex-linked factors, including previous...
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Elizabeth Rideout

Elizabeth Rideout

Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Academic Collaborator elizabeth.rideout@ubc.ca Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
I completed my BSc (Hons) at the University of Toronto at Mississauga in Forensic Science and Biology. I first became interested in research working with fruit flies in the laboratory of Prof. Marla Sokolowski. I then moved on to the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Goodwin  at the University of Glasgow...
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Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

Postdoctoral Fellow University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) jenniferwilliams@wlu.ca
Jennifer Williams (she/her) is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto studying clinical cardiovascular physiology. Her research focuses on improving heart and artery health outcomes through lifestyle interventions (diet, exercise) in pre- and post-menopausal women who are at high risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases. She is also studying the...
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Liisa Galea

Liisa Galea

Professor University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) liisa.galea@camh.ca Department of Psychiatry
Liisa Galea leads the Women’s Health Research Cluster and is the inaugural womenmind Treliving Family Chair in Women’s Mental Health, Senior Scientist at CAMH, the Principal Editor of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, the President of Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and co-Vice-President of Canadian Organisation for Sex and Gender...
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Lori Brotto

Lori Brotto

Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Lori.Brotto@ubc.ca Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Lori A. Brotto, PhD, R Psych is the Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. Dr. Brotto is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, with a Joint Appointment in the Department of Psychiatry. She holds a Canada Research Chair...
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