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Emily Anne Opala2025-09-10 12:00:442025-09-10 10:32:41Dr. Jennifer Williams Receives OBI-Banting Discovery Award for Brain Health ResearchLet us Feature Your Work
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Elizabeth Ogunade
Elizabeth is an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto Scarborough, pursuing a double major in Molecular Biology, Immunology & Disease and Psychology. Her academic interests lie in examining health disparities across gender and racial lines, particularly in the context of chronic illness and mental health.
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Elizabeth Rideout
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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Elle Murata
Elle’s research explores the impact of sex steroid hormones on brain structure and function, leveraging neuroimaging to interrogate how menopause shapes neural circuitry underlying working memory. She is also interested in how reproductive disorders, such as endometriosis and PCOS, influence the brain and cognition. In addition to incorporating aspects of...
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Ellen Jopling
Ellen Jopling is a doctoral student in the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Lab at the University of British Columbia. Her program of research examines the impact of stress on wellbeing across the lifespan through the integration of affective, cognitive, and biological measures.
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Elsie Obeng-Kingsley
Elsie (she/her) is a registered social worker and a doctoral student at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Elsie is committed to Black feminist, anti-racist and decolonial praxis-centered approaches, and uses critical qualitative and arts-based research methodologies to explore the way structural, intersecting oppressions impact Black...
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Elvisha Dhamala
Elvisha Dhamala, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Behavioral Sciences at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health where she directs the Brain-Based Predictive Modeling Laboratory. Her research program seeks to characterize the neurobiological underpinnings of human behavior, with an emphasis on understanding the extent...
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Emilie Theberge
Emilie completed her Medical Genetics MSc. at UBC in 2022 and is currently a clinical research coordinator. She is affiliated with the departments of medical genetics and cardiology under the faculty of medicine, co-supervised by Dr. Anna Lehman and Dr. Tara Sedlak. She is conducting clinical research at the intersection...
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Emily Berg
Emily is a PhD student at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health. Her research is centred around the ethics and outcomes of providing harm reduction care in acute-care settings for systemically marginalized populations. In her spare time, Emily enjoys playing too many sports, reading, traveling to the lake...
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Emily Camero
My name is Emily Camero and I am an intern at Robin Health. Our goal is to help people gain access to affordable screening clinics without insurance. We are open to hearing people’s stories and the pros/cons of the systems.
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Emily Jacobs
Emily holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. in Neuroscience from Smith College. Prior to moving to UCSB in 2016, she was an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Medicine/Division of Women’s Health at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She has...
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Emily Lott
I am interested in understanding the role of the brain in the development and augmentation of female reproductive disorders including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of infertility. Using a transgenic approach, I am investigating whether aberrant androgen signaling in the brain programs neuroendocrine and reproductive features associated with...
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Emily May
My research focuses on the impact of ovarian hormones on the brain and behavior, particularly in context integration and mind-body connection. I am deeply motivated by improving the lives of understudied women and gender diverse individuals through this understanding. I am currently a Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral student...
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