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Jesse Lacasse
Jesse is a PhD student in Behavioural Neuroscience at Concordia University in Montreal. He is a researcher at the Centre for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology, where he examines the effects of steroid hormones on cognition.
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Jessica Booth
Jessica Booth is an Undergraduate Science student at the University of British Columbia studying Behavioural Neuroscience. She plans on testing and developing medication and medical procedures oriented to the betterment of women’s health. Currently, she is investigating impulsivity in bipolar, stimulant users and gamblers to develop procedures for biological treatments....
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Jessica Bradshaw
Dr. Jessica Bradshaw is a Postdoctoral Research Associate completing her postdoctoral training in neuroendocrinology, behavior, and rodent models of intermittent hypoxia under the primary mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Cunningham at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Bradshaw was classically trained as an immunologist...
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Jessica Rosin
Dr. Jessica Rosin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Her research program focuses on understanding how distinct populations of phagocytic immune cells (e.g., microglia, macrophages, etc.) signal to nearby cells during embryogenesis to contribute to normal development...
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Jillianne Code
I am a Canadian researcher, educator, and learning scientist specializing in learner agency, postdigital education, and the ethical design and impact of digital and immersive learning technologies. As the Director of the ALIVE Research Lab at the University of British Columbia, I study how learner agency is shaped within and...
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Jinan Saboune
Jinan Saboune is a Ph.D. student in the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory (CHARlab) at McGill University. Her research looks at the neurovascular changes that occur during a very critical phase in a woman’s life: peri-menopause. As women age and transition into menopause, they lose most of their estrogen...
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Joanne Weinberg
Dr. Joanne Weinberg is a Professor Emerita and Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia. She is a member of the Brain Research Center, and an Associate Member of the Department of Psychology and the Child and Family Research Institute....
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Jocelien Olivier
Prof. Olivier, a behavioral developmental neuroscientist, studies how depression and antidepressant treatment during pregnancy affect mothers and offspring. She secured a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship and two NARSAD grants to establish a research line on pregnancy-related adversity. As chair of the GELIFES research institute board she advocates diversity. She is a...
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Jodi Pawluski
Jodi Pawluski is a behavioral neuroscientist and a therapist. For over a decade her research has focused on the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of maternal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and offspring. One key theme that has come from her research experience is that effective treatment...
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Jodie Gawryluk
Jodie Gawryluk is a clinical neuropsychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Division of Medical Sciences at University of Victoria. She is also the Director at the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health. Her research combines neuropsychology and neuroimaging to better understand healthy brain aging and risks...
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Jodie Hughes
Jodie is a first year PhD student at the University of Roehampton. She is currently studying disparities in the care of Endometriosis patients by comparing sample groups, under the supervision of Dr Astrid Hauge-Evans and Dr Patrick Brady. She graduated in 2019 with a Master of Science. Her aim is...
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Jody Xu
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