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Kiranjot Jhajj
I’m Kiranjot from Prince George, BC and I just finished my BSc Honours in Psychology at the University of Northern British Columbia. Currently, I am an MSc student in the Psychology program at UNBC. My research interests include female behavioural neuroendocrinology, specifically looking at the effects of ovarian hormones on...
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Kirsty McIntyre
Dr Kirsty McIntyre is a Science Education Specialist at the University of British Columbia. Dr McIntyre gained her PhD in placental physiology at The University of Manchester in 2018 and was subsequently appointed as a lecturer in the School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing at the University of Glasgow. In...
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Klaidi Shkalla
Klaidi is a well-rounded young researcher with four years of laboratory experience in nanomedicine, biochemistry, and biophysics. His main interests gravitate toward the intersection of molecular biology, human genetics, psychology, and the depths of astrobiology. Klaidi continuously strives to transcend his intellect by conducting interdisciplinary research, exchanging ideas with bright...
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Kodee Bao
Kodee is a Master’s student in the Rosin Lab, where her research investigates how neural stem cells respond to microglial signalling following maternal stress exposure in both male and female mouse embryos. Her work aims to uncover how sex shapes fetal brain development and how maternal stress impacts neurodevelopment during...
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Kristen Zuloaga
Dr. Zuloaga’s research focuses on how risk factors, such as prediabetes, obesity, cerebrovascular disease and menopause may alter pathology of dementia differently in each sex during aging. With 20 years of experience in the sex differences field, Dr. Zuloaga currently serves as council member and education co-chair for the Organization...
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Kristianni Bance
Kristianni is a PhD clinical psychology student at De La Salle University, Philippines. Her research interests are exploring the Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) experience among young adult Filipino women, resiliency, emotion regulation, and mental health of menstruating young adults with existing clinical disorders and exploring evidenced-based mindfulness for menstruating young...
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Kristin Campbell
Kristin Campbell, BSc, PT, PhD is a licensed physical therapist and a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She also an Affiliated Scientist in the Cancer Control Program at the BC Cancer Research Institute. Her research focus is on the...
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Kristin Light
From the boardroom to the ballroom, Kristin Light brings her dynamic expertise as a senior engagement and communications strategist, best-selling author, award-winning speaker, and vivacious entertainer to every stage she graces. As an Autistic ADHD-er with a long history of severe mental illness, Kristin is channeling her extensive lived experience...
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Kristina Deligiannidis
Dr. Kristina Deligiannidis is the Director of Women’s Behavioral Health at Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health and a Professor of Psychiatry, Molecular Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in New York. As Director, she leads a clinical/translational research program and...
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Kristyn Piñeda
Kristyn E. Piñeda, DBH, MHI, is a clinical research and program development professional specializing in addiction medicine, integrated behavioral health care, and health system innovation. She currently serves as a Research Program Administrative Officer in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and...
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Krystyna MacRae
Krysia is a Master’s student in the Rosin Lab, studying how maternal sleep disruption affects neurodevelopment and offspring behaviour. Her research focuses on how disturbed sleep during pregnancy alters microglia, astrocyte, and oligodendrocyte composition in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and the lasting effects on offspring estrous cycles and behaviour. She...
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Kyara Liu
Kyara is a first year Master’s of Public Health student at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, specializing in the social and behavioural health sciences stream. She is also a research associate at the Artificial Intelligence for Justice Lab in Toronto. She completed her Honours BA...
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