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Our Expert Database connects you with multidisciplinary women’s health researchers, professors, and trainees. Use this platform to find a collaborator for your research project, identify an expert to comment on current events, discover a supervisor for your graduate work and more. Alternatively, browse the profiles below to get to know our members.
Xin Wen
My research focuses on global health challenges for women and vulnerable populations. I have published three national level articles and two national patents. I am currently the Fellow of Royal Academy of Medicine and the Royal Society of Public Health. I am also a member of the Global Health Institute...
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Xinru Pang
Xinru is currently a Master of Food Science student at the University of British Columbia. She also holds an undergraduate degree in life sciences and psychology.
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Xinyi Lin
I am a Master’s student in Dr. Liisa Galea’s lab, focusing on the intersection of sex and APOE genotype in hippocampal plasticity and cognition during middle age, with a particular interest on the role of the complement system. Both sex and APOEε4 genotype are significant risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease...
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Yanaira Alonso Caraballo
Yanaira (Yanay) Alonso-Caraballo hails from Puerto Rico. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology-Biomedical Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce in 2013. Her academic journey led her to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she conducted her research under...
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Yasmine Tremblay
I am an undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia, deeply committed to advancing women’s health through research and advocacy. Currently, I am exploring research opportunities related to contraception access and women’s mental health.
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Yinshan Zhao
Accomplished scientist with solid theoretical foundation, strong analytic skills, and astute ‘data sense’. Expert in health care research with broad experience in complex study design and data analysis. Collaborative problem-solver, with abiding curiosity for health science and a keen interest in developing statistical tools to answer real-world questions.
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Yuchen Ding
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Yuting Hou
Yuting is a researcher specializing in microfluidics, analytical chemistry, biosensoring, and electrochemistry. She has expertise in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and blood sample preparation. In addition to her scientific pursuits, Yuting has experience in venture capital, blending her technical knowledge with business acumen.
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Yvonne Lamers
The overarching theme of my research is nutrient adequacy for optimal health and development. My enthusiasm for human nutrition research draws from my interest in the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition-related diseases and in targeted and population-based strategies of chronic disease prevention and optimal health promotion. My research specifically focuses...
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Zachary Plumley
As a PhD student in Neuroscience at Tulane University, my research employs the use of in vivo 2-photon excitation microscopy to evaluate the effects of aging on subcellular structural plasticity in the cerebral cortex. Currently, I’m working with an interdisciplinary team of scientists on a NIA Program Project Grant (P01AG071746)...
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Zara Afshar
Hello! My name is Zahra Shahriyari Afshar. I am a UBC Vancouver Undergraduate student specializing in Clinical, Forensic, and Health Psychology with a minor in Biology. I recently have embarked on my journey towards medical school in hopes of becoming an Orthopedic surgeon in the future. I am deeply passionate...
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Zara Stelfox
I am currently a first year medical student at the University of Calgary. I have previously worked as a summer research student at the University of Calgary and Dalhousie University, contributing to data analysis and supporting various research projects.
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