Jasper (he/him) is a queer, trans, neurodiverse life sciences researcher and activist who is passionate about systematically dismantling barriers to build pathways for underrepresented groups to become researchers, rather than just subjects. Jasper has a unique professional experience of working in street- and community-based harm reduction, institutionally in policy development and science communication, and academically as a Master’s student under the guidance of Dr. Elizabeth Rideout at the University of British Columbia, where he currently studies sex differences in neuronal lipid metabolism.
When not in the lab, you will often find me playing with my cats (Parsnip and Yam), tattooing my friends, or reading a good horror novel.
Sex differences, trans and queer health, healthcare systems, philosophy and ethics