Lunken, Genelle

  Dr. Genelle Lunken is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also a registered dietitian and the translational research lead at the IBD Centre of BC (https://ibdcentrebc.ca/lunkenlab/). She has over ten years of dietetic experience specializing in the care of patients […]

Odobas, Lauren

  Lauren is a Master of Nursing Student studying Indigenous Wellness at UVic. She is a junior investigator engaged in community-based research for her thesis. She works as a Certified Practice Registered Nurse at First Nations Health Authority in a provincial role serving all First Nations communities in BC, and as a frontline abortion and […]

Puterman, Eli

  Eli is a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Physical Activity and Health and a Michael Smith Scholar for Health Research. His research seeks to understand the benefits of exercise on stress pathways of disease. Eli is currently developing new intervention trials and laboratory-based studies to disentangle the extent to which both acute and […]

Farrell, Colleen

  I am a Registered Dietitian interested in maternal nutrition, micronutrients, and global health. I have worked as a dietitian in both research and clinical settings in Ontario (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto) and British Columbia (Island Health, Victoria). Currently, I am pursuing my PhD in Human Nutrition at the University of British Columbia, […]

Cheng, Vienna

Galvan, Maxine

  As a fourth-year Applied Biology student at the University of British Columbia, I am deeply committed to advancing women’s health through research, clinical work, and community engagement. Growing up in Benicia, California, in a multicultural household with immigrant parents from Taiwan and the Philippines, I developed a profound appreciation for the intersections of culture, […]

Mohammadi, Zahra

  From an early age, I was drawn to the world of biology. As a high school student, I actively participated in research projects and biology competitions, earning top grades and national recognition for both scientific and literary contributions. This passion led me to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology–Genetics, where I […]

Tucci, Isabella

  Isabella Tucci is a graduate student in the Neuroscience MSc program at the University of Victoria. Her research focuses on women’s brain health, specifically how hormonal changes across the menopausal transition and concussion history impact brain structure and cognitive function. She completed her Honors thesis examining the effects of pregnancy on hippocampus structure and […]

MacAulay, Calum

  Dr. Calum MacAulay obtained a BSc in Engineering-Physics, a MSc Physics from Dalhousie University and his PhD in Physics from University of British Columbia. He is currently a Distinguished Scientist and is the head of the Department of Integrative Oncology at the BC Cancer Research Institute as well as an Associate Professor in Pathology […]