McKendry, James

  Dr. James McKendry joined the University of British Columbia as an Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Healthy Aging in July 2024, in the Human Nutrition program within the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. He leads the Muscle, Aging, (In)activity, and Nutrition (MAIN) Lab, is an Associate Member of the School of Kinesiology, and […]

Napier, Chris

  Chris Napier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University and Director of the SFU Run Lab. His research explores the biomechanical and training load factors that influence running performance and injury risk, using an integrated combination of laboratory-based testing, wearable technologies, and field-based measurement to […]

Lusney, Nadine

Nadine Lusney, Bachelor of Nursing Science ’07 (Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario), Perinatal and Neonatal Critical Care Certificate ’08 (George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario), Masters of Nursing ’14 (University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia). Nadine worked as a neonatal critical care nurse for the first seven years of her career before completing her masters. Her thesis […]

Sebastian, Nimmy

  Nimmy holds a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Sciences from the University of British Columbia, where she specialized in Physiology, Immunology, and Public Health. She currently contributes to research on endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women as a member of the Talhouk Lab. Nimmy aims to pursue a career in medicine and drive meaningful change […]

Uliana, Olivia

Ellis-White, Jennifer

Dhillon, Rajdeep

  I am an graduate researcher in the Laksman Lab at the Centre for Heart & Lung Innovation, where I study peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare and potentially life-threatening form of heart failure that occurs during pregnancy or shortly after delivery. My research focuses on understanding the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to PPCM […]

van Dyk, Jessie

  Dr. Jessie van Dyk completed her medical training at the University of Pretoria and paediatric residency at the University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. This was followed by a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of Toronto. She completed a Masters degree in […]

Kask, Jennifer

  Jennifer Kask is a family physician in Campbell River (her hometown and where she has worked since 2005). In addition to office- and hospital-based family practice she has shared a perinatal practice (the Campbell River Maternity Clinic)since 2009. This has led to an interest in prevention of a follow up care for those who […]