Papa, Talia

  Talia Papa is a Master of Public Health student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests include patients’ experiences with hereditary cancer, women’s health, cancer prevention, and improving equitable access to genetic testing. Her interest in hereditary cancer research is informed in part by personal experience, which has […]

Hoiland, Ryan

  Dr. Hoiland completed his PhD (2015-2018) at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, where he studied cerebrovascular physiology and human adaptation to hypoxia. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Hoiland investigated the pathophysiology of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as well as traumatic spinal cord injury, with a focus on mitigating secondary hypoxic injury. Collectively, his training […]

Stalmans, Myrthe

  Dr. Myrthe Stalmans obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences focused on the effects of exogenous ketosis on physiological adaptation to rest and exercise in hypoxia in the Exercise Physiology Research Group at KU Leuven (Belgium). She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, in the Faculty of Medicine […]

Stewart, Natalie

Beristain, Alexander

  Dr. Alexander Beristain is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and a Principal Investigator at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. His research focuses on understanding how the human placenta develops during early pregnancy and how this process is influenced by maternal health and environmental factors. The placenta is essential for […]

Li, Lucy

  Lucy (Yuqin) Li is a graduate student in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on clear cell ovarian cancer, with an emphasis on cancer metabolism, redox homeostasis, and metabolic vulnerabilities that may be therapeutically targeted. Her current work investigates how nutrient-dependent metabolic pathways support […]

Harkey, Danielle

  Danielle Harkey (she/her) is Coast Salish from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples of the Musqueam Indian Band, now known as Vancouver. Danielle’s family lineage is predominantly Musqueam, with close relatives on Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley and countless extended relatives across Coast Salish territory. Danielle has had the privilege of being raised on her home […]

Squier, Kipling

  Dr. Kipling (Kip) Squier completed his PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at UBC in 2025 under the supervision of Dr. Alex Scott in the Tendinopathy Research Group. Using innovative in vivo imaging and tendon mechanics estimation techniques, Kip’s work has focused on how factors such as metabolism, hormones, and mechanical stimulation influence connective tissue properties. […]

Oleinichenko, Daria

  I am a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia with research interests spanning affective neuroscience, substance use, and mental health. My work focuses on the neurobiology of opioid withdrawal and affective dysregulation, with a strong interest in how sex‑related biological factors shape vulnerability, symptom expression, and treatment outcomes. Through a […]