Starratt, Michaella

Lu, Seraphina

  Seraphina completed a Bachelor of Science in the Biochemistry (Honours) program at UVic, investigating how human endothelial cells respond to Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, compared to other stimuli. She plans to continue her interest in investigating the human host response to T. pallidum in her Master’s degree by characterizing the response […]

Pei, Lulu

  I am a PhD Candidate in the Human Nutrition program at the University of British Columbia. My research focuses on iron supplementation in pregnancy to inform optimal guidelines for the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency. I have a background in biostatistics and seek to leverage this training in the conduct of research surrounding […]

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 […]