Romanowski, Christian

  I am a Graduate Student Researcher in Dr. Brad Nelson’s lab at BC Cancer and the University of Victoria. My research focuses on the creation of novel cancer immunotherapies for ovarian and other difficult-to-treat cancers. Specifically, I engineer immune cells which leverage the body’s natural response against these tumours to improve cancer therapy.

Brandson, Kaela

  Kaela Brandson is in her final year of her double-major in Psychology and Sociology at UBC. Her research interests include (but are not limited to) sexual well-being/dysfunction, relationship/health dynamics, and religious/LGBTQ+ intersections with sexual well-being. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how diverse experiences shape mental and sexual health- and will pursue graduate […]

Shill, Isla

  Dr. Isla Shill is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the UVic Concussion Lab (Christie Lab) within the School of Medical Sciences and the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health at the University of Victoria supervised by Dr. Brian Christie. Her research focuses on the prevention and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and sport-related […]

Perkins, Lucy

Waugh, Shay

  Dr. Shay Alexandria Waugh completed her PhD research at the University of Victoria with Dr. Caroline Cameron where she investigated how Treponema pallidum (the causative agent of syphilis) crosses the blood-brain barrier. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia studying Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) in the laboratory of […]

Michalowski, Victoria

Dang, Xiaoqing Blandine

  Xiaoqing (Blandine) Dang is a PhD candidate in the Women+ and Children’s Health (WACH) Program at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, supervised by Dr. Pascal Lavoie. Her research focuses on neonatal immunology, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), maternal-newborn immunity, and population-level approaches to understanding why some infants are more […]

Harper, Joanna

  Dr Joanna Harper earned her PhD in exercise science from Loughborough University in January 2024. Her area of study was the performance of transgender athletes. Dr Harper completed a post-doctoral scholar position at Oregon Health & Science University in July 2025, and started a position at Western University in London Canada in September 2025. […]

Peng, Amaris