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I am a doctoral candidate working with Dr. Jo Anne Stratton at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital of McGill University where I specialize in the study of glia and brain borders. My current focus is exploring the involvement of ependymal cells in periventricular neuroinflammation, but I am also engaged in collaborative investigations of microglia, astrocytes, meningeal fibroblasts, and choroid plexus epithelial cells.
I previously received a master's degree in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University where I helped map a portion of the sympathetic circuitry innervating the pelvic viscera. Ultimately, a fascination with how peripheral autonomic nerve degeneration elicits spinal cord inflammation and glial reactivity motivated me to shift my research focus.
Beyond neurobiology, I enjoy writing about the history of science, which I believe should inform contemporary work. My most recent article looks at Wilder G. Penfield's studies of glial cells and their influence on modern neuroscience. In the same integrative vein, I am interested in the utility of computational tools in disentangling the nature of complex phenomena in the brain.
I am actively preparing for a postdoctoral fellowship in which I intend to study the complex interplay between the cerebrospinal fluid and subventricular zone glia in brain aging. My goal is to build a laboratory that applies cutting-edge computational and wet lab approaches to model and test how brain fluid content and regulation can sculpt glial activity. Please reach out to chat if you're interested in any of these ideas!
I am a doctoral candidate working with Dr. Jo Anne Stratton at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital of McGill University where I specialize in the study of glia and brain borders. My current focus is exploring the involvement of ependymal cells in periventricular neuroinflammation, but I am also engaged in collaborative investigations of microglia, astrocytes, meningeal fibroblasts, and choroid plexus epithelial cells.
I previously received a master's degree in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University where I helped map a portion of the sympathetic circuitry innervating the pelvic viscera. Ultimately, a fascination with how peripheral autonomic nerve degeneration elicits spinal cord inflammation and glial reactivity motivated me to shift my research focus.
Beyond neurobiology, I enjoy writing about the history of science, which I believe should inform contemporary work. My most recent article looks at Wilder G. Penfield's studies of glial cells and their influence on modern neuroscience. In the same integrative vein, I am interested in the utility of computational tools in disentangling the nature of complex phenomena in the brain.
I am actively preparing for a postdoctoral fellowship in which I intend to study the complex interplay between the cerebrospinal fluid and subventricular zone glia in brain aging. My goal is to build a laboratory that applies cutting-edge computational and wet lab approaches to model and test how brain fluid content and regulation can sculpt glial activity. Please reach out to chat if you're interested in any of these ideas!