Katelyn Low
Katelyn completed a BSc in Integrated Sciences at UBC. As an undergrad, she was involved in research on harbour seal sensory systems and zebra finch social behaviour at the University of Rostock and McGill University. For her MSc, she focused on androgen receptors in the mesocorticolimbic system and how these change with aging. Then, she […]
Dr. Amit H. Shah
Amit was a MSc student in the Soma Lab (2006-2008). He then completed a PhD in Neuroscience at Michigan State University. Next, Amit received an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Amit is currently an Equity Analyst at Mawer Investment Management.
Prof. Devaleena S. Pradhan
Devaleena was a MSc student in the Soma Lab (2006-2008) and focused on the metabolism of DHEA in the brain. She then completed a PhD at Georgia State University and a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA. Devaleena is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Idaho State University. Google Scholar profile ResearchGate profile Twitter account
Dr. Kim L. Schmidt
Kim was a MSc student in the Soma Lab (2007-2009) and examined corticosterone and cortisol levels in lymphoid organs during development. She received a NSERC CGS-M Fellowship. She then completed a PhD in Biology at the University of Western Ontario and a postdoctoral fellowship at Simon Fraser University. Kim is currently a Research Manager at the […]
Dr. Eunice H. Chin
Eunice was a MSc student in the Soma Lab (2004-2006) and studied neurosteroids during early development. She received a NSERC CGS-M Fellowship. She then completed a PhD at Trent University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Simon Fraser University. Eunice is currently an Instructor at Capilano University in Vancouver.
Dr. Cecilia Jalabert
Cecilia is from Uruguay in South America, where she obtained her BSc and MSc degrees in Neuroscience from Universidad de la Republica, working with Prof. Ana Silva and Prof. Laura Quintana on neuroethology. Her PhD research focused on understanding local sex steroid synthesis in the brain and the regulation of social behaviour in a songbird model. She also developed […]
Dr. Jordan E. Hamden
Jordan received his B.Sc. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Radford University (2015). Jordan completed his PhD in UBC Zoology in 2021. Jordan’s work focused on the local regulation of glucocorticoids in immune organs and several brain regions during mouse development. His projects investigated the roles of the intestinal microbiome, stress, and local […]
Dr. Nora H. Prior
Nora was a PhD student from 2009-2014. Her research investigated the neuroendocrine regulation of pair maintenance in the zebra finch. Nora used a combination of field and lab studies to describe how brain and circulating sex steroid levels change with environmental conditions. Then Nora was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland with Profs. […]
Dr. Matthew D. Taves
Matt received his BSc in Biology from McMaster University, where he worked with Prof. Sigal Balshine. He then came to UBC to work with Prof. Soma and completed his PhD in 2015. With the support of CIHR scholarships, he studied local production of glucocorticoids in the immune system of birds and mice. Matt then worked […]
Prof. Amy E.M. Newman
Amy was a PhD student in the Soma Lab (2004-2009) and focused on the interactions between glucocorticoids and DHEA. She received Graduate Fellowships from NSERC and MSFHR. She also collaborated with Prof. Scott MacDougall-Shackleton (Univeristy of Western Ontario) to study how corticosterone and DHEA regulate adult neurogenesis. She was then an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of […]