Helen Schweitzer
Helen completed her B.Sc. in Psychology in 2017. She completed a Directed Studies course with Prof. Soma, participated in the Work Learn Program, and presented at the UBC Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference. Her research examined how androgens influence behavioural flexibility, and also the effects of aging on dopamine receptors in the brain. She is co-author on […]
Anastasia Korol
Anastasia worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the Soma Lab. Her research was focused on local synthesis of steroids in the rat brain and its regulation by gonadal hormones, cognitive challenges, and diet. She also studied local glucocorticoid production in immune tissues. Anastasia is a co-author on two peer-reviewed papers and presented her findings […]
Jennifer Ferris
Jenn worked in the Soma Lab as an undergraduate and examined two neuropeptides that regulate reproduction (GnRH and GnIH). She received a Faculty of Arts AURA award to complete this project. From her work in the Soma Lab as an undergraduate, Jenn is a co-author on 2 papers and the first-author on a paper in Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Jenn completed a MSc in […]
Valerie M. Lo
Valerie completed her BA in Psychology at UBC in 2020. During her undergraduate degree, Valerie worked in the lab of Prof. Stan Floresco and studied the role of the medial prefrontal cortex in behavioural flexibility. As an MA student, she focused on investigating the relationship between locally-produced testosterone in the mesocorticolimbic system and behavioural flexibility, […]
Sofia L. Gray
Sofia completed her BA in Psychology in 2020 at UBC and completed her MA in Psychology in 2022. As an undergraduate, she received the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. Her research focused on social behaviour and sex steroids produced locally in the brain. She studied neurosteroids, particularly with regard to regulation of territorial aggression in song sparrows. […]
Ryan J. Tomm
Ryan received his BA and MA in Psychology from UBC, working with Prof. Soma and Prof. Stan Floresco. Ryan examined how neurosteroids, such as testosterone, regulate different aspects of executive function, particularly behavioural flexibility. Ryan received multiple NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards and multiple NSERC Aboriginal Ambassador awards. He has taken his passion for research beyond the lab, […]
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 […]