Research Assistants

  • Bella Yang

    Bella is an undergraduate student studying Neuroscience. She is interested in learning more about avian behaviours. Bella is currently assisting Jérôme Plumier in investigating the changes in neurosteroid levels in blood, plasma, and brain tissues and their impact on the year-round aggression in song sparrows. 

  • Brenda Law

    Brenda is an undergraduate student with a major in behavioural and cognitive neuroscience. She is currently working with Brittany, investigating intranasal administration of estradiol and its effects on motivation and memory.

  • Charis Joy Idea

    Charis is a BSc Neuroscience undergraduate student. She is currently assisting Jerome in studying the relationship between steroids, fatty acids, and aggressive behaviours in song sparrows. Her favorite birds include: adelie penguins, albatrosses, shoebill storks, ducks, and silly geese!

  • Donny Xu

    Donny is an undergraduate student pursuing a BSc in Neuroscience. He is helping Brittany with her project on the intranasal administration of estradiol and effects on motivation in rats

  • Gabrielle Delorme

    Gabrielle is an undergraduate pursuing a BSc in Neuroscience. She is assisting Brittany with her project on the intranasal administration of estradiol to investigate its effects on motivation in rats.

  • Gladys Liang

    Gladys is an undergraduate Neuroscience student. She is assisting Jerome in exploring  the effects of neurosteroids on year-round aggression in song sparrows. Other than song sparrows, Gladys likes the magnificent frigate bird and the cattle egret.

  • Kaitlyn Yu

    Kaitlyn is an undergraduate Neuroscience student. She is currently assisting Michelle in investigating changes in maternal, placental and fetal steroids as a result of maternal sucrose intake and their impact on offspring neuroendocrinology and behaviour.

  • Leena Tagourti

    Leena is an undergraduate Neuroscience student in the Behavioural and Molecular stream. She is currently assisting Jérôme with his project investigating the roles of steroids and fatty acids in the aggressive behaviours of song sparrows.

  • Tyler Lin

    Tyler is a UBC alumnus who studied in the Bachelor of Science in Animal Biology program. He is currently assisting Michelle in investigating changes in maternal, placental and fetal steroids as a result of maternal sucrose intake and their impact on offspring neuroendocrinology and behaviour.