About our team
Our team of volunteers looks forward to answering your questions. Here you can get to know some of us better. Introducing the members of our admin team!
Reza Farivar
Dr. Farivar is the director of the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University. The Farivar lab uses neuroimaging technologies, such as MRI, to study the process of vision.
Hilary Sweatman
Hilary is a PhD student working with Dr. Xiaoqian Chai at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Her research focuses on the development of memory in individuals with and without autism.
Olivia Ao
Olivia is a M.Sc student in the IPN studying under Dr. Judes Poirier at the Douglas. Her research focuses on finding novel biomarkers in the spinal fluid for the non-symptomatic phase of Alzheimer’s disease.
Jason Da Silva Castanheira
Jason is a PhD student at the IPN in Dr. Sylvain Baillet's lab. He studies individual differences in neural activity, our so called 'neural fingerprint', as well as the cognitive neuroscience of attention.
Gabrielle Gauthier-Gagne
Gabrielle is a PhD student in Dr. Reut Gruber’s lab at the Douglas Research Center. Her research focuses on the contribution of light exposure to adolescents’ sleep.
Rebecca Chen
Rebecca is a master's student in the IPN under the supervision of Dr. Naguib Mechawar at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Her research investigates the lasting-impacts of early life adversity on the brain and how that may increase risks for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Amelia Semenak
Amelia is a PhD student working with Dr. Carl Ernst. Her research is focused on the design of gene therapy tools for Glioblastoma Multiforme, a highly aggressive brain tumour.
Lyne Baaj
Lyne is a master's student in the IPN under the supervision of Dr. Rabin. Her research aims to understand the effects of cannabis abstinence on mental health.
Previous Committee Members
Christophe Tanguay-Sabourin Aashita Batra
Sienna Drake Alice Morgunova
Hyo Lee Nancy Mugisha
Malosree Maitra Teddy Fisher
Annika Traa Sophie Sun
Sabine Rannio
A Big THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!
In addition to our admin team we have over 30 volunteers who are graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience. They provide their expertise and insights to answer your questions about neuroscience and the brain and to give back to the community. Without them our initiative would not be possible.