I graduated with a B. Arts Sci.-Biochemistry from McMaster University and completed my PhD in Helen McNeill’s lab at the University of Toronto investigating a novel role for the atypical Cadherin, Fat, in mitochondrial biology. In my postdoctoral work in Julie Lefebvre’s lab at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto I studied how the clustered protocadherins direct the development of cortical interneurons in the mammalian brain.

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In my spare time I enjoy exploring local restaurants and neighbourhood hangouts, and can also often be found gaming (both board and video).