Student Profiles

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Alumni Interview: Minesh Kapadia

AUTHORS: Crystal Mahadeo & Ritesh Daya

Minesh Kapadia graduated from the MiNDS program in November 2015. He is an intelligent and talented young researcher who sat down with us to share his experiences and advice on defending your thesis and finding a job after you graduate.

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13.12.16 09:25 PM - Comment(s)

Student Profile: Laura Zielinski

AUTHOR: Laura Zielinski

Laura Zielinski, a second year MiNDS graduate student, proposes a systematic review protocol to examine the possible negative impacts of cannabis use on methadone maintenance treatment outcomes in individuals seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

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13.09.16 09:08 PM - Comment(s)

Student Interview: Chris Rowley

AUTHOR: Shawna Thompson (and Chris Rowley)

Tell us about your research project.

My research started with developing a new technique to analyze myelin that is in the cortex of the brain using magnetic resonance imaging. Now that the technique is published, I am moving to apply that technique ...

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13.09.16 09:03 PM - Comment(s)

Welcome our New Students!

In this month’s Program Corner, we are introduced to the remainder of this year’s incoming class of MiNDS students. As you will see, they are an exciting group of individuals with varied interests both in and outside of the lab. We hope that you enjoy getting to know them as much as we have!

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10.11.15 08:18 PM - Comment(s)

Emerging MiNDS

AUTHORS: Finnegan R, Becker, S 

SUMMARY: Rory Finnegan

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30.10.15 11:09 AM - Comment(s)

In the MiNDS of our students

AUTHOR: Crystal Mahadeo

Shawna Thompson is a PhD student in Dr. Jane Foster’s lab. Recently, Shawna transferred from Masters to PhD to continue her research. She also attended SfN in Chicago for the first time! We talked about the transfer process and her experience at the Neuroscience conference....

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30.10.15 11:01 AM - Comment(s)

The MiNDS of our Alumni

AUTHOR: Elyse Rosa

Alison Fenney was a PhD student in the MiNDS program working with Dr. Timothy Lee. Alison defended her thesis in the fall of 2011. While working with Dr. Lee, her PhD project focused on the role of motor information in learning and behaviour in the presence and absence of physical...

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30.10.15 10:08 AM - Comment(s)

Welcome our New Students

Monica Akula has a Neuroscience and Psychology double major from the University of Toronto. Her graduate supervisor will be Dr. Judith West-Mays. Monica's research interests include cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and genetics. Her hobbies are reading and watching mo...

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11.08.15 07:12 PM - Comment(s)