Brett Hathaway
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Investigating the neural and behavioural mechanisms of risky decision-making and cognitive inflexibility induced by reward-paired cues.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Testing rats.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Petting cats.
Contact: bretthathaway@psych.ubc.ca
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Brittney Russell
Program of study: PhD in Psychology
Current research interests: The effects of dopamine D2/3 agonists on decision making and rodent models of iatrogenic gambling disorder. Also, the influence of audiovisual cues on decision-making in individuals with problem gambling.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Being able to juggle my clinical work and neuroscience research.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Wearing Ugg boots and leggings every day if I could. Only drinking cocktails.
Contact: brittney.russell@psych.ubc.ca
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Graeme Betts
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Neuroinflammation and its role in decision-making and neuropsychiatric disorders… with a side-hustle investigating the cholinergic system.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Having a diverse range of skill sets to offer.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Taking more than two years to write this bio.
Contact: bettsg@psych.ubc.ca
Kelly Hrelja
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Interactions between neuroinflammation and cognitive functioning, with a heavy interest in traumatic brain injury and addiction models. To do this, I have had the exciting opportunity of collaborating with other labs within UBC, such as Dr. Cheryl Wellington’s lab and Dr. Annie Cierna’s lab.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Eagerness to learn and perfect new techniques.
What the lab probably will remember me for: My constant yearning for bubble tea.
Contact: kellyhre@mail.ubc.ca
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Fiza Arshad
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Exploring altered chemical, psychological, and neurobiological processes that underlie impairments in sensory-cue-induced decision-making and motivation in disordered gambling using multimodal imaging, behavioural, and psychophysiological methods.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Ceaseless curiosity to learn more about the human brain.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Asking questions and giving advice no one asked me for.
Contact: fizaarshad@alumni.ubc.ca
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Hannah Brodie
Program of study: MSc in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Investigating the effect of chronic THC exposure on cost-benefit decision making.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: My passion for learning and work ethic.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Expertly crafting THC cocktails for my rats.
Contact: hannah.brodie@alumni.ubc.ca
Chloe Chernoff
Program of study: MSc in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Manipulating the noradrenaline system using various methods (ie. pharmacology, chemogenetics) to elucidate the role of noradrenaline in gambling-like behaviour and risk taking.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Meaningful intellectual contributions and hard work in CDM.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Having an encyclopedic knowledge of beer.
Contact: chloec27@student.ubc.ca
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Lucas Calderhead
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Impact of stress on decision making
What I would like the lab to remember me for:
What the lab probably will remember me for: Never having the webcam turned on
Contact: lmmcubc@student.ubc.ca
Melanie Lysenko-Martin
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Neural and behavioural substrates of cannabis-induced impairments in decision-making
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Developing new models of cannabis use disorder.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Hotboxing rats and treating my bicycle like a member of the family.
Contact: melaniel@student.ubc.ca or twitter: @neuroxmission
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