WEBER LAB - Key Persons

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• She / Hers / Her ), Master 's Student in Neuroscience

Allison was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Neuroscience. Afterwards, she worked as a research assistant for Dr. Lawrence Richer in the Pediatric Autonomic Clinic at the Stollery Children's Hospital. She joined the Weber Lab in September 2021 for her Master's in Neuroscience in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. Her project investigates the metabolic, functional and structural pathology of Rett Syndrome though using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), functional MRI (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).

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• MCISc ( She / Hers / Her ), Master 's Student in Biomedical Engineering

Anna was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto with a double Major in Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. Shortly after, she began working in the provincial healthcare sector conducting analysis work. During this time, she also became a technical research assistant at the UHN Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE Research Institute) with the Winter Lab under Dr. Geoff Fernie and Dr. Atena Roshan Fekr. Alongside work, she continued her academic studies and pursued a Master of Clinical Science at Western University. She joined the Weber Lab in May 2021 as a Master's of Applied Science student in the School of Biomedical Engineering. Her project involves developing and investigating the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen in newborns using advanced MRI methods such as quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) and arterial spin labelling (ASL). In her spare time, she enjoys ultimate frisbee, board games, hiking, cooking, and swimming.

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• Assistant Professor at UBC

Dr. Alexander Mark Weber is an Assistant Professor at UBC in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, and an Independent Investigator at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute with the Brain, Behaviour & Development Theme. His research interests focus on developing specific and sensitive quantitative biomarkers of anatomical, functional and metabolic characteristics of brain health in newborns and children. The Weber Lab is interested in using and improving quantiative MRI methods to look at the healthy and disordered brain in pediatric populations.