Meet a Scientist!
Scientists are just curious people!
Join Steve, Meghan, and Anjelica as they virtually interview scientists from St. Boniface Hospital Research from students to lab directors! Learn why they became interested in health science, how they got to where they are now, what they’re working on, and how they might help people stay healthy.
These 20-30 minute interviews were recorded during the 2020-2021 school year.
Meet Dr. Grant Pierce, Former Executive Director of Research at St. Boniface Hospital, professor and scientist at the Albrechtsen Research Centre. Grant shares his perspective on science after many years in cardiovascular research.
Meet Dr. Ben Albensi from the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders. Ben is a good friend of the Youth BIOlab, and always has interesting things to share on the science of memory and Alzheimer’s disease.
Meet Dr. Lorrie Kirschenbaum, Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences to learn about how sleep and genetics influence heart health after a heart attack!
Meet Dr. Carla Taylor, Team Leader of the Canadian Centre for Agri-foods Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) and Dr. Peter Zahradka, Deputy Team Leader at CCARM. They’ll tell us about how food can work like medicine!
Meet Dr. Zaved Waise, Postdoctoral researcher in the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders to find out how fatty foods affect our brain and gut!
Meet Sonu Varghese, a Master’s student from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences to find out what you can do to keep your heart healthy and how to prepare for university!
Meet Chelsea Walchuk, a Ph.D. candidate in the Canadian Centre for Agri-Foods Research in Health and Medicine as she talks to us about how prostate health can be impacted by the foods people eat.
Meet Dr. Don Davies, a post-doctoral researcher in the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders studying new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Meet Rebeca Camargo, a Master’s student from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences to learn about her transition from being a physician in Brazil to a master’s student in Canada studying heart fibrosis!
Meet Anne Mendonca from the Nutritional Lipidomics Lab. Anne is doing her Master’s degree and will share some of her research on Omega-3 fatty acids.
Meet Danah Al-Hattab, a Ph.D. candidate in the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and hear how special genes affect high blood pressure.
Meet Matthew Love, a Masters’s student from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences to learn how circadian rhythm interacts with our hearts! Is it really important to have a proper sleep cycle? Let’s find out!
Meet Dr. M.G. Sabbir a Research Associate at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine. Sabbir is always fun to talk to, and he wants to share some insights into where art and science meet!
Meet Luis Cordero-Monroy, Masters’s student in the Canadian Centre for Agri-Foods Research as he shares some of the complicated factors that contribute to non-alcohol-related fatty liver disease.
Meet Dr. Ian Dixon from the Molecular Cardiology Lab at the Albrechtsen Research Centre! He joins Steve from the Youth BIOlab to talk about science from the microscope to the telescope. We’ll learn about his work on cardiac fibrosis and find out about his passion for astral photography.
Meet Lori Tessler, a research technician in the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders to learn about some of the cool science techniques Lori uses as a researcher while studying type 2 diabetes and diabetic neuropathy!
Meet Steve Jones, our very own Director of the Youth BIOlab talks about what a technician is, and what it was like being a tech for 6 years working for Dr. Ian Dixon!
Meet Teri Moffatt, a research technician in the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences to learn about how important technicians are in making research happen and some of Teri’s research into exercise and heart health!