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BrainReach High School Committee 2018-19

ALEXIA OSTROLENK - President
Alexia is a PhD student in Psychiatric Science at Université de Montréal. She studies hyperlexia, the precocious development of reading skills in autistic children. She started with BrainReach as a volunteer presenter, was French high school coordinator last year, and is now our high school co-president. Alexia cares about communication science to everyone, especially young future scientists! Outside of the lab, she likes baking, dancing, reading, doing yoga, and collecting way too many plants.

EVIATAR FIELDS - Co-President
​Eviatar is currently in the second year of his master’s degree in the Integrated Program of Neuroscience in the lab of Prof. Alanna Watt. He uses behaviour and electrophysiology to understand how aging affects the cerebellum with the goal of improving motor coordination in the elderly. In his spare time, Eviatar enjoys running, reading, playing soccer and playing the piano.

KAITLYN EASSON - English volonteers Coordinator
Kaitlyn is a second-year M.Sc. candidate in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University. For her research project, Kaitlyn is using neuroimaging to investigate long-term alterations in white matter structure in survivors of neonatal critical illnesses. Outside of the lab, Kaitlyn’s interest include cooking and baking, skiing, and yoga! ​

NICOLE LEDWOS - English School Coordinator
​Nicole is currently completing her master degree in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience. Her research is at the Neurosurgical Simulation Research and Training Centre under the supervision of Dr. Rolando Del Maestro. Nicole’s research focuses on using virtual reality to train neurosurgeons and investigate how the learning curve between residents and consultants can be shortened. This year she is taking on the role of the English School Coordinator. She is looking forward to working with each school !​

LOLA WELSCH - French High School Coordinator
Lola made all the way from France to Montreal, to learn about brain and minds. She is a first year PhD at Douglas Institute, under the direction of Dr. Brigitte Kieffer, studying the neurobiology of addiction, with a special focus on opioids. When she’s not in the lab, giving drugs to her mice, she’s outside climbing and hiking, or reading her book in a café.​

ANNE MONNIER - Materials Preparation
​Anne’s research focuses on visual attention connectivity, a phenomenon that is precursor of consciousness ! She dreams of discovering the neural signatures of states such as hypnosis, meditation or flow ! She is very excited about transmitting her passion of science to children and teenagers. When she is not in the lab, she is always surfing on a skate, on a snowboard, in the sea or in the air !

MARISA CRESSATTI - Social Media Manager
Marisa is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Hyman Schipper’s laboratory through the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University. Her research is focused on understanding Parkinson’s disease pathology and identifying biomarkers for improved diagnostics. In her spare time, Marisa loves reading, baking bread and experimenting with fermented foods!
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BÉATRICE DE KONINCK- French Volunteer Coordinator
Beatrice is a master’s student at Université de Montréal. Her main project focuses on the modulation of brain oscillations by non-invasive stimulation techniques. The greater objective is to apply these types of techniques to comatose patients in the hope of increasing their level of consciousness. She joined the BrainReach team last year as a volunteer presenter and decided to involve herself even more this year by being French volunteer coordinator. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the guitar, reading books and swimming.