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Associate Professor
\nUNC-Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

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Education and Training<\/h3>\n

University of British Columbia, BSc
\nUniversity of British Columbia, PhD
\nNIH, Postdoc<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest<\/h3>\n

Lipids are crucial molecules for life. They play important roles in building membranes, storing energy, and cell signaling. We are interested in how lipids move around both within cells and between cells, for example from astrocytes to neurons. The lab uses cutting-edge microscopy techniques including live-cell imaging, superresolution microscopy, and multispectral imaging. We use these approaches to understand how defects in lipid trafficking contribute to metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases.<\/p>\n

Awards and Honors<\/p>\n

2016-21 NIH K99\/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
\n2016 Fellows Award for Research Excellence, NIH
\n2014 Women Scientist Advisors Scholar Award, NIH
\n2010 Zoology Graduate Fellowship, UBC
\n2005-10 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Award
\n2006-10 Canada Graduate Scholarship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
\n2006-07 Killam Predoctoral Fellowship, UBC
\n2005-06 McLean Fraser Memorial Scholarship, UBC
\n2004-05 Right Honorable Don Mazankowski Scholarship, UBC
\n2001-05 Undergraduate Scholar Program Award, UBC<\/p>\n

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