About our team

Dr. Farivar is the director of the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University. The Farivar lab uses neuroimaging technologies, such as MRI, to study the process of vision. 

Hilary is a PhD student working with Dr. Xiaoqian Chai at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Her research focuses on the development of memory in individuals with and without autism.

Jiarui is a M.Sc student in the IPN studying under Dr. Judes Poirier at the Douglas. Her research focuses on finding novel biomarkers in the spinal fluid for the non-symptomatic phase of Alzheimer’s disease.

Jason is a PhD student at the IPN in Dr. Sylvain Baillet's lab. He studies individual differences in neural activity, our so called 'neural fingerprint', as well as the cognitive neuroscience of attention. 

Gabrielle is a PhD student in Dr. Reut Gruber’s lab at the Douglas Research Center. Her research focuses on the contribution of light exposure to adolescents’ sleep.

Rebecca is a master's student in the IPN under the supervision of Dr. Naguib Mechawar at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Her research investigates the lasting-impacts of early life adversity on the brain and how that may increase risks for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Amelia is a PhD student working with Dr. Carl Ernst. Her research is focused on the design of gene therapy tools for Glioblastoma Multiforme, a highly aggressive brain tumour.