I'm a second-year undergraduate from Hong Kong majoring in Psychology and Cognitive Science. My Laidlaw research project is on the mechanisms underlying how developmental trauma induces vulnerability to psychosis in adulthood.
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Currently studying Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. I have a broad interest in the medical sciences and specific interests in metabolism, lifestyle medicine, and emerging therapeutics for diseases of modern civilisation.
Hi there! My name is Angel (she/her/hers), and I'm first-year and a native New York City resident studying Neuroscience and Behavior. I'm passionate about all things STEM and medicine, and I hope to learn more through research over the next few years. When I'm not in the lab or having my nose stuck in a book, you can find me listening to music, volunteering, exploring the city, and baking too much!
My research interest revolves around the cingulum bundle, it’s relation to depression and potential to emerge as a biomarker for disease progression
Hello! I am a BSc Neuroscience student at the University of Leeds. I am currently undertaking a placement year in Public Engagement at the ISIS Neutron & Muon Source.
Hello, I am in my penultimate year a Neuroscience BSc. I'm interested in brains and music! My research focuses on HDAC inhibitors as a treatment line for neurodegenerative diseases. Feel free to message me.
I am a second year MSci. student studying Clinical Psychology at the University of York. My main experience involves charity work, fundraising, promoting mental health awareness and research into Neuroscience & Linguistics.
My main area of research is on language, language in society and communication. I am also interested in Forensic Psychology, Clinical Neuroscience and Cognition.
I look forward to using this platform to network and grow my understanding of a variety of other subjects, from any field there is to offer.
I am a Singaporean French second-year biology student studying at the University of York hoping to specialise in medical biology. My research project looks into novel therapies for a neurodegenerative disorder which there are currently no treatments for, Huntington's disease. I am excited to embark on the Laidlaw Scholarship and to connect with as many young leaders in my field as I can.
Yusra Shafi
MSc Candidate, Columbia University (MSc) The University of Toronto, St. George (HBSc)
Hello! My name is Yusra, and I graduated from the University of Toronto, St. George, in 2023. I'm now currently doing my MSc. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University.
My Laidlaw research utilizes the concepts of Self-determination theory, and focused on analyzing the biggest barriers to a 'positive' university experience, possible solutions that can be enacted, and how all these factors influenced student mental health.
My work now spans the intersection of mental health, conflict resolution, and social justice. I work as a Case Manager at an anti-human trafficking organization, and also work in the climate justice space with Canadian civil society.
Passionate woman, thrilled by social impact causes. Studied actuarial science, worked in a management consulting firm for five years, in which I focused on Transformation. Former Laidlaw scholar studying an MBA At Kearney LBS.