Cohort of 2024
My name is Kate and I am from Barrie, Ontario. I graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario with a BSc Honours in Biology in 2023.
Upon graduating, I completed a summer internship at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Here, I worked in the Gibson Lab where I investigated epigenetic regulation of SETD1B in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. After this, I spent a year working as a clinical assistant in the Genetics Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa, Ontario.
Apart from work and school, I volunteered on a crisis line with the Sexual Assault Centre in Kingston and facilitated a support group for individuals with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and their caregivers through the Colleen Cunningham Foundation. Besides genetics, I enjoy hiking, swimming, and spending time with friends.