Affiliated Research Staff
Atena Akbari
Research AssociateBiography: Atena is a Research Associate in Professor Ravi Menon’s lab at CFMM. She completed her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Queensland, where she gained experience in laminar fMRI at 7 tesla. She joined CFMM in 2021 as a Postdoctoral Associate. Her research focuses on developing and applying advanced MRI methods to study brain function and structure in health and neurodegenerative disease.
Amr Eed
Research AssociateBiography: Amr is a Research Associate in the Menon lab. His research involves scanning awake rodent models.
Ywlliane da Silva Rodrigues Meurer
Research TechnicianBiography: Ywlliane Meurer holds a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) and a Ph.D. in Psychobiology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Her key responsibilities include ensuring standards of care and ethical treatment to maintain animal welfare, facilitating breeding and training, and providing proper procedural support for experiments in Dr. Menon’s research projects. In her spare time, Ywlliane really enjoys cycling around the city and practicing samatta meditation.
Mo Naderi
Research Scientist IIBiography: Dr. Naderi holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan and has over five years of postdoctoral experience, including the York Science and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. As a Research Scientist II in Dr. Menon’s Lab at CFMM, he manages Dr. Menon's research program focused on developing advanced neuroimaging techniques and novel therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. His work involves overseeing laboratory operations, training trainees, securing funding, and ensuring compliance with research protocols. His current project focuses on investigating how gamma sensory stimulation modulates neural activity and mitigates Alzheimer’s disease pathology, with the goal of developing innovative therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative disorders.
Jesleen Saini
MSc StudentBiography: Jesleen is an MSc student in Neuroscience, supervised by Dr. Stefan Everling. She completed her BSc at Wilfrid Laurier University, receiving a major in Honours Biology. Her current work involves in using immunohistochemical and microscopy techniques to visualize the propagation of a-synuclein in marmoset.
