Lauren Maier

Supervisor

Prof. Phil Ainslie

Current Program

Education

Lauren has a BKin (2021) and MSc in Kinesiology (2023) from the University of Alberta, where she was first introduced to environmental physiology.

Awards

CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award.

Biography

Outside of research, Lauren spends most of her time Irish dancing. Prior to starting her PhD, she spent a year working as a professional dancer and travelled to 25 different countries on an international tour.

Current Research

Lauren is interested in differences between males and females in brain blood flow regulation, both at rest and in response to various stimuli. She is also interested in how the brain responds to a lack of oxygen, specifically in healthy humans exposed to high altitude environments. Lauren hopes to expand knowledge of how sex alters these responses to improve outcomes clinically and explore potential mechanisms underpinning sex differences in brain physiology.

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