The Team
Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Rideout, PhDDr. Elizabeth Rideout holds a CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair in Genetics, and is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. Dr. Rideout is an Assistant Professor at The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, where she is affiliated with the Life Sciences Institute, the Women's Health Research Institute at BC Women's Hospital, and the UBC Women's Health Research Cluster. Dr. Rideout completed her BSc (Hons) at the University of Toronto at Mississauga in Forensic Science and Biology. She first became interested in research working with fruit flies in the laboratory of Prof. Marla Sokolowski, prompting a move to the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Goodwin at the University of Glasgow to study sex-specific brain development and behaviour in flies. This work led to publications Rideout et al. (2007) and Rideout et al. (2010). For her post-doctoral research, Dr. Rideout joined the lab of Dr. Savraj Grewal at the University of Calgary to study the regulation of growth and metabolism during development. This work led to several publications: Rideout et al. 2012, Marshall et al. 2012, Ghosh et al. 2014 and Rideout and Grewal (2015).
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Coffee or tea? Tea
Early bird or night hawk? Early bird Rain or snow? Snow Dogs or cats? Miniature pigs Chips or chocolate? Both Favourite pastime: Reading Favourite TV show: The Wire Favourite embarrassing TV show: So You Think You Can Dance Favourite book: Henning Mankell’s Wallander novels Favourite movie: The Sound of Music and Dirty Dancing Favourite food: Spaghetti carbonara Favourite Drosophila marker: Tubby Favourite lab equipment: Tie between micro-dissection scissors and repeating pipette Food that I would live in (like the flies do): Pizza |
Graduate Students
Puja Biswas, PhD Student2019 - PresentAs a biochemist, I am keen to study lipid metabolism and related diseases, such as obesity and diabetes. After completing my BSc and MSc in biochemistry and molecular biology from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, I pursued a second MSc in biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. I studied the regulation of the triacylglycerol synthesis pathway in adipocytes under Dr. Scot Stone. Besides lab work, I enjoy being outdoors and exploring nature. I am also a dancer and singer trained in Indian Classical music.
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Early bird or night hawk? Night hawk
Rain or snow? Sunny days Dogs or cats? Dogs Chips or chocolate? Depends on my mood Favourite pastime: Youtubing Favourite TV show: The Big Bang Theory Favourite embarrassing TV show: None Favourite book: A lot of Bengali literature Favourite movie: 3 idiots Favourite food: Biriyani Favourite Drosophila marker: Curly wings Favourite lab equipment: Multichannel pipette Food that I would live in (like the flies do): Noodle soup |
George Brownrigg, MSc2020 - PresentI completed my BSc Integrated Sciences at UBC in 2019 with a focus on genetics and physiology. I initially joined the Rideout lab as a volunteer in 2017 and quickly realized the importance of the work being done and was impressed by the energy and dedication of the research team. My current research is focused on sex differences in insulin pathway function and its relationship to diabetes. I work with mice, so my project is part of a larger coordinated effort between the Rideout and Johnson labs (visit site) at UBC. Outside of the lab I enjoy spending time outdoors and sailing, especially in tropical locations!
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Coffee or tea? Coffee
Early bird or night hawk? Night hawk Rain or snow? Snow Dogs or cats? Charlie the Black Lab Chips or chocolate? Milk chocolate Favourite pastime: Enjoying the outdoors Favourite TV show: Friends Favourite embarrassing TV show: Kitchen Nightmares Favourite book: Jack Ryan Favourite movie: Harry Potter Favourite food: Neapolitan Pizza Favourite Drosophila marker: Tubby Favourite lab equipment: Multichannel pipette Food that I would live in (like the flies do): Miso soup |
Colin Miller, MSc Student2020 - Present |
Celena Cherian, MSc Student2021 - Present |