Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Anibal Chertcoff
Academic Status: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Previous Academic Training: Medical Doctor at Universidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clinical Training: MS Fellowship (BARLO MS Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 2022-2023; Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018-2019), Neurology Residency (Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2014-2018), Psychiatry Residency (Hospital Alvear, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010-2014).
Post-Doctoral Supervisor: Helen Tremlett, PhD
Current Research Project: Psychiatric morbidity in multiple sclerosis during the prodromal period (Psych-MS)
Interviews: DMCBH Trainee Spotlight: https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/news/dmcbh-trainee-spotlight-dr-anibal-chertcoff/
VJNeurology profile: https://vjneurology.com/speaker/anibal-chertcoff/
Graduate Students
Ali Mirza
Academic Status: PhD Candidate, Bioinformatics
Previous Academic Training: MSc in Microbiology and Immunology (University of Michigan), BSc in Biochemistry (University of Michigan – Dearborn)
Supervisor: Helen Tremlett, PhD
Past Research Project: The MS Microbiome: explore the connection between MS and the gut microbiome using state-of-the art bioinformatics and statistical methods.
Current Research Project: Trivariate Analysis of the Mediterranean Diet, the Gut Microbiota and Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Wendy Tsai
Academic Status: MD Candidate
Previous Academic Training: BA in Chemistry and Public Health (Johns Hopkins University)
Supervisor: Helen Tremlett, PhD
Current Research Project: The MS Microbiome and Disease-Modifying Therapies
Email: wtsai@student.ubc.ca
Himali Bergeron-Vitez
Academic Status: MSc in Pharmacology (Completed, July 2023)
Previous Academic Training: BScH in Biology from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
Supervisor: Helen Tremlett, PhD; John LK Kramer, PhD
Thesis Title: Neuropathic pain and the multiple sclerosis prodrome: a population-based matched cohort study
Email: himalibv@student.ubc.ca
Daivat Bhavsar
Academic Status: MD Candidate
Previous Academic Training: BSc in Biochemistry (McMaster University)
Supervisor: Helen Tremlett, PhD
Current Research Project: Relevance of the Phageome in MS Progression
Email: daivat25@student.ubc.ca
