Dr. Galea’s research goal is to improve brain health for women and men by examining the influence of sex and sex hormones on normal and diseased brain states such as depression and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Galea obtained her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Western University and was a postdoctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University. Dr. Galea is a Distinguished University Scholar, is a twice winner of the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)-Discovery Accelerator Supplement, received the Michael Smith Senior Scholar Award, Cattell Sabbatical Award, and the Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction award. She was recognized as a Fellow at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS). She has over 160 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Galea is the chief editor of FiN (Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology IF: 9.059), an editor of eNeuro, and serves/served on the editorial boards of Endocrinology, Hormones and Behavior, and Neuroscience. Dr. Galea served on peer review panels for the National Institute of Health(US), Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Wellcome Trust(UK) and NSERC. She has secured over $8M as PI. She is a President-Elect of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD), and serves on numerous committees (advocacy, EDI) and advisory boards (e.g. Institute for Gender and Health CIHR).

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