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Isabelle Roach

Election Year: 2020

Election Constituency: Canada

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Maritimes & Trinity 2020

Isabelle Roach

Biography

Isabelle Roach is a fourth year student at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she is pursuing a BSc with Honours in Biology. She currently works in Dalhousie's Department of Medical Neuroscience as an undergraduate student researcher, studying traumatic brain injury and its effects on the blood-brain barrier. She has also worked as a research assistant with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, studying the effects of anesthesia in elderly patients. Outside of the classroom, she is the captain of the varsity volleyball team, volunteers at the IWK Health Center and sings in a local choir. Isabelle intends to pursue studies in neuroscience.