What sparked your love for science? A childhood curiosity, a great teacher, or a moment of discovery? On February 11, we celebrate the stories of women who turned their passion into a career, inspiring the next generation to do the same. Learn more about the stories of these DMCBH faculty and staff:
Dr. Rosin actually stumbled upon a career in neuroscience. While working on her undergraduate honours project, studying enhancer expression in limb development, she noticed that the same enhancers (and the gene itself) were also active in the brain. Intrigued, she approached her supervisor, Dr. John Cobb, and asked if she could explore this connection further. This curiosity led her to pursue a PhD, focusing on the role of these regulatory regions in both limb and brain development. Along the way, Drs. Deborah Kurrasch and Carol Schuurmans became key mentors, offering invaluable guidance.
Today, Dr. Rosin thrives on the creativity her work allows, where there are no limits to the questions she can ask. As an Assistant Professor, her lab focuses on immune regulation in developmental programs and examines how gestational factors, like maternal stress, impact fetal development. She loves seeing her trainees light up when they make new discoveries. Live-cell imaging, where she observes neural cells interact in real-time, is one of her favorite aspects of research.
For young women in science, Dr. Rosin offers this advice:
