Naomi Fettig

Naomi is a PhD student studying neuro-imunology in the Osborne and Horwitz Labs at UBC. She completed her BSc at UBC in honours Microbiology and Immunology, during which Naomi had the opportunity to publish a UJEMI-PEARLs article as well as a UJEMI article from her work in UBC’s course-based undergraduate research experience program. Naomi is excited to part of the UJEMI editorial team so she can help introduce students to the peer review process and provide an opportunity for undergraduate publication.

Naomi’s research project focuses on how environmental factors influence the initiation and progression of multiple sclerosis. The cause of multiple sclerosis is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, however the exact causes and mechanisms remain unknown. Naomi’s project aims to study the immunological changes that occur following various microbial, viral, and helminthic exposures, and how these changes may alter susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.