Sarah Erwin is a Master’s student in Dr. Mark Cembrowski’s lab. Sarah’s research combines molecular, circuit, and behavioural techniques to study the precise cell-type logic of memory in the brain. She received her BS in Animal Sciences from Michigan State University, after which she worked as a technician at HHMI Janelia Research Campus.
Through her dedication and commitment, she has discovered and characterized multiple neuron types involved in memory, which has resulted in two first-author publications entitled Spatially patterned excitatory neuron subtypes and projections of the claustrum (2021) and A Sparse, Spatially Biased Subtype of Mature Granule Cell Dominates Recruitment in Hippocampal-Associated Behaviors (2020).
In recognition of her success, within the last year Sarah has been awarded a Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health General Award, as well as a prestigious Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Fellowship from UBC.
Sarah is an outstanding scientist and individual. Within our laboratory, she has worked tirelessly to conduct her research, as well as train and assist lab members in their respective projects.
Dr. Mark Cembrowski
In her spare time, you can find her out on the water rowing with the Vancouver Rowing Club, or hiking with her dogs.