Dr. Haley Geertsma is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Hanns Lochmüller’s lab at the CHEO Research Institute. Haley completed her BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology at Memorial University of Newfoundland then PhD in Neuroscience and Genetics in Dr. Maxime Rousseaux’s lab at the University of Ottawa. Her PhD work centered around understanding the consequences of protein mislocalization in Parkinson’s disease through the genetic manipulation of cell and animal models. Haley’s postdoctoral research uses human induced pluripotent stem cells to study the brain-specific role and brain-heart connection in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1. Outside of the lab, Haley enjoys playing volleyball, knitting, and travelling. Haley is excited to be a part of the NMD4C Basic Science Training Committee contributing to Social Media and Communications and strives to make science accessible to all.