Danielle Isfeld

Nominated by: Dr. Michael Charette

• Pursuing a double major in Chemistry and Biology
• Will be doing an Honours Thesis with Dr. Charette next year
• BUSU Work Study Student – summer research student in 2023
• Student Marker for two Biochemistry courses
• She has an excellent skill set (otherwise known as “good hand”) and is very thorough, methodical and analytical
• Danielle’s research project looks at one aspect of Bowen-Conradi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder in the Hutterite Population of the Canadian Prairies
• Danielle’s research is key to increasing our understanding of the disease mechanism of this disorder with the hope to someday be able to provide treatment options.
• She presented her research in October 2023 Child Health Research Days in Winnipeg, the research conference of the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of MB.
• From Brandon, MB. She went to J.R. Reid and Vincent Massey High School
• Hopes to pursue a medical career

How will you #BreakTheBias?

To #BreaktheBias I have stepped WAY out of my comfort zone to share a small piece of my story on how I got to where I am today. If I inspire one woman to set out today to accomplish their wildest dreams, I believe I have done my part in inspiring the movement.