NEUROSCIENTIST
JESSICA ARCHIBALD, Ph.D

EDUCATION

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Degrees + Training

Degrees

Specialized Training

  • PhD Experimental Medicine
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 2019-2023
  • MSc Kinesiology
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 2016-2018
  • BSc Biological Sciences
    University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. 2011-2015
  • North American Pain School | QPRN & IASP 2022
  • MR Spectroscopy Workshop| Harvard Martinos Center 2021
  • Science Communication School | Telus Spark 2021
  • GABA Editing School | Johns Hopkins University 2020
  • High Density EEG Workship| Philips Healthcare 2019

SCHOLARY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Featured Publications

  • Archibald J., Ortiz O., Enzler A., Rosner J., and Kramer J.L.K. Supra-spinal facilitation to repetitive painful stimulation: A laser evoked potential study". J Neurophysiol. (2022).
  • Archibald J., MacMillan EL., Graf C., Kozlowsk P., Laule C., Kramer J.L.K. “Metabolite activity in the anterior cingulate cortex during a painful stimulus using functional MRS”. Sci Reports. (2020).
  • Archibald J., MacMillan EL., Enzler A., Jutzeler C., Schweinhardt P., Kramer J.L.K. “Excitatory and inhibitory responses in the brain to experimental pain: A systematic review of MR spectroscopy findings”. Neuroimage (2020).
  • Archibald J., Warner F.M., Ortiz, O., Todd M., Jutzeler C.R. “Recent advances in objectifying pain using neuroimaging techniques.” J Neurophysiol. (2018).
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TOOLS & GUIDES

OPEN SCIENCE

Contributions

  • Archibald J. fMRS in Pain -data set (2021) (Over 100 downloads)
  • An end-to-end guide on how to simulate an MRS basis-set with FID-A Across Vendors (coming soon)
  • MRShinyBrain is a web application that enables scientists to access and generate hypotheses based on functional, biochemical, and morphological brain data. Stay tuned for its release!

SOFTWARE SKILLS

  • Matlab- Signal processing, preprocessing, and analysis of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and EEG data.
  • R studio- Data visualization, R Markdowns, R Shiny App, linear mixed effects, and regression models.
  • FSL- Segmentation, registration and GLM statistics, FLS-MRS, and perfusion analysis.
  • LCModel- Fitting metabolites, simulating basis sets for human and phantom data.
  • FreeSurfer- Segmentation, registration, and cortical thickness analyses.
  • ASLprep- Perfusion analysis, in both standard and native space, with the use of container systems (i.e., Docker).
  • LaTex- For creating visually appealing documents, abstracts, manuscripts etc.
  • Command line- Linux command line, Python CLI, FSL CLI, and bash scripting.
  • HTML and CSS- For creating responsive and visually appealing web pages.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • MRS Canada-wide Workshop 2021- I co-developed and co-taught a lecture series of MRI and MRS principles. From Spins to Neurochemistry. Our audience included graduate students, principal investigators, and clinical users of Philips scanners.
  • Guest lecturer: Anatomy and physiology of pain 2019/2020/2021- I developed lectures for an upper-level undergraduate course. These classes intended to give the students basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, with a special focus on pain transmission, perception and neuroimaging techniques.
  • Guest lecturer: Introduction to Medical Physics 2019- I developed a lecture for an upper-level undergraduate physics course focusing on magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Basic principles on how the technique works and its applications were discussed in detail.
  • Science 101: Bringing science to Vancouver’s Inner City 2018- I co-developed and co-taught a lecture series for Vancouver’s downtown east side. These classes are intended to give the basic understanding of how the body responds and processes pain and discussed current and novel pain management strategies.

FUNDING RECEIVED

Research Support

Fellowships

  • FRIEDMAN FOUNDATION
    Grant in Health Sciences
    Host Institution- The University of Zurich 2021
  • BRITISH COLUMBIA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
    For research in STEM 2021
  • MICHAEL SMITH FOREIGN STUDY
    Host Institution- Balgrist University Hospital 2017
  • NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    National Scholarship-Doctoral 2020-2023
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
    4-year Fellowship - Declined 2020-2023
  • CONSEJO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA
    Mexican Government Agency 2017-2022
  • NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    National Scholarship-Masters 2017
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