Irene Ballagh

Irene Ballagh is a Lecturer in Comparative Physiology at The University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology. Her research focuses on comparative physiology, with an emphasis on understanding the biochemical processes underlying psychological phenomena such as memory. Ballagh holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Neuroscience from the University of Otago and a Ph.D. in Neurobiology & Behavior from Columbia University. She completed her post-doctoral work at Cornell University. Her academic profile highlights her interest in neuroscience, anatomy, and behavior, particularly how synapses grow and change, and how global signals like hormones affect specific systems and circuits.