Dr. Mehwish Anwer is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Anwer is carrying out her research in Dr Cheryl Wellington’s team at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Before moving to Canada, Dr Anwer carried out her doctoral studies at the University of Eastern Finland for which she received the prestigious European union funded Marie Skłodowska Curie PhD Scholarship. Dr Anwer is investigating the aftermath of Traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is one of the most difficult acquired neurological conditions to treat, due to heterogeneity in nature of impact and evolution of pathology and is identified as a risk factor for development of dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease. To understand the underlying TBI-induced complex pathology, Dr Anwer employs cutting-edge techniques such as tissue clearing, light sheet imaging and spatial transcriptomics. Dr Anwer serves on various UBC committees to advocate integration of principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and she believes that mutual respect and kindness can go a long way!