Dr. Elyse Rosa is a Research Associate at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University, with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. Dr. Rosa completed her PhD in Neuroscience from McMaster University in 2015, with a focus on the detrimental molecular mechanisms caused by Alzheimer’s disease. Following successful completion of her PhD, Dr. Rosa completed her postdoctoral studies at the Stem Cell & Cancer Research Institute at McMaster University. Her research focused on genetic risk factors associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and associated neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Rosa reprogrammed human-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to generate human neurons containing genetic mutations associated with ASD, in order to investigate genetic and cellular characteristics of ASD in vitro. In her current role, Dr. Rosa is the scientific lead of several research and evaluation initiatives, including the evaluation of virtual care services that are offered to children across Ontario.