Dr. Michele Schaeffer

Postdoctoral Fellow

Physical Therapy

Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Schaeffer received her B.A. (2010) in Integrative Biology from the University of California Berkeley, her M.Sc. (2013) in Exercise Science from McGill University, and most recently her Ph.D. (2018) in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of British Columbia.  She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Physiology Laboratory at the University of British Columbia where she is continuing her research on the mechanisms of dyspnea and exercise intolerance in patients with interstitial lung disease as well as the use of hyperoxia as in intervention during an exercise rehabilitation program.

First Nations land acknowledegement

The UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Physical Activity for Precision Health

Vancouver, BC Canada

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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