Justin Goldberg

2025 McCall MacBain Scholar

McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MSc, Neuroscience

Education:

McGill University (BSc'25)

Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada

Justin graduated with honours in Kinesiology from McGill University, where he researched the effects of cold-water immersion on exercise performance recovery and postprandial plasma aminoacidemia in varsity athletes. Justin volunteers as a mentor with EduBuddies, helping first-year students transition to university, and as a first responder with St. John Ambulance. At Friendship Circle, a non-profit dedicated to fostering inclusion for individuals with special needs, he supports children through recreational and social programming. He also worked for two summers as a program leader for an international student travel company and ran his own personal training business. Justin will pursue a master’s degree in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN), conducting research investigating the mechanisms by which obesity and its metabolic consequences affect brain health.