Dr. Gerlinde Metz is a Professor of Neuroscience and the Board of Governors Research Chair in Healthy Futures at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge. Her research investigates how experiences, both positive and negative, affect brain health from early development to old age. Her pioneering work has demonstrated that transgenerational stress affects the wellbeing of future generations, which is now leading to new tools for risk prediction and diagnosis of human disease. Devoted to interdisciplinary and translational research and training around the globe, her work advances precision health with benefits for the most vulnerable populations.