Melissa Biscardi, is a registered nurse (RN) and PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. Her clinical practice and research focuses on adults suffering with persistent post-concussion symptoms with a focus on those related to the visual system. Melissa has post graduate training in applied neurology and uses an evidence-based approach to support the best outcomes in clinic. She has a strong interest in rehabilitation-based interventions to help individuals with persistent symptoms recover and regain their quality of life. She is also interested in sex-based differences in concussion risk, subtype, rehabilitation strategies and outcomes. Her Master of Science, under the supervision of Dr. Colantonio, looked at persistent symptoms in women and explored the novel hormone Anti-Mullerian Hormone.’ Her PhD work examines oculomtor deficits after concussion, and rehabilitation of these deficits using a novel technology-based approach. Melissa is supported by the Women and Brain Health scholarship in partnership with Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Mitacs Accelerate in collaboration with NeuroFlex Inc and UHN Foundation.