Neurodegenerative Disorders and Injury
Research Interests: Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular risk factors, stroke, and dementia.
Bio: Associate Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Interests: Vascular causes of cognitive impairment, falls, orthostatic hypotension, and syncope, with a particular interest in neurodegeneration and aging.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Department of Geriatric Medicine
Research Interests: Cognition, exploring how the healthy brain functions, what goes wrong in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases, and identifying therapeutic targets, while also improving preclinical-to-clinical translation.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: How the brain transforms visual information into action, particularly how cortical and subcortical areas coordinate movement in a dynamic environment. Seeking to enhance the understanding of brain changes after injury or disease and inform non-invasive brain stimulation therapies.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Research Interests: Age-related changes in brain metabolism and antioxidant defense, focusing on how these alterations impact memory and contribute to neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Using biochemical, genetic, microscopic, and neuroimaging techniques to examine aerobic glycolysis and antioxidant response in cell culture and animal models of aging and neurodegeneration.
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Research Interests: The functional organization of the prefrontal cortex by reconciling conflicting fMRI data through recordings of both fMRI signals in humans and neural activity in non-human primates.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Understanding the cognitive, neural, and genetic substrates of abnormal decision-making, emotion, and social behavior, particularly in patients with Frontotemporal Dementia and related disorders. The work combines neuropsychological tasks, fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and genetic studies to identify the affected cognitive and neural systems.
Bio: Associate Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Interests: stroke-related topics and advanced research methods, including AI for missing data and combinatorial meta-analysis, while also contributing to stroke care innovations.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Interests: Neural control of force production and movement, particularly under muscle fatigue, and the recovery of motor control following stroke, with an emphasis on postural control and balance.
Bio: Professor, School of Physical Therapy
Research Interests: Identifying and applying population-based prevention solutions to reduce the incidence of stroke and dementia through comprehensive mapping of risk factors, brain imaging, and cognitive assessments across Canada.
Bio: Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Interests: Stroke medicine and epileptology.
Bio: Associate Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Interests: Developing novel therapeutics and diagnostics targeting the Pin1 enzyme to treat and detect cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and other age-related disorders.
Bio: Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Research Interests: the mechanisms through which inflammation affects synaptic plasticity and glutamatergic transmission, as well as the role of GABA signaling in non-neuronal cells.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Headache management, neuromodulation, and epilepsy education, with contributions to clinical trials, international conferences, and the development of training resources for epilepsy fellow.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Interests: Understanding the neural bases for cognitive processes with particular interest in defining the unique role of the basal ganglia. A further interest is in understanding the cognitive features of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and Multiple Systems atrophy, as well as the effect of medication on cognition in these patient groups.
Bio: Associate Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Work: How people understand word meanings and process sentences, using techniques such as neural imaging (ERP, fMRI), eye tracking, and neural network modeling. Work also extends to studying language processing in patient populations, particularly individuals with Parkinson's Disease.
Bio: Professor, Department of Psychology.
Research Interests: Understanding the interaction between language abilities and cognitive deficits in neurogenic disorders, including aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and progressive neurological diseaases as well as developing assessment and treatmentprocedures for acquired language disorders and related symptoms.
Bio: Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Research Interests: Discovering ways to communicate with patients who appear to be in a vegetative state, neuroimaging to illuminate the human brain's function and structure, challenging long-held views about brain training and intelligence. Additionally, harnessing the power of
Bio: Professor, Department of Psychology
Research Interests: Diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials related to neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, and Frontotemporal Dementia. Also the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to explore cognitive disorders and advance understanding of these conditions.
Bio: Associate Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Research Interests: Use of advanced neuroimaging techniques to study brain function in mobility control and recovery, focusing on how to optimize mobility outcomes and neurorehabilitation after injuries like stroke.
Bio: Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy
Research Work: Understanding the cellular and molecular basis of neuronal communication, how it is altered in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Huntington's, and developing novel pharmacological targets to treat these disorders, with a particular emphasis on cholinergic synapses and prion diseases.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Understanding how the nervous system coordinates the complex interactions between the body’s mechanical properties and neural circuits during arm movement and object manipulation. This work combines neurophysiology, modeling, behavioral studies, and patient research to improve treatment for conditions like nerve and spinal cord injuries, as well as diseases such as ALS.
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Clincal Neurological Sciences
Research Work: Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating cholinergic neurons, with an emphasis on how neurochemical communication is altered in aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s. The investigation of the role of cholinergic proteins, their regulation through phosphorylation, and the impact of cholinergic dysfunction on cognitive and motor functions, using advanced imaging and genomic techniques.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Understanding brain circuits and mechanisms underlying cognition in both healthy brains and disease models, with a particular emphasis on Alzheimer’s and schizophreni.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Understanding the interaction between ascending neuromodulatory systems, particularly the cholinergic system, and the cortex, exploring both their basic organization and their vulnerability to dysfunction and degeneration. Exploring the mechanisms of brain resilience to aging and the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, utilizing cross-species neuroimaging and cognitive profiling techniques.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Stroke prevention, pioneering advanced techniques for measuring carotid plaque volume and advocating for the treatment of arteries rather than just risk factors.
Bio: Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
Research Work: the brain-heart connection, investigating stroke-related cardiovascular complications, cognitive impairment, and the link between stroke and dementia.Epidemiology of epilepsy, particularly disparities in care and outcomes following different interventions.
Bio: Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences.
Research Work: Investigating the relationship between stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular risk factors, focusing on how changes in membrane lipids may influence neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Use of rodent models and advanced techniques like MALDI-MS imaging to uncover common molecular targets that could improve understanding and treatment of co-morbid brain diseases.
Bio: Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Director - Western Institute for Neuroscience.
Research Work: Utilizing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) for tissue imaging, aiming to visualize the spatial distribution of molecules such as lipids, fatty acids, and metabolites in brain tissues. Investigating the relationship between stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular risk factors, focusing on how changes in membrane lipids may influence neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
