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Western Institute for Neuroscience
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London, Ontario N6A 3K7
Physiology and Behaviour
Research Interests: The molecular and structural mechanisms of gap junction channels, focusing on their functional properties and how mutations in connexin genes contribute to diseases. This work aims to better understand these channels and develop potential treatments for gap junction-related disorders.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Work: The psychological and biological processes contributing to the development and maintenance of eating disorders, particularly those involving binge eating. Also, the increased risk of suicide in individuals with eating disorders.
Bio: Associate Professor, Deparment of Psychology.
Research Interests: Trials of new medication and treatment in the area of Headache.
Bio: Professor, Clinical Neurological Sciences
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 Work: How vision is used for perception and action in the real world, utilizing behavioral methods and functional neuroimaging. Using virtual reality, simulated 3D, and video games to enhance realism and address new theoretical questions.
Bio: Professor, Department of Psychology.
Research Interests: Understanding the role of CD11d CD18 integrin in leukocyte biology and inflammation in the central nervous system, and developing novel therapeutic vaccine approaches for cancer, particularly using dendritic cells. Also anti-inflammatory treatments for spinal cord and brain injuries and real-time imaging techniques to track dendritic cell migration in humans.
Bio: Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunity
Research Interests: mental health care, particularly the development of supportive care models, therapeutic relationships, and systems issues like housing, homelessness, and community integration. The use of technology in improving mental health services and addressing challenges related to mental health care.
Bio: Professor, School of Nursing
Research Interests: Understanding the cellular mechanisms underlying acquired brain injury, particularly in trauma, diabetic ketoacidosis, and severe sepsis, with a specific interest in how systemic inflammation contributes to blood-brain barrier breakdown and brain dysfunction.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Research Interests: Skeletal muscle and cerebral microcirculation, the regulation of blood flow, and the impact of cardiovascular disease risk, chronic stress, and depression on microvascular function and disease.
Bio: Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics
Research Interests: Improving long-term cognitive and functional outcomes in critically ill children by developing and implementing electroencephalography-based monitoring tools, utilizing signal processing and artificial intelligence to identify brain pathologies and deliver timely interventions.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Research Interests: The impact of socioenvironmental exposures on oral diseases and related non-communicable diseases, while evaluating clinical and policy interventions to improve outcomes across various populations.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Dentistry
Research Interests: How reproductive and adrenal hormones influence high-level cognitive functions, such as memory, across the lifespan, from prenatal development to old age, using a combination of behavioral, neuropsychological, and hormonal assessments.
Bio: Professor, Department of Psychology
Research Work: Forensic Mental Health Care with a focus on occupational therapy. Also, spiritual care and virtual reality.
Bio: Adjunct Research Professor, School of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests: Neuroplasticity in executive function following exercise in healthy and at-risk individuals, and on how vision and cognition influence goal-directed movements, using a combination of behavioral, electroencephalographic, and hemodynamic measures.
Bio: Professor, School of Kinesiology
Research Interests: The neurocognitive and neurophysiological processes involved in speech production and motor learning, with a particular emphasis on developmental stuttering. The investigation of how neural mechanisms, attention, and learning capacities impact both developmental trajectories and treatment outcomes for individuals who stutter.
Bio: Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Research Interests: How infectious diseases influence our cognitive functions, and the effects of viral infections and neuroinflammation on memory.
Bio: Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Research Interests: Psychopharmacology, addiction, psychiatric genetics, and improving health outcomes, with a strong interest in fostering collaborative research within and outside the field of psychiatry.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
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: Social innovation for mental health, with a focus on youth mental health, mindfulness, early psychosis, and collaborative care, both locally and globally.
Bio: Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry
Research Interests: Understanding human body responses to mechanical loading through computational models and experimental methods to improve safety and accuracy in biomechanics, particularly in relation to skeletal, ligament, muscle, and brain materials.
Bio: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Research Interests: Understanding the neurophysiological mechanisms of attention, gaze control, and visual motion processing in the brain using behavioral and electrophysiological techniques in both humans and non-human primates.
Bio: Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Interests: Understanding how neural systems integrate emotion with cognition and behavior, investigating the neuroanatomy of emotions like fear and anxiety, and exploring the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders using fMRI, MEG, and other techniques.
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Research Work: Understanding the genetic and neural bases of variation in female aggression and mating receptivity using Drosophila as a model system, combining genetics, neuroscience, and behavioral assays.
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Biology
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: Improving cognitive aging outcomes by developing connected speech signatures to detect cognitive decline and building predictive models of cognitive aging trajectories. Developing dyadic interventions for communication challenges in dementia, utilizing randomized control trials and telehealth systems.
Bio: Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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 Work: Identifying cortical biomarkers that predict the development of chronic pain and understanding the neurobiological mechanisms behind the transition from acute to chronic pain.Also the development and testing of non-invasive brain stimulation treatments for pain, using advanced techniques like TMS-EEG and peripheral electrical stimulation.
Bio: Professor, School of Physical Therapy
Research Interests: The efficacy of hearing aid signal processing and outcomes for infants, children, and adults who use hearing aids. She is also involved in hearing aid verification strategies and simulation in education, contributing to advancements in pediatric hearing aid fitting standards.
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Research Interests: The exploration of the cognitive aspects of pain, focusing on how brain activity related to pain and cognition interact, as well as how chronic pain affects brain structure and function. Also the investigation of individual differences in pain response and the impact of chronic pain on cognitive abilities, with an emphasis on intervention studies in clinical populations like chronic low back pain, migraine, and burning mouth syndrome.
Bio: Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics
