Neuroscience Researchers

Dr. Rob Brownstone deciphers spinal cord’s control of walking

Getting a head start:
Dr. Susan Bryson paves the way to earlier diagnosis and intervention in autism

Where there’s a will, there’s a way:
Dr. David Clarke works to repair the brain and spinal cord

Dr. Ryan D’Arcy takes brain imaging to new frontiers

Heading off Alzheimer at the pass:
Dr. Sultan Darvesh studies enzyme vital to early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer Disease

Gaining control:
Dr. John Downie studies the nervous system’s hold on bladder function  

Rehabilitating the mind:
Dr. Gail Eskes prepares 'Cognitive Repair Kit' for stroke patients
 
Harnessing cellular homing instincts:
Dr. Jim Fawcett explores protein mechanisms of brain repair and the development of cancerous cells

Dr. Alan Fine studies learning and memory in zebrafish
 
Keeping it flowing:
Dr. Barbara Karten explores brain cholesterol and its role in Niemann Pick Type C

Making the connection:
Dr. Stefan Krueger explores the role of cell-to-cell communication in brain disorders

What’s in a picture?
Dr. Ron Leslie explores images’ potential to improve psychiatric and neurological diagnoses

Tackling the challenge of chronic pain:
Drs. Mary Lynch and Jana Sawynok explore new agents and methods for treating neuropathic pain

Erin Mazerolle images 'white matter' at work

Pioneering brain repair:
Dr. Ivar Mendez leads the way to treatments for neurological injury and disease

Turning back time:
Dr. Stephen Phillips helps reverse the devastating effects of stroke

Dr. Vic Rafuse pursues stem cell treatments for Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
 
New frontiers in multiple sclerosis research:
Dr. George Robertson pioneers MS diagnostic test and new drug to halt nerve destruction

Piecing together the Parkinson’s puzzle:
Dr. Harold Robertson explores new treatments and early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
 
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood uses math to study the aging brain

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzs fuel our brains and bodies:
Dr. Benjamin Rusak  studies  how sleep affects the brain and body

Dr. Jana Sawynok develops skin cream for shingles and other neuropathic pain

A picture is worth a thousand words:
Dr. Matthias Schmidt improves brain imaging techniques

Hope for spinal cord injury:
Spinal cord research group seeks to retain and restore spinal cord function
 
A sharp focus on vision research:
Vision research group explores the course and causes of glaucoma and retinal disease
 
Dr. Donald Weaver invents promising new Alzheimer drugs