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Brain injury is a disruption in the normal function of the brain and encompasses many conditions including stroke, concussion and traumatic brain injury. Our researchers have made great strides in understanding the fundamental science underlying these conditions with respect to how certain events lead to brain injury and the ways in which neurons are impaired after the brain is injured. Another important avenue of research is exploring treatments and therapies that could improve rewiring of the brain in order to facilitate recovery from these injuries.
Learn more about the clinical and foundational scientists who are studying brain injury and repair.
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sbabul@bcchr.ca |
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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concussion , mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) |
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phil.barker@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, UBCO
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neurodegenerative disease, cancer, neurotrophin, cytokine signalling, cell death |
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brownc@uvic.ca |
Associate Professor, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
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brain64@uvic.ca |
Professor, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
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hippocampus, synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, exercise, mild traumatic brain injury, concussion, fragile-x syndrome, prenatal ethanol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, depression |
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peter.cripton@ubc.ca |
Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC
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cynader@brain.ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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ophthalmology, neuroplasticity, neurodegeneration, Huntington disease, stroke, glaucoma, nervous system |
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janice.eng@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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stroke, neuroplasticity, spinal cord injury, rehabilitation, physical therapy |
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Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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stroke, clinical trials, cerebral venous thrombosis, cerebral small vessel disease, cognition, risk stratification, patient-centred outcomes | |
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deanfoti@gmail.com |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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deanna.gibson@ubc.ca |
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, UBCO
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ilker.hacihaliloglu@ubc.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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Artificial intelligence, machine learning, ultrasound imaging, image-guided surgery, computer-aided diagnostics, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, traumatic brain injury, brain health, liver and lung disease, endometriosis |
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thuan@chem.ubc.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UBC
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bioinformatics, systems biology, Alzheimer disease, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolomics |
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jilles@mail.ubc.ca |
Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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neuroethics, neurotechnology, neuroimaging, neurodegeneration, dementia, regenerative medicine |
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wilf@msl.ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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dkaplan@sickkids.ca |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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shannon.kolind@ubc.ca |
Associate Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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MRI, multiple sclerosis |
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sarah.kraeutner@ubc.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, UBCO
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brian.kwon@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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spinal cord injury |
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corree@physics.ubc.ca |
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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MRI, multiple sclerosis, neurodegeneration, neuropathology, spinal cord injury |
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david.li@ubc.ca |
Professor Emeritus of Radiology and Associate Member Medicine (Neurology), Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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multiple sclerosis, MRI, clinical trials |
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teresa.ambrose@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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aging, cognition, clinical trial, spinal cord injury, hip health, falls prevention |
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erin.macmillan@ubc.ca |
Philips MR Clinical Scientist, UBC MRI Research Centre
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magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
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brian.macvicar@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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stroke, traumatic brain injury, foundational science |
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joanne.matsubara@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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neurodegeneration, Retina, Eye, Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease, Neuroinflammation, Glia Activation, Drug Discovery, Gene Treatment |
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Freda.miller@msl.ubc.ca |
Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Medical Genetics, UBC
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mohajerni@uleth.ca |
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge
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Associate Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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Cellular and molecular neuroscience | |
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tim.murphy@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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stroke, depression, neuroplasticity, imaging, foundational science |
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timothy.oconnor@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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developmental neuroscience, basic science |
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will.panenka@ubc.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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concussion, traumatic brain injury, addiction and mental health |
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jquandt@pathology.ubc.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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rauscher@physics.ubc.ca |
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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fMRI, MRI, developmental neuroscience, imaging, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, concussion, traumatic brain injury |
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noah.silverberg@ubc.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, UBC
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snutch@msl.ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia, neurodegeneration, developmental neuroscience, basic science |
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lswayne@uvic.ca |
Associate Professor, Medical Sciences and Associate Director, Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria
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neuroplasticity, neurite growth, neurodevelopment, ion channels, receptor trafficking |
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jack.taunton@ubc.ca |
Professor Emeritus, Division of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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tetzlaff@icord.org |
Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, UBC
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t.traboulsee@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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neuromyelitis optica (NMO), MRI, MS-CCSVI, clinical trials, multiple sclerosis |
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paul.vandonkelaar@ubc.ca |
Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBCO
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concussion, intimate partner violence, sensorimotor control, cerebrovascular physiology |
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naznin.virji-babul@ubc.ca |
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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traumatic brain injury, mTBI, mild traumatic brain injury, concussion, imaging , developmental neuroscience, cognition |
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ytwang@brain.ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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neuroplasticity, stroke, epilepsy, foundational science |
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aweber@bcchr.ca |
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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cheryl.wellington@ubc.ca |
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
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Alzheimer disease, dementia, metabolism, cardiovascular system, neurodegeneration, concussion, traumatic brain injury |
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chris.west@ubc.ca |
Associate Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Okanagan
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spinal cord injury, autonomic nervous system |
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willerth@uvic.ca |
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria
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