May 31, 2022  |  12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lecture

A Focus on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Research Connections from SickKids

Impactful research

A Research Institute seminar series from SickKids showcasing scientists in different research programs or in basic and clinical research, including successful partnerships or thematically aligned studies.

Speakers

Anne Wheeler, PhD

Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health, SickKids
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto

Talk details: "White matter changes from mild TBI and attention deficits". We will discuss white matter changes after mild traumatic brain injury and attention deficits in children and a mouse model.

Lili-Naz Hazrati, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Staff Neuropathologist, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, Associate Scientist Neurosciences & Mental Health, SickKids
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto

Talk details: "Neuropathology of mild TBI beyond chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)". We will discuss new evidence in human brain and mouse model that mild traumatic brain injury induces DNA damage and cellular senesence.

Panel

  • Benjamin Dunkley, PhD
  • Jamie Hutchison, MD, FRCPC
  • John Sled, PhD

How to join

https://zoom.us/j/91595652168?pwd=Y2NhdnZlQ0ZNZFZvQ3gzb2puYlQ3Zz09

Meeting ID: 915 9565 2168
Passcode: 733960