The Krembil is the official newsletter of the Krembil Research Institute, highlighting recent news and awards, innovative research and exciting events happening at Krembil.

We are working towards a communications refresh and the quarterly Krembil Newsletter will be paused. To read past issues of the Krembil Newsletter, visit the newsletter archive.

Dr. Jaideep Bains
Director, Krembil Research Institute
University Health Network

July 2024

IN THIS ISSUE

Krembil Research Day 2024

Neuronto Research Symposium

New to Team UHN

Breakthrough in Parkinson's Disease

New Models for Eye Disease

Uncovering Regulators of Arthritis

Building a Brain Atlas

News

Krembil Research Day 2024

Krembil’s annual Research Day is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, foster collaboration and celebrate research achievements.

This year’s event, held at the MaRS Centre on April 11, 2024, welcomed 230 trainee researchers, faculty and staff. READ MORE >

To foster collaborations to drive scientific advancements, researchers from UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute, and The Hospital for Sick Children came together to participate in the inaugural Neuronto Research Symposium. READ MORE >

New to Team UHN

The Krembil Research Institute Communications team is pleased to welcome our new Communications Specialist, Alley Wilson! READ MORE >

Research

Breakthrough in Parkinson's Disease

Deep brain stimulation may treat Parkinson’s by reducing the buildup of alpha-synuclein. READ MORE >

Uncovering Regulators of Arthritis

Study identifies key proteins driving inflammatory disease, potential therapeutic targets. READ MORE >

New Models for Eye Disease

Material transfer between transplanted and host cells holds promise for vision repair. READ MORE >

Building a Brain Atlas

The first molecular atlas of brain blood vessels from development to adulthood and disease. READ MORE >

Spotlight

Courtney Irwin

Graduate student with Dr. Karun Singh and recipient of the Canadian Neurodevelopment Research Training Platform (CanNRT) Fellowship award.

Sarah Geahchan

Graduate student with Dr. Karun Singh and recipient of the Canadian Neurodevelopment Research Training Platform (CanNRT) Fellowship award.

Kristen Ashworth

Graduate student with Dr. Brian Ballios and recipient of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) CGS-Doctoral Research Award.

Dr. Kamil Uludag

Senior Scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute and elected Senior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Dr. Sriranga Kashyap

Postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Kamil Uludag and elected Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan

Scientist at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute and recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) 2024 Discovery Grant Program funding.

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