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Projects
List of research projects currently running in the MR Research Centre (information is provided by individual researchers)

Principal investigatorProject name
Christian Beaulieu, PhD Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter tract development in the healthy human brain and in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
[DTI | 1.5T ]
Christian Beaulieu, PhD The development of high field diffusion imaging for application to neurological disorders
[DTI | 4.7T]
Christian Beaulieu, PhD The development of sodium magnetic resonance imaging and its application to acute stroke
[NaMRI | 4.7T]
Christian Beaulieu, PhD Sodium MRI of the cartilage in the human knee
[NaMRI | 4.7T]
Christian Beaulieu, PhD Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain in epilepsy
[DTI | 1.5T ]
Alan Wilman, PhD High field MRI of multiple sclerosis
[MRI | 4.7T]
Alan Wilman, PhD High field MRI physics development
[MRI, fMRI, MRS | 3T, 4.7T]
Geoff Ball Visceral adipose tissue volume
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Deryk Beal Neural Network for Speech Production in Adults who Stutter
[MRI, fMRI | 4.7T]
Gregg Blevins High Field MRI of MS
[MRI | 4.7T]
Craig Butler CMR-VISION: Biomolecular Features and Pathophysiology of Peri-Operative Myocardial Infarction
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Carol Boliek Intensive voice treatment for children with cerebral palsy: Sensorimotor neuroplasticity and functional outcomes
[MRI, DTI | 1.5T ]
Carol Boliek Analysis of White Matter Fibre Count Measured from Diffusion Tensor Images of Post-Surgical Facial Reanimation Patients
[MRI, DTI | 1.5T ]
Ken Butcher Perfusion and Antihypertensive Therapy in Acute Stroke
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Ken Butcher Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke Outcome Study
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Ken Butcher Tenecteplase in Acute Stroke
[ | 1.5T ]
Richard Camicioli Clinical magnetic resonance and genetic biomarkers of cognitive decline and dementia in Parkinson's Disease
[MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T ]
Jeremy Caplan Neural Basis of Human Memory
[fMRI | 4.7T]
Ming Chan Cortical Plasticity in an Arm Amputee
[fMRI | 4.7T]
Richard Coulden Assessment of accuracy of left ventricular function on gated SPECT compared with cardiac MRI as the gold standard.
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Richard Coulden Clinical, Biochemical and Genetic Risk Factors for CAC and LVH
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Nicholas Coupland Cortisol modulation of prefrontal glutamate-glutamine activity in controls and PTSD
[MRS | 3T]
Nicholas Coupland Magnetic resonance study in depression and social phobia
[MRI, DTI | 1.5T , 4.7T]
Jacqueline Cummine A Functional Investigation of Basic Language Processes
[fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ]
Florin Dolcos PhD Neural Correlates of Social Anxiety.
[MRI, fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ]
Florin Dolcos PhD Emotion Regulation in Healthy (Young and Older) and Clinical Groups.
[MRI, fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ]
Florin Dolcos PhD Neural Correlates of the Impact of Social Interaction on Decision Making.
[MRI, fMRI | 1.5T ]
Florin Dolcos PhD The Impact of Emotion on Perception and Memory.
[MRI, fMRI | 1.5T ]
Florin Dolcos PhD Emotion Regulation in Remembering Autobiographical Memories.
[MRI, fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ]
Serdar Dursun The CARPI study: fMRI of impulse control in high risk adolescents
[fMRI | 4.7T]
Jason Dyck Understanding and Treating Diastolic Heart Failure: Novel Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutics (Alberta HEART)
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Justin Ezekowitz ARCTIC-D: Aldosterone-blockade in Chronic Heart Failure - Diastolic
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Justin Ezekowitz PhosphodiesteRasE-5 inhibition to improve clinical status and exercise capacity in diastolic heart failure
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Fabrizio Giuliani Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: role of the locus coeruleus
[MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T ]
Monica Gorassini Mechanisms of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Donald Gross DTI in Epilepsy
[DTI | 1.5T ]
Donald Gross High field imaging in epilepsy
[MRI, DTI | 4.7T]
Andrea Haqq Autonomic nervous system activity and metabolic profiling in children with Prader-Willi Syndrome compared to controls
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Mark Haykowsky Cardiovascular Function and Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Testicular Cancer Patients
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Mark Haykowsky Acute Effect of Aerobic Interval Exercise on left ventricular function in heart failure
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Mark Haykowsky Early Cardiovascular Effects of Sunitinib
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Jeff Jirsch Improving the Detection of Epileptic Brain Tissue in Patients with Uncontrolled Seizures
[MRI, DTI | 4.7T]
Sanjay Kalra The cerebral neurochemical profile of ALS
[MRS | 3T]
Sanjay Kalra High field multimodal imaging
[MRI, fMRI, MRS, DTI | 4.7T]
Sanjay Kalra MRI Biomarkers
[MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T , 3T, 4.7T]
Ester Kim Written Language Processing in Aphasia: Cognitive Mechanisms, Neural Substrates and Evidence-Baseed Treatments
[fMRI | 1.5T ]
Ordan Lehmann Characterization of CNS anomalies in glaucoma
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Jean-Michel LeMelledo In-vivo prospective assessment of brain neurochemical alternations associated with postpartum depression
[MRS | 3T]
Ada Leung Neural basis of auditory working memory and executive function
[fMRI | 1.5T ]
Wayne Martin Movement Disorders
[MRI | 1.5T , 4.7T]
Wayne Martin Neurobiological predictors of Huntington's disease
[MRI, MRS | 1.5T ]
Wayne Martin Biomarkers of disease progression in Parkinsonism
[MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T , 3T, 4.7T]
Wayne Martin Neuroanatomical correlates of gait and balance impairment in Parkinson's disease
[MRI | 1.5T , 4.7T]
Evangelos Michelakis Dichloroacetate as a Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Vivian Mushahwar Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
[MRI | 1.5T , 3T]
Vivian Mushahwar Spinal Cord Injury
[MRI | 3T, 4.7T]
Gavin Oudit Enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Fabry disease
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Eric Parent Creating Prediction Rules to Identify Patients Likely to Respond to Flexion and Extension Exercises and Understanding the Mechanisms of Action in Persons with Low Back Pain: Studies Using Clinical, MRI and Neuromuscular Assessment
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Ian Paterson MRI for the detection of cardiac transplant rejection
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Ian Paterson Alberta HEART study of diastolic function
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Ian Paterson IMAGE-HF
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Ian Paterson MANTICORE
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Scot Purdon Improving outcomes in first episode schizophrenia: an education and genetic focused approach.
[MRS | 3T, 4.7T]
Scot Purdon Cerebral structure and function in first episode psychosis.
[fMRI, MRS | 1.5T , 3T]
Marcia Spetch Decision Making in Gambling
[fMRI | 4.7T]
Peter Silverstone fMRI of executive control and psychiatric conditions with CARPI team
[fMRI | 4.7T]
Edythe Tham Detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with previous exposure to anthracycline therapy
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Phil Tibbo Understanding stimulant-induced psychosis by co-registration of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cognitive changes
[MRS | 3T]
Marcello Tonelli Genetic Risk Factors for CAC and LVH
[MRI | 1.5T ]
Sunita Vohra Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: A Non-Pharmacological Approach to Support Youth with Mental Health Concerns
[fMRI | 1.5T ]
Jerome Yager Neuronal Re-organization in Children
[ | ]
Jerome Yager Neonatal Hypoglycemia
[ | ]
Jaynie Yang Motor Learning in Walking
[fMRI | 1.5T ]
TeamProject name
CARPI team Child/Adolescent At Risk Population Imaging, neuropsychology, and population health team (CARPI)
[fMRI | 1.5T , 4.7T]
Endophenotypes - FoMD Improving outcomes in first episode schizophrenia: an education and genetic focused approach
[MRI, MRS | 3T, 4.7T]