Child Neurologist and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto; Assistant Director, Holland Bloorview Research Institute
Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou studies how genes affect brain structure, function, behaviour, cognition and health in children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. Her research focuses on improving outcomes and quality of life for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families. Then she works to translate this information to new intervention. Dr. Anagnostou is also the co-lead of the Autism Research Centre at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital with Dr. Jessica Brian.
Projects:
- Canadian Network for Personalized Interventions in Intellectual Disability,
- The ASD Demonstration Project: Neuroimaging and Function
- The ASD Demonstration Project: Clinical Utility Studies
- The ASD Demonstration Project: Identifying Early Behavioural Biomarkers
- The ASD Demonstration Project: Translation of Genomic Discoveries into Clinical Practice
- The ASD Demonstration Project: Sleep: A Comorbidity Across Disorders
- The ASD Demonstration Project: Next-Generation Genome Sequencing and Identification of Rare DNA Variants