Biography

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 [...]

Darcy Fehlings, Professor, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Dr. Darcy Fehlings is a developmental paediatrician and professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She is a senior clinician scientist in the Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Her clinical and research work focuses on the innovation and [...]

Dr. Levitt received his B.A. in Biology at the University of Chicago, a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at University of California, San Diego and a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. Dr. Levitt has held chair and institute directorships at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Vanderbilt University and USC. Dr. Levitt has been a National [...]

Dr. Johnston holds the Blum/Moser Chair for Pediatric Neurology at the Hugo Moser Research Institute and Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. He is also a Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Kennedy Krieger. [...]

Mark Hoffman, vice president, LifeSciences Solutions, is responsible for Cerner’s LifeSciences development initiatives, including genomics, clinical trials, Galt, and the Cerner Discovere™ and HIV Insight® solutions. In his current role, Hoffman helps to reduce the barriers between patient care and clinical research and enhancing Cerner’s role in the pharmaceutical industry. Hoffman serves as [...]

Edward P. Riley (Ph.D., 1974, Tulane University) is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Behavioral Teratology at San Diego State University. He has authored over 250 scientific papers and reviews and served as Chair of the U.S. National Task Force on FAS/FAE from 2000-2004 at the request of [...]

Devlin’s research has two primary foci, the development of statistical methods for the analysis of genetic data and the implementation of those methods to discover the genetic basis of disease, especially autism, schizophrenia, and neurodegenerative disorders. His work has been recognized by admission as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement [...]

Dr. Martin-Hill is an expert on Indigenous knowledge in community-led research, knowledge translation, and capacity building and has had an integral role in developing the Indigenous Health Research Development Program office at Six Nations Polytechnic. Dr. Martin-Hill was inaugural Chair of the Secretariat of all 9 Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) [...]

Dr. Jean Clinton is a Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster, and Child Psychiatry, division. She has cross appointments in Pediatrics and Family Medicine and an Associate in the Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Toronto and Sick Children’s Hospital. She is a Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy [...]

Neuroscientist, neuropsychologist, researcher, author and educator Dr. Kolb combines neuroscience and psychology to examine the critical interplay between experiences, neuron changes and behaviour. His research has focused on the cerebral cortex and how neurons change in response to experiences, drugs, hormones and injury, which in turn affect behaviour. In discovering factors affecting the [...]