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Brain and neuromuscular disease

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of brain and neuromuscular diseases and develop better approaches for treatment and prevention. This page includes selected news stories about our research and links to researchers working in this area. Please also visit our Neuroscience Program and Regenerative Medicine Program.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
Hatching Ideas Lab
The Hatching Ideas Lab is a research lab headed by Dr. Simon Hatcher based out of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Our program of research f...
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Research Group
Perkins Lab
The Perkins Lab uses bioinformatics and machine learning to answer cutting-edge questions in stem cell and cancer biology. We focus especially on ...
Research Group
Picketts Lab
Epigenetic Regulation in Brain Development and Disease Pathology Disease gene identification for neurodevelopmental disorders has demonstrated tha...
Research Group
Schlossmacher Lab
Since 2000, I have pursued work as a physician-scientist focusing on Parkinson disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (DLB) and multiple system atrophy...
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Clinician Investigator

Matti Allen

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Richard Aviv
Clinician Investigator

Richard Aviv

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Antoine Hakim
Emeritus

Antoine Hakim

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Neuroscience
Simon Hatcher
Scientist

Simon Hatcher

Scientist, Neuroscience
Ian Lorimer
Scientist

Ian Lorimer

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Robin Parks
Scientist

Robin Parks

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Theodore Perkins
Scientist

Theodore Perkins

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
David Picketts
Scientist

David Picketts

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Arya Rahgozar
Scientist

Arya Rahgozar

Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Timothy Ramsay
Scientist

Timothy Ramsay

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Marlise Santos
Clinician Investigator

Marlise Santos

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Michael Schlossmacher
Scientist

Michael Schlossmacher

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Scientist

Eve Tsai

Scientist, Neuroscience
Lisa Walker
Clinician Investigator

Lisa Walker

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
John Woulfe
Scientist

John Woulfe

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience