Cognitive Health in Multiple Sclerosis Research Lab

Research Activities

Development of a Neurocognitive Testing Service: Expanding uOBMRI Capacity for Incorporating Innovative and Cross-theme Research Using Cognitive and Patient Reported Outcomes (2022-2023)
Principal Investigator
Co-Investigators: Berard, J., Beaudry, S., Ismail, N., Smith, A., Dowlatshahi, D., Freedman, M., Warman, J., Schlossmacher, M., Marshall, S., Knoefel, F., Hsu, A.
Sponsored by the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute and partners: $100,000

Mindfulness-Based Intervention of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury + MRI: A Pilot Study (MBI-4-mTBI) (2022-2023)
Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Andree-Anne Ledoux
Co-Investigators: Zemek, R, Smith, A, Goldfield, G, Jaworska, N, Sicard, V, Osmond, M, Gray, C, Goulet, K, Reed, N, Anderson, P, Cairncross, M, Silverberg, N
Collaborators: Saab, B, Barrowman, N
Sponsored by the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute and partners: $50,000

Development of a Behavioural Intervention for Cognitive Fatigability in Multiple Sclerosis (DABC-MS) (under review)
Principal Investigator
Co-Principal Investigators: M. Finlayson & S. Morrow
Co-Investigators: L. Pilutti, J. Berard
Collaborator: M. Freedman
Sponsorship request submitted to Consortium of MS Centres: $50,000 USD

Monoacylglycerol lipase (Mgll) expression as a biomarker to guide metformin-responsive treatment in MS patients with cognitive deficits (2021-2022)
Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: J. Wang
Co-Investigators: M. Freedman
Sponsor: University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute – Multiple Sclerosis Research Group: $50,000

Mindfulness-Based Intervention of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with MRI (MBI-4-mTBI) (2021-2022)
Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Andree-Anne Ledoux
Co-Investigators: Zemek, Smith, Jaworska, Osmond, Gray, Goulet, Reed, Anderson, Cairncross, Silverberg
Collaborators: Saab, Barrowman and Leeder
Sponsored by the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute and partners: $75,000