Dr. Sandra Black, MD, FRCP(C)
Neuroscience Program Research Director Sunnybrook Research Institute
Brill Chair in Neurology Dept of Medicine, University of Toronto
Professor Dept of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto
Research Focus
As a clinician scientist, I study neurological degeneration and regenerative processes at the integrative level. Specifically, my clinical research has focussed on the cognitive sequelae of stroke and stroke recovery, and the differential diagnosis and monitoring of dementia utilizing concurrent clinical, neuropsychological and neuroimaging measures. I have led multidisciplinary teams in conducting large-group prospective studies with a longitudinal design and labour-intensive acquisition of complex, multidimensional databases. Correlative quantitative neuroimaging provides insight into the biological constraints which are operative in disease progression or recovery. Such information is becoming increasingly important as new treatments come on line for stroke and for dementia, especially given rapid therapeutic advances in neurology in the last decade. It is becoming increasingly evident that Alzheimer’s and Cerebrovascular Disease frequently co-occur in older individuals and have synergistic effects on the clinical expression of dementia. This has beomce a major focus of our research efforts.
An active investigator in clinical trials for dementia and stroke for over 20 years, I have recently been a lead investigator for trials in Vascular Dementia, Severe Alzheimer's Disease and a disease modifying trial for Alzheimer's Disease.
In addition to these clinical studies I also have used experimental approaches aimed primarily at understanding mechanisms which underlie deficits in praxis, visual-spatial function, language, and attention in stroke and in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Using both single-case and group-study designs, I collaborate with leading cognitive neuropsychologists to address theoretical issues in brain-behaviour relationships. In these researches, selective vulnerability of degenerative processes and focal injury from stroke provide naturalistic models of ablation and adaptation in the human brain.
Publications
Education
- 1978: M.D., Medicine, University of Toronto Ontario, Canada
- 1970: M.A. equivalent, History and Philosophy of Science, Oxford University
- 1969: B.Sc., University of Toronto Ontario, Canada
Academic Appointments
- 2008–Present: Adjunct Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
- 2006–Present: Neuroscience Program Research Director, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- 2006–Present: Brill Chair in Neurology, Dept of Medicine, University of Toronto
- 2003–Present: Scientist, Dept of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto
- 2002–Present: Site Director, Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery
- 2001–Present: Medical Director, Regional Stroke Centre, North and East GTA
- 1999–2010: Senior Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Geriatric Centre, University of Toronto
- 1999–Present: Professor, Dept of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto
- 1995–2006: Head, Division of Neurology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
- 1994–2010: Member, Neuroscience Program, University of Toronto
- 1992–1999: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto
- 1991–1994: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo
- 1991–2010: Member, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
- 1990–2002: Senior Scientist, Program in Aging/Imaging, Sunnybrook
- 1990–1999: Associate Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Geriatric Centre, University of Toronto
- 1988–2010: Co-Director, Stroke Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
- 1986–2010: Director, Cognitive Neurology Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (As of 2004 renamed LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit )
- 1985–1992: Assistant Professor, Dept of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto
- 1985–2010: Consultant Neurologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, ACMS
Reviewership
Consulting
- 2004: HSFC/CIHR/Alzheimer Society of Canada, Special Competition on Vascular Health and Dementia
- 2004: Abstract Reviewer for Rotman Research Institute Conference, World Stroke Congress
- 2002: Abstract Reviewer for Rotman Research Institute Conference, International Neuropsychological Society Meeting
- 2001–Present: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Research & Development Review Committee
- 1999–2001: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, Scientific Review Committee
- 1999–2003: Alzheimer Society of Canada, Scientific Review Committee
- 1997: Medical Research Council (Invitee reviewer)
- 1999: Medical Research Council (Invitee reviewer)
- 1997: Medical Research Council Site Review Committee
- 1997: Ontario Heart & Stroke Foundation Site Review Committee
- 1996–1999: Heart & Stroke Foundation Scientific Review and Development Committee
- 1992–1995: Medical Research Council Scientific Review Committee for Behavioural Sciences
- 1989: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Scientific Review Senior Personnel Committee
- 1987–1992: Ontario Mental Health Foundation Research Committee
- 2010: Ad Hoc Reviewer for Agencies (Heart & Stroke Foundation, Canadian Institute of Health Research, Ontario Mental Health Foundation, National Research Council, Alzheimer Society Canada, Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation, Alberta Heritage Fund, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Alzheimer Association)
- 2010: Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journals (Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Brain and Language, Neurology, Stroke, Neuropsychologia, Neurocase, Annals of Neurology, Cortex, Journal of International, Neuropsychological Society, Journal Watch, Journal of Rheumatology, Movement Disorders, Cerebral Cortex, Lancet Neurology)
- 1995: Program Committee Reviewer for International Neuropsychological Society Meeting,
- 2010–Present: Currently serve on advisory panels for dementia treatment for Pfizer, Janssen-Ortho, Novartis, Lundbeck, and Myriad
Committee
- 2005–Present: Steering Committee, Canadian Stroke Strategy (
- 2005–Present: Ontario Stroke Steering Committee
- 2005: Scientific Program Committee for Vas-Cog 2005 in Florence
- 2007: Scientific Program Committee for Vas-Cog 2007 San Antonio
- 2005–2006: Co-Chair, Neuropsychology Task Force of NIH Harmonization Consensus Conference
- 2004–2010: Expert Panel Member to Develop Indicators for Telestroke
- 2010: Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Study (ADNI) (A 60 million dollar NIH research project to serially image 800 individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s and healthy controls over 3 years.)
- 2004–Present: Steering Committee
- 2005–Present: Data & Publications Committee
- 2003–Present: Telestroke Working Group
- 2002–2010: Ex officio Board of Directors of Heart and Stroke Foundation Center for Stroke Recovery
- 2002–Present: Site Director Committee for the Heart and Stroke Foundation Center for Stroke Recovery
- 2002–Present: Founding Member of International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (Vas Cog)
- 2001–Present: N&E GTA Regional Stroke Steering Committee
- 2001–Present: Planning Committee for Canadian Colloquium on Dementia
- 1998–Present: Canadian Stroke Consortium Research and Development Committee
- 1997–Present: Member, Research Committee
- 1996–Present: Editorial Board, Healthline Update, HSFO newsletter
- 1993–Present: Canadian Stroke Consortium: Founding Member
- 1993–Present: Canadian Consortium for Clinical Cognitive Research
Membership
- 2010: American Academy of Neurology
- 2010: American Association for the History of Medicine
- 2010: American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- 2010: American Society of NeuroRehabilitation
- 2010: American Neurological Association
- 2010: American Stroke Association - Fellow of the Stroke Council
- 2010: Behavioural Neurology Society
- 2010: Canadian Association for Neurosciences
- 2010: Canadian Congress Neurological Society
- 2010: Canadian Medical Association
- 2010: Canadian Neurological Society
- 2010: Canadian Society for the History of Medicine
- 2010: Canadian Stroke Consortium
- 2010: Consortium of Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research (C5R)
- 2010: Geriatric Neurology Section, American Academy of Neurology
- 2010: International Neuropsychological Society
- 2010: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- 2010: International Society for the History of the Neurosciences
- 2010: International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders
- 2010: Ontario Medical Association
- 2010: Organization for Human Brain Mapping
- 2010: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- 2010: Society for Behavioural Cognitive Neurology
- 2010: Society of Neuroscience
Distinctions and Awards
- 2010: Weyerhauser Scholarship, 1965-1969
- 2010: Varsity Fund National Admission Scholarship , University of Toronto, Awarded for undergraduate study 1965-1969
- 2006: Deborah Ivy Christiani Brill Chair in Neurology, Dept of Medicine, University of Toronto, $2 million endowment 2006-present, 2,000,000
- 2006: The Acenberg Award for research achievements, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest
- 2005: Most Meritorious Researcher, Department of Medicine, Research Committee, 2005-2006
- 2001: Inaugural Mel Silverman Mentorship Award , Institute of Medical Sciences (School of Graduate Studies), University of Toronto, For outstanding service as mentor and role model to graduate students
- 1997: The Acenberg Award for research achievements, Rotman Research Institute
- 1997: Department of Medicine Research Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- 1984: Awarded for postgraduate medical research training, Ontario Heart Foundation Fellowship
- 1983: Awarded for postgraduate medical research training, Medical Research Council Fellowship (Declined)
- 1983: Awarded for postgraduate medical research training, Ontario Heart Foundation Fellowship
- 1979: Osler Medal, award, The American Association for the History of Medicine , Best student essay in the history of medicine
- 1978: Irving Heward Cameron Undergraduate Scholarship in Surgery
- 1978: Dr. N. N. Levine Award in Family and Community Medicine
- 1977: Awarded for academic achievement in Medical School Walter F. Watkins Scholarship
- 1976: Hannah Institute Summer Fellowship
- 1974: Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship
- 1973: Historical Research Training Scholarship, Wellcome
- 1972: Commonwealth Scholarship for post-graduate study Award, Oxford University, 1969-1972
- 1969: Senior Stick for best all round student , Victoria College
- 1969: Moss Memorial Scholarship for "Best All Round Student in Faculty of Arts and Science", University of Toronto, Awarded for overall achievement
- 1968: Joseph William Binning Scholarship, University of Toronto, Awarded for academic achievement in Biological and Medical Sciences
- 1967: Lillian Massey Trebel Scholarship
- 1966: Crow Memorial Scholarship
- 1965: Ontario Scholarship
Research Projects
External
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2007–2012:
Neuropsychological Profiles and Neuroanatomic Correlates of Limb Apraxia
Collaborators: Roy EA, Black SE (Co-PI), Dixon M, Danckert J, Park N, Adams S, Hebert D.Sponsors: Heart and Stroke Foundation, 404,725
$80,945/annum
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2007–2012:
The Language Impairment In Progressive Aphasia: A Longitudinal Neuropsychological And Imaging Study
Collaborators: Rochon E, Black SE (Co-PI), Levine B, Leonard C, Freedman M, Chow T, Tang-Wai D, Graham N.Sponsors: CIHR, 511,835
$102,367/annum
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2007–2010:
Validation of the NINDS VCI Neuropsychological Protocols
Collaborators: Nyenhuis DL, Black SE (Co-PI), Pedelty LL, Beam C, Gao W, Zhou XJ, Stebbins GT, Stuss DT, Graham SJ, Lobaugh N, Gao FQ, Sahlas D.Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, 1,250,000 (USD)
$1.25 million total US; site total $512,824 US
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2006–2008:
The Role of Cytokine-Serotonin Interactions in Post-Stroke Depression
Collaborators: KL Lanctôt, N Herrmann, SE Black (co-PI), DJ Sahlas, D Gladstone and JE Ween.Sponsors: Heart and Stroke Foundation, 120,000
$60,000/annum
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2005–2008:
In Vivo Characterization of Subcortical Vascular Cognitive Impairment Using Advanced High Field MR Techniques
Collaborators: Black SE, Moody A, Stanisz G, Graham S, Lobaugh N, Sahlas J, Stuss D.Sponsors: Vascular Health & Dementia Initiative (Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (PG050297)/Alzheimer Society of Canada (VHD007)/CIHR/Pfizer (DOV78345)), 359,850
$119,950/annum
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2003–2008:
In Vivo Brain Mapping in the Dementias: A Longitudinal Brain-Behaviour Study with A Focus on Cerebrovascular Disease
Collaborators: Black SE, Graham S, Stuss D, Stanisz G, Caldwell C, Sahlas DJ, Swartz R.Sponsors: CIHR, 917,530
MOP13129. $181,306/annum plus $11,000 equipment.
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2006–2010:
A Multi-Centre, Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial Compaing Different Regimens of the Antibiotics Doxycycline and Rifampin for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Collaborators: Molloy W, Lewis D, Borrie MJ, Patterson C, Decoteau WE, Jarrett PG, Woo TK, Chivers R, MacKnight CR, Rockwood K, Heckman GA, Black SE (site PI), Guyatt GH.Sponsors: CIHR, 1,864,896
DARAD. $1,864,896.00/total award; $34,760 site total projected
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2005–2009:
ADNI (Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative)
Collaborators: Black SE (Site PI at Sunnybrook)Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, 300,000
$75,000/annum projected
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2002–2009:
Canadian Alzheimer’s Disease Quality of Life Study
Collaborators: Naglie G (PI), Krahn, Ritvo, Irvine, Silberfeld, Streiner D, Black SE (Site PI), Freedman M, Beattie L, Bergman H, Borrie M, Hogan D, MacKnight C, Patterson C.Sponsors: CIHR, 1,002,202
$27,491 site total; UHN: $123,649/annum 2002-2009; TRI: $54,584/annum 2004-2006
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2007–2008:
Infrastructure Revision of the Collaborative Affect, Cognition and Behaviour Database Tool (ABC’s)
Collaborators: Ween JE, Black S, Stuss DR.Sponsors: Ontario Stroke System, 70,000
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2007–2009:
Correlations Between Novel Biochemical Markers and MRI Subcortical Hyperintensities (SH) in Patients with Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Collaborators: Phillips A-M, Chan PC, Pettersen J, Black S.
Institutions: Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreSponsors: Practice-Based Research Award, 10,414
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2007–2009:
Theory of Mind in Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia
Collaborators: Freedman M, Stuss D, Black SE, Binns M.Sponsors: OMHF, 149,784
$74,892/annum
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2007–2009:
The Relationship Between Neuropsychological Deficits and Hippocampal Volume in Coronary Artery Disease
Collaborators: Lanctot KL, Herrmann N, Black SE, Oh PI.Sponsors: The Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation, 143,000
$71,500/annum
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2007–2008:
Context-Aware Mobile Devices and Wireless Services as Cognitive Aids for Senior Citizens
Collaborators: Baecker R, Black SE, DeLara E, Rochon E, Ryan D.Sponsors: Bell University Laboratories at the University of Toronto, 75,000
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2007–2008:
The Determinants of Safe Mobility in the Elderly who use Assistive Mobility Devices
Collaborators: Zabjek K, McIlroy W, Gage W, Maki BE, Naglie G, Hill S, Black SE, Mihailidis A, Fernie GR.Sponsors: CIHR, 95,230
47,615/annum
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2006–2009:
Parietal and Temporal Contributions to the Neglect Syndrome
Collaborators: Ferber S, Black SE.Sponsors: CIHR, 200,526
66,843/annum
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2006–2009:
Feasibility and Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Individuals After Stroke
Collaborators: Brooks D, McIlroy W, Oh P, Bayley M, Black S, Sahlas J.Sponsors: Heart and Stroke Foundation, 208,275
69,425/annum
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2006–2009:
The Personal Therapist: A Smart Ambulatory Monitoring System to Facilitate Recovery following Stroke
Collaborators: Gage W, McIlory B, Zabjek K, Popovic M, Brooks D, Black SE.Sponsors: CIHR, 169,500
56,500/annum
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2006–2009:
Early Exercise Intervention After Stroke: Improving Cardiovascular Health, Functional Capacity and Sensorimotor Control
Collaborators: McIlroy W, Brooks D, Black SE, Nudo R, Verrier M, Popovic S, Staines R, Graham S, Thompson C, Chen R, DJ GladstoneSponsors: CIHR, 205,086
68,362/annum
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2006–2008:
Serotonergic Function and Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia
Collaborators: Herrmann N, Lanctot KL, Black SE, Chow T, Freedman M.Sponsors: Alzheimer Society of Canada, 159,716
79,858/annum
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2006–2008:
Stroke Canada Optimization of Rehabilitation by Evidence - Implementation Trial (SCORE-IT)
Collaborators: Graham I, Harrison MB, Bayley M, Wood-Dauphinee S, Barreca S, Black S, et al.Sponsors: Canadian Stroke Network
$tba/annum
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2005–2010:
Centre for Research Using Magnetic Resonance (Multiuser Maintenance/Equipment Grant)
Collaborators: Graham S (PI), Black SE, Grady C, Joy M, McIlroy W, Plewes D, Stanisz G, Warner E, Wright G, Bronsill M.Sponsors: CIHR, 625,000
$125,000/ annum
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2003–2008:
Brain and Aging Group at the Rotman Research Institute
Collaborators: Stuss DT (PI), Alain C, Binns MA, Black SE, Chow TW, Craik FI, Freedman M, Grady CL, Graham SJ, Hasher L, Levine BT, Lobaugh NJ, Mayberg HS, McIntosh AR, Moscovitch M, O'Craven K, Pantev C, Picton TW, Ryan JD, Stefurak TL, Tulving E, Winocur G.Sponsors: CIHR, 2,074,570
$400,029/annum core funding and $74,425 for equipment
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2001–2008:
Canadian Stroke Registry
Collaborators: Kapral M and Silver F (Project Leaders), Gladstone DJ (site PI) and Black SE (Co-I) at SunnybrookSponsors: NCE Canadian Stroke Network, 420,000
$60,000/annum
Education, Training and Employment History:
| 1983 (Jan) - 1984 (Dec) | Post-graduate Research Fellowship Training: Studied neurobehavioural consequences of stroke and localization of cerebral function by C.T. and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in association with Dr. Andrew Kertesz, University of Western Ontario, London. |
| 1978 - 1982 | Neurology Training Program: University of Toronto. Straight Internship, Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital (1978-1979); Senior Assistant Resident, Medicine (R2), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (1979-1980); Resident in Neurology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Wellesley Hospital and Hospital for Sick Children (1980-1981); Chief Resident in Neurology, Toronto General Hospital (1982); Resident, Clinical Neurophysiology, Toronto Western Hospital (1982). |
| 1975 - 1978 | Medical School, University of Toronto. |
| 1971 - 1975 | BLitt/DPhil program, Oxford University. DPhil thesis entitled, “The analysis of spinal and cerebral nervous activity: The development of the concept of reflex action in its biological context, 1832-1906,” examined ideas about the neurological basis of behaviour in the 19th century (the work of Sherrington, Pavlov, and others). In 1975 permission was given to lapse from the Program in order to allow full time attendance at Medical School and continuation of thesis work on a part time basis. |
| 1969 - 1970 | History and Philosophy of Science Program, Oxford University (MA equivalent). |
| 1965 - 1969 | Biological and Medical Sciences, University of Toronto. |
Research Training
University of Western Ontario, London, PD Fellow, 1983 - 84, Neurobehavioural consequences of stroke and localization of cerebral function by C.T. and nuclear MRI in association with Dr. Andrew KerteszAmerican Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1984, Certification in Neurology Royal College of Physicians of Canada,1983, Fellowship in Neurology
Professional Development:
International Neuropsychological Society (INS) February 1-4, 2006, Boston, Mass. Licensures and Certificates
Medical Licensure:
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: License #50165
- 1984 Certification in Neurology, American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.
- 1983 Fellowship in Neurology, Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
TeachingUndergraduate Supervision:
Canadian Stroke Network: Summer Research Scholarship
- 2006 Nadder Sharif
- 2003 Carly Guberman
American Academy of Neurology: Summer Research Scholarship
- 2003 Mark Boulos
LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit Summer Studentship
- 2006 Sonya Hui; Rachel Sheps/ Gregory Szilagy;
- 2005 Stephen van Gaal; Andrew Gao
- 2004 Betty Lee; Jen Mandzia
- 2003 Noor Javed; Rahil Malik
Institute of Medical Science: Summer Science Program
- 2006 Stephen van Gaal
- 2002 Isabelle Guimond
- 1999 Erika Henkelman, Peter Roy
- 1998 Ajmal Razmy
- 1994 Patricia Ebert
Regional Stroke Centre Summer Students
- 2004 Chrystal Chan; Jitin Sondi
Research Electives:
- 2005 Yuan Kong, Queen’s University (8 weeks)
- 2004 Chrissie Chan, Queen’s University (10 weeks)
- 2003 Neely Bakshi, U of Western Ontario (4 weeks)
- 2003 Christine Cheung, Queen’s University (8 weeks)
- 2002 Naveen Deshpande, Queen’s University (6 weeks)
- 1994 Rachel Schwartz, McGill University (1 month)
- 1994 David Yu, McGill University (3 months)
- 1993 Helen Lau (4th year Medicine): Post Stroke Depression (2 months).
- 1988 Bach Vu (3rd year Medicine): Evaluation of a Neglect Battery. Research
- Project awarded George Brown Memorial Award at Medical Student's Research
- Day, December 1988.
Sunnybrook Research Institute: Summer Scholarship
- 2006 Gayathri Sathiyamoorthy
- 2002 Neely Bakshi
- 2002 Naveen Deshpande
- 2001 Neely Bakshi
- 2000 Peter Roy, Erika Henkelman (summer studentship)
- 1999 Fadi Morsi
- 1998 Peter Roy
- 1995 Andrew Larrat-Smith
- 1994 David Yu
- 1993 Paul Kalaparambath
- 1992 John Whalen
- 1991 Alison Leggett
- 1990 Chris Dywan
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine: Summer Scholarship Program:
- 2005 Mark Boulos
- 2004 Mark Boulos
- 1997 Brian Buck
- 1996 Jeff Hall
- 1992 Kevin Green
- 1991 Liesly Lee
- 1989 Salma Kassam
- 1988 Bach Vu
- 1987 Ajay Kapur
- 1986 Paul Hacker
Behavioural Neurology Electives
Third and Fourth Year Clerkship (one month clinical rotations):
- 2007 Katarina Fink, Patrick Lo, Jai Shah
- 2006 Donghyuk Cho, Conrad Venker, Basim Ahmad Baragaba, Ashkan Shoamanesh, Mark Keezer, Zoneia Wong
- 2005 Catherine Krasnick, Barbara Connoly, Lescia Tremblay, Maiya Geddies, Hooman Ganjavi, Amelia Ciofani, Andrea Laboni, Michael-Thomas Barbe, Lynsey Jones, Hwazen Shash, Sharon Mann, Julian Lee, Gavin Ling
- 2004 Lauren Webb, Mariana Frantseva, Kevin Young, Joy Liao, Jason Chen, Marija Krzovska, Filine Birr, Mark Boulous
- 1998 Samuel La, Wendy Lim, Jonathan Posse, Joo Meng So, Madelaine Li, Michael Olusaga, Geoffery Rose, Marshall Hay, Jochen Herrmann, Elizabeth Layne, Laila Jamal, Halina Michalska, Dylan Toh.
- 1997 Jeff Jirsh, Jose Barbera, Jens Fiehler, Michael Kreissl, Sandrine deRibaupierre, Priya Manjoo.
- 1996 Leslie Stevens, Ian Toth, Melanie Ursell, Jennifer Takahashi, Carin Woo, Michael Kiang, Sergio Giancola, Miriam Silverberg, Jeff Hall.
- 1994 David Gladstone, Eric Hegman, John Petrosek, Alan Ong, Paul Kalaparambath.
- 1993 Berna Akcakir, Brian Murray, Peter Gross, Hannah Briemberg.
- 1992 Helena Lau, Christine Lay, Moira Kapral, Aileen Brunett, Joanne Sinai, Jeff McTavish.
Honours Thesis Supervision:
- Stephen Van Gaal, U of Toronto (2005-2006); Thesis title: Longitudinal Measurement of Cerebral Atrophy in Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type: Correlation with Cognitive Decline
- Rahil Malik, Arts and Science, U of Toronto (2003-2004); Thesis title: Utility of a standardized measure of medial temporal lobe width in detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Noor Javed, Arts and Science, U of Toronto (2003-2004); Thesis title: Utility of an office neurocognitive examination in the differential diagnosis of the neurodegenerative dementias
- Peter Roy, Arts and Science, University of Waterloo (1999-2000); Thesis title: "The Corpus Callosum in Alzheimer's Disease.”
- Farrell Leibovitch, Neuroscience Program, Scarborough College, University of Toronto (1993-94); Thesis title: "Application of a Computational Neural Network to a Cognitive Neural Network for Hemispatial Neglect."
- Joanne Lawrence, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto (1993-94); Thesis title: "The Valence Theory of Emotions as Tested by Implicit Tasks in Hemispheric Stroke Patients."
- Farrell Leibovitch, Neuroscience Program, Scarborough College, University of Toronto (1992-93); Thesis title: "Structural and Functional Correlates of Hemispatial Neglect."
Honours Thesis Co-Supervision:
- Isabelle Guimond, Specialized Honours in Psychology, Glendon College, York University (2002-03); Thesis title: “Validity of an Office Mental Status Tool for Differential Diagnosis of Dementia.”
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION
Research Electives:
- 2005 David Patterson (PGY1 - 1 month)
- 1997 Taressa Stefurak (PGY3 - 2 months)
- 1997 David Gladstone (PGY2 - 1 month)
- 1995 David Gladstone (Clinical Clerk) (6 weeks)
- 1995 Taressa Stefurak (PGY2) (4 weeks)
- 1989 Dr. Marika Hohol (Neurology Trainee)
Residency Training:
- 2007 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): V. Sapirman, S. Lakatoo, A. Gupta, A. Mushi, H. Derry, C. Brown, A. Razmy, W. Baici, M. Motaghian
- 2006 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): T. Armstrong, J. Henderson, B. Poynter, A. Shafro, D. Patterson, K. Ram, R. Sandu, L. Singh, M. Frantseva, L. Glick, R. Waxman, U. Wolf, Lucinda Kunkel, Sarah Colman, Summer Tomaszek, Jason Joannou, Steven Selchen, Tara Allison, Raja Burra, Amit Morris, Aron Portnoy, Nick Grujich, Seema Khan
- PGY2 Psychiatry (clinics only x 4 weeks): Yael Perez, Jiwon Oh, Suvendrini Lena
- 2005 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): S. Scarrow, D. Leung E. Abi-Jaoude, A. Hershier, S. Amels, S. Hadlock, S. Borst, J. Braverman, A. Israel, N. Kaickern, J. Peck, E. Weinberg, D. Dimanno, K. Sutandar-Pinnock, J. Nguyen, M. Prabhu, N. Kolla, J. Wu, J. Downar, T. Pinto, R. Kreichman, J. Russel, M. Alsuwaidan, A. Stefan.
- 2nd Year Psychiatry Clerk: (clinics only x 12 weeks) Gwyneth Zai.
- PGY5 Psychiatry (clinics only x 6 weeks) Andrew Law.
- 2004 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): D. Blumberger, K. Petruccelli, S. Vigod, D.Alkhadhari, D. Samuel, S. Wallenius, M. Drandic, S. Vimal, G. Chandler, A. Srivaslava, D. Bruno, J. Sussman, S. Bakshi, K Balaban, W. Fung, S. Szmuilowicz, G. Horowitz, A. Kahn, M. Shetty, G. Tait, E. Moniwa, D. Stejar, G. Foussias, D. Kim.
- PGY2 Neurology – one month: E. Bui
- 2003 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Tim Guimond, Aristotle Voineskos, S. Sockalingam, M. Svihra, Andrew Gotowiec, Nadija Sunderji, Lana Benedek, Matthew Levy, Craig Beach, Dhiraj Aggarwal, Andrea Waddell
- PGY2 Neurology (one month rotation): Jason Lazarou, Hans Katzberg, Verity John, Abubaker Al Madani
- 2002 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Abdullah Al-Shama, David Robertson, Karen Shin, Nishka Vijay, Lakshmi Ravindran, Sian Rawkins, Alina Iosif, Kien Dang, Ilan Fischler, Omar Ghaffar, A. Law, Mark Pearce, Evon Propst, Stephanie Wiesenthal
- PGY2 Neurology (one month rotation): Mario Masellis
- 2001 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Regina Lui, Alexandra McPherson, Mario Massellis, Seena Grewal, Giovanni Villella, Peter Giacobbe, Georgios Koutsoukos, Michelle Mohammed, Nazley Meerdaula, Gayla Tennen, Ahmed Mansour, Geetika Verma, Christopher McIntosh,
- PGY2 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Liz Layne
- 1999 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Ariel Dalfen, Tom Hastings, Lara Propst, Hanna Dief, Michael Froeschl.
- 1998 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Nadine Cossette, Kayhan Ghatavi, Sophie Griogoriadis, Anna Skorzewska, Jared Risman, Clare Roscoe, Tom Hastings, Lesley Weisenfeld, Alexandra Bottas, Mateusz Zurowski, Tonia Seli
- 1996 PGY1 Psychiatry (one month rotation): Michael Ocana, Janice VanKampen, Paul Kurkyak, Julie Maggi, Amy Cheung, Paul Westlind, Kerry Lee Cassidy, Paul Arnold
- 1997 Robert Lam (PGY3 Family Practice, Geriatric Specialty - one month)
- 1996 Angela Garcia (R4 Geriatrics – one month)
- 1996 Paula Ravitz (PGY1 Psychiatry - one month)
- 1996 Mark Rapoport (PGY1 Psychiatry - one month)
- 1995 Joanna Duby (R4 Geriatrics - two months)
- 1995 Janice Menezes (R4 Geriatrics - four months)
- 1995 A. Cheok (PGY1 - one month)
- 1994 C. Posen (PGY1 - one month)
- 1994 Adrienne Cohen (Chief Resident, Geriatrics – four months)
- 1993 Sylvia Charbonneau (PGY1 - one month)
STUDENTS SUPERVISED
Principal Supervisor for following Graduate Students:
Liam Kaufman, MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences (Sept. 2006- )
Mario Masellis, PDF-PhD, Institute of Medical Sciences (Jan. 2005- )
Neelesh Nadkarni, PDF-PhD, Institute of Medical Sciences (Sept. 2003-Sept. 2007)
Naama Levy, MSc-PhD, Institute of Medical Sciences (Sept. 2002-Sept. 2007)
Pearl Behl, PhD, Institute of Medical Sciences (Sept. 2002-2006)
David Gladstone, PhD Thesis, Institute of Medical Sciences (Clinician-Scientist Prgram 1999-2006)
Jennifer Mandzia, PhD Thesis, Institute of Medical Sciences (1998-2004)
Rick Swartz, PhD Thesis, Institute of Medical Sciences (1998-2002)
David Callen, PhD Thesis, Institute of Medical Sciences (1996-99)
Patricia Ebert, MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences (1995-98)
Farrell Leibovitch, MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences (1994-96)
Aura Kagan, PhD Thesis, Institute of Medical Sciences (1993-99)
Brian Buck, MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences (1993-96)
Co-Principal Supervisor for following Graduate Students:
Vessela Stamenova, PhD, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science (Sept. 2004-)
Alexandra Rowland, PhD, Institute of Medical Sciences (Jan. 2006- )
Graduate Student Prizes:
Rick Swartz was awarded the George Brown Memorial Award, the top award for MD/PhD Student Researcher – Clinical, at U of T Faculty of Medicine Medical Student Day, Toronto (2002)
Rick Swartz was awarded the Best Clinical Science Presentation at U of T Medical School Research Day, Toronto, (Jan 2001) and at the North American, Eastern Student’s Research Forum, Miami, (Feb 2001).
Jennifer Mandzia was awarded the Best Clinical Science Presentation at the U of T Neuroscience Program Research Day, Toronto, (May 2000).
Farrell Leibovitch was awarded the Frosst Award by the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine, (November 1997).
Member of Thesis Committee for the following Graduate Students:
Alison Smith, PhD, University of Waterloo (2006- )
Ken Tang, MSc, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science (2003-2006)
Ellen Cohen, MSc., Dept of Rehab Sciences (Physical Therapy) (2000-2004). Thesis successfully defended 2004.
Cynthia Danells, MSc., Dept of Rehab Sciences (Physical Therapy)(1999-2003) Thesis successfully defended, Nov 2003.
Regina Jokel, PhD, Department of Rehab Sciences (Speech Pathology) (2001- )
D. Phillip Tapp, PhD, Institute of Medical Science (1998-2003). Thesis successfully defended, Sept 2003.
Phillipa Clarke, PhD, Dept. of Community Health (1997-2000); Thesis successfully defended, August 2000.
Jonathan Downar, PhD, Institute of Medical Science (2000-02). Thesis successfully defended, July 2002.
Alan Chan, MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences (1999-2001); Thesis successfully defended January 2001.
Alexander Mikhailadis, MSc, Biomedical Engineering (1997-99); Thesis successfully defended 1999.
Na Jiang, MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences (1996- ).
Shone Stickell, MSc, Institute of Medical Science (1995-98). Thesis successfully defended September 1998.
Sarah Chen Wang, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. MSc. (1993-96); Thesis successfully defended May 1996.
Phillipa Clarke, Dept. of Preventative Medicine. MSc. (1994-96); Thesis successfully defended January 1996.
Jason Barton, Institute of Medical Science. PhD (1992-96); Thesis successfully defended January 1996.
Jane Storrie-Baker, Dept of Psychology, University of Waterloo, PhD (1991-94); Thesis successfully defended January 1994.
Marlene Behrmann, Dept of Psychology, University of Toronto, PhD (1988-91); Thesis successfully defended 1991.
Bruno Losier, Supervised comprehensive course on CT localization, for PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University (May-June 1991).
Post-Doctoral Fellows:
John Zettel, PhD, 2006-
BJ Tippett, PhD, 2006-2008
Jacqueline Pettersen, MD, 2006-2008
Mario Masellis, MD, PhD candidate, 2006-2009
Adolfo Cotter, MD, 2004-2006
Neelesh Nadkarni, MD, PhD candidate, 2003-2007
Christian Bocti, MD, FRCP(C), 2002-2003
Jim Sahlas, MD, FRCP(C), 2001-2003
Sarah Duff Canning, MD, 2001-2003
Diego Fernandez-Duque, MD, PhD, 2001-2003
Fu Qiang Gao, MD, 1998-2002
Richard Staines, PhD, 1999-2001
Andrei Alexandrov, MD, 1995-1998
Marika Hohol, MD, FRCP(C), 1990-1991
Preceptorship in Behavioural Neurology
Amer Burhan (research and clinical preceptorship), 2004
Jane Howard, 2002
Co-supervised through association with Rotman Research Institute:
Nancy Lobaugh, PhD, 1997-1999. Neuroimaging correlates of Attention Deficits Post-stroke.
Stefan Kohler, PhD, 1995-1998. Brain-behaviour correlations using MRI, SPECT and PET in patients with memory loss.
Daphne Kidron, MD, PhD, 1993-1995. 3D MR morphometry in Alzheimer's Disease.
Jeffrey Toth, PhD, 1992-1994. Process dissociation in memory function with focal brain damage.
Jonathan Foster, PhD, 1991-1992. MR Volumetry in Alzheimer's Disease.
Previous Grants| 2005-2006 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Black SE (PI), Masellis M, Herrmann N, Freedman, Basile VS et al. Pharmacogenetics of Rivastigmine Response in Lewy Body Disease: A Pilot Study Employing Brain Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT). ($50,000). (NB: awarded for 2005-2006 but being spent 2006-2007) |
| 2004-2006 | National Institutes of Health (# HL-04-001) Slutsky AS (PI), Dorian P, Morrison L, Black SE, Davis D, Hutchinson J, Lavery J, Redelmeier D, Rotstein O, Sibbald W. University of Toronto regional clinical center. The Toronto Prehospital Hypertonic Resuscitation - Head Injury and Multi Organ Dysfunction Trial (TOPHR HIT) (Infrastructure grant of $2,454,201 US) |
| 2003-2006 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research. McIlroy WE (PI) Bayley MT, Black SE, Brooks D, Brown DA, Staines WR, Thomas SG. Early Exercise Intervention After Stroke: Influence on Functional Capacity, Sensorimotor Recovery, and Risk of Future Strokes. ($47,000/annum, plus $50,000 equipment) |
| 2003-2006 | Heart and Stroke Foundation. Graham SJ (PI), Black SE, McIlroy WE, Staines WR, Grady CE. Improved fMRI of Stroke Recovery. ($69,340/annum) |
| 2003-2006 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Levine B (PI), Black SE, Dade LA, Miller BL. Self-Regulation of Behaviour in Patients with Frontal Lobe Brain Disease: Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging and Functional Outcome. ($68,000/annum plus $3000 equipment) |
| 2003-2006 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Staines WR (PI), Black SE, Graham SJ, McIlroy WE, Park NW. Bilateral Sensorimotor Training After Stroke: Understanding And Promoting Physiological Mechanisms Of Recovery. ($72,889/annum plus $5,594 equipment) |
| 2003-2006 | Alzheimer’s Association USA (IIRG-03-461). Black SE, Stuss D, Graham S, Stanisz G. MRI hyperintensities and executive deficits in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD): a quantitative neuroimaging-behavioural analysis ($80,000 US/annum) |
| 2003-2006 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Buchan AM (PI) et al.- Sahlas DJ and Black SE (Site Co-PIs) FASTER – Fast Assessment of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack to Prevent Early Recurrence. ($408,275 overall, $10,000 projected at S&W) |
| 2003-2005 | Alzheimer Society of Canada. Black SE (PI), Graham S, Stuss D, Stanisz G. Alzheimer's Disease With and Without Subcortical Ischemic Vasculopathy: A Quantitative Brain Imaging-Behavior Study. ($75,000/annum) |
| 2003-2005 | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Park NW (PI), Black SE, Roy EA. Naturalistic Action: Neuropsychological processes and Treatment. ($44,237/annum) |
| 2003-2005 | American Health Assistance Foundation. Lanctôt KL (PI), Herrmann N, Busto EU, Black SE. Dopaminergic system and apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease. ($50,000/annum) |
| 2002-2005 | NCE Canadian Stroke Network. Lee, T-Y (Project Leader). DJ Sahlas and Black SE, Site Co-PIs at Sunnybrook. Development of CT-based Indices of Tissue Viability and Infarction in Acute Stroke. ($11,000) |
| 2002-2005 | James S. McDonnell Foundation. Stuss DT (PI), Dromerick A, Black SE, Levine B. Brain Recovery: Return of Cognitive and Social Function. ($1,000,000) |
| 2002-2005 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Black SE (Co-Investigator), Bronskill MJ, Grady C, Graham S, Henkelman M, McIlroy WE, Plewes D, Stanisz G, Warner E, Wright G. Multi-user Equipment Grant (for MRI research magnet maintenance) ($142,000/annum) |
| 2002-2004 | NCE Canadian Stroke Network. Mikulis DJ (Project Leader), Demchuk A, Silver F. Sahlas DJ and Black SE – Site Co-PIs at Sunnybrook. Detection of Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute Stroke:A Pilot Study. ($20,000/annum) |
| 2001-2005 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Freedman, M, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Stuss DT. Social Cognition in Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnostic Implications. ($88,596/annum for three years and $4,523 equipment) |
| 2000-2005 | Medical Research Council – McIlroy WE, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Graham SJ, Verrier MC, Staines WR, Gladstone DJ. Understanding Cortical Reorganization following Stroke: Role of Somatosensory Systems in Sensorimotor Recovery. ($97,000/annum) |
| 2002-2004 | Alzheimer Society of Canada. Fernie GR, Black S (Co-Investigator). The Development of an Intelligent Cognitive Orthosis to Facilitate Independent Toileting in Alzheimer’s Disease. ($53,758.84 year 1 & $47,725.00 year 2) |
| 2002-2004 | Alzheimer Society of Canada. Lanctôt KL, Rochon PA, Black SE (Co Investigator), Freedman M, Gurwitz JH. Hermann N, and Streiner DL. Interactions between Herbal Medicines and Conventional Drug Therapy. ($59,944.50 year 1 & $59,529.50 year 2) |
| 2001-2004 | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – Roy EA, Dixon MJ, Black SE (Co-Investigator). Neuropsychological Profiles of Limb Apraxia. ($52,000/annum) |
| 2001-2004 | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – Graham SJ, Black SE (Co-Investigator), McIlroy WE. Event-related fMRI of Sensorimotor Activation during Stroke Recovery. ($55,000/annum) |
| 2001-2003 | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – Park NW, Black SE (Co-Investigator). Training of Novel Naturalistic Actions Post Stroke: A Scaffolded Approach to Rehabilitation. (~$38,000/annum) |
| 2000-2003 | Medical Research Council (MCT-38134) - Black SE (Principal Investigator), McIlroy WE, Graham S, Herrmann N, Szalai JP, Gladstone D, Staines R. Amphetamine for Stroke Recovery - A Clinical and fMRI Study. (~ $125,000/annum) |
| 2000-2003 | NIH, Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study – A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Vitamin E and Donepezil (Aricept) to Delay Clinical Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Black SE, Principal Investigator, Sunnybrook & Women’s site. ($100,000) |
| 2000-2002 | Alzheimer’s Association – Lanctot KL, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Shitij K, Herrmann, N, Sylvian H. A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) study of 5-HT1A Receptors in Alzheimer’s Disease. (~$97,000/annum) |
| 1999-2002 | Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation/Rick Hansen Institute – Levine B, Stuss DT, Winocur G, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Grady C, Palmer H. The impact of neuropathology on TBI outcome and rehabilitation: Studies with structural and functional MRI. (~$30,700/annum and $5,115 equipment). |
1999-2002 | Medical Research Council - Canadian Neurotrauma Research Program – Levine B, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Feinstein A, Schwartz M, Cheung G. The impact of neuropathology on traumatic brain injury outcome (~$76,000/annum and $17,628 equipment). |
| 1999-2001 | Medical Research Council - Canadian Neurotrauma Research Program – Feinstein A, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Levine B, Cheung G. A Prospective MRI & SPECT Study in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. (~ $90,000/annum) |
| 1999-2001 | Alzheimer Society of Canada – VanReekum R, Binns M, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Conn D, Freedman M, Herrmann N, Lieff S, Simard M, Stuss D. Historical Cohort Study Examining the role of Late Onset Depression and Cognitive Impairment in Predicting Future Alzheimer’s Disease. ($28,000/annum) |
| 1999-2001 | Heart & Stroke Foundation – Roy EA, Dixon MJ, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Square P, Hebert D. Neuropsychological profiles of limb apraxia ($44,000/annum) |
| 1999-2002 | National Institute of Health. Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention (VISP), Black SE, Principal Investigator, Sunnybrook site. ($50,000) |
| 1998-2003 | Medical Research Council – Black SE (Principal Investigator), Caldwell C, Bronskill M, Szalai J, Stuss D, Kohler S. A Prospective Neurobehavioural Neuroimaging Study of Alzheimer’s, Vascular and Other Dementias. ($141,262/annum) |
| 1998-2003 | Medical Research Council ¬– Stuss DT, Black SE (Co-principal Investigator), Picton TW, Levine B, Winocur G. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Brain-Behaviour Relations in Aging, Dementia, and Frontal Damage. (Group grant, core funding $234,094/annum) |
| 1998-2002 | James S. McDonnell Foundation – Stuss DT, Alexander MP. Black SE (Co-investigator), Cusimano M, Craik FIM, Dawson D, Freedman M, Grady C, Jacoby B, Levine B, McIntosh R, Moscovitch M, Proulx G, Robertson IH, Schwartz M, Winocur G. Rehabilitation of Executive Dysfunction following Focal Lesions, Traumatic Brain Injury and Aging. ($231,532/annum) |
| 1998-2000 | Medical Research Council – McIlroy WE, Black SE (Co-Principal Investigator), Brooke JD, Verrier MC. Adaptive Changes in Cortical Representation of Sensory Inputs Measured after Stroke. ($54,000/annum) |
| 1998-2001 | Medical Research Council – Levine B, Black SE (Co-Investigator), Tulving E, Miller B. Deficits in the Self-regulation of Behaviour due to Disease and Injuries of the Brain. ($49,875/annum) |
| 1997-1999 | Alzheimer Society of Canada – Grady C, McIntosh R, Black SE (Co-Investigator). Functional Brain Networks for Encoding and Recognition Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease. ($44,179) |
| 1997-2001 | MRC-PMAC – Feldman H et al. A Cohort Study of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Syndromes with the Development of a Consortium Registry (ACCORD). ($1,207,000). (Black SE, Principal Investigator at Sunnybrook, $20,000/annum) |
| 1996-1998 | MRC-PMAC – Rockwood K et al. Vascular Dementia ($500,000), (SE Black, Principal Investigator at Sunnybrook, $24,000/annum) |
| 1996-1999 | Medical Research Council – Maki BE, Fernie GR, Black SE (Co-Investigator). Control of Multi-directional Compensatory Stepping in the Young and Elderly. ($50,000/annum) |
| 1996-1998 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation – Roy E, Black SE (Co-principal Investigator), Square P. Limb Apraxia: Analysis of Processes in Gesture Production. ($60,000/annum) |
| 1996-1997 | MRC-PMAC – Gauthier S et al. Propentofylline (HW285) versus Placebo in the Treatment of Vascular Dementia. ($74,402) (SE Black, P-Investigator at Sunnybrook (12,000/annum) |
| 1995-1998 | Medical Research Council - Black SE (Principal Investigator), Caldwell CB, Bronskill MJ, Szalai JP, Stuss D. A Prospective Neuropsychological - Neuroimaging (MR-SPECT) Study of Alzheimer's and Related Dementias. ($90,000/annum) |
| 1996 | Equipment grant for above project, Medical Research Council, ($17,500) |
| 1995-1996 | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario - Caldwell C, Black SE (Co-Principal investigator). Artificial Neural Network Approach to Prognosis in Stroke using 99mTc-HMPAO Brain SPECT.($42,053) |
| 1994-1996 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Black SE (Principal Investigator), Caldwell C, Bronskill M. A Longitudinal MR SPECT Study of Alzheimer's Disease. ($49,000/annum) |
| 1994-1996 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Roy E, Black SE (Co-Principal Investigator), Square P. Limb Apraxia: Analysis of Processes in Gesture Production. ($60,000/annum) |
| 1994-1998 | Nato International Scientific Exchange Program collaborative Research Travel Grant - Foster J, Black SE (Co-Principal Investigator): Quantitative Brain - Behaviour Imaging with MRI. ($10,500) |
| 1992-1994 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Black SE (Principal Investigator), Behrmann M. Spatial Attention: Brain-behaviour Relationships in Stroke and Alzheimer's Disease. ($60,000/annum). |
| 1992-1994 | Medical Research Council - Behrmann M, Black SE (Co-Principal Investigator), Perceptual and Motor Mechanisms in Hemispatial Neglect. ($35,000/annum) |
| 1992-1994 | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario - Black SE (Principal Investigator), Ehrlich L, Caldwell C, Szalai JP. Stroke Recovery: A Longitudinal Clinimetric/ Cerebral Perfusion Correlation Study. ($42,000/annum) |
| 1991-1992 | Physician Services Incorporated - Barber H, Nedzelski J, Black SE (Co-Investigator): Quantitative Neuro-otologic Examination and Vestibular Function Tests in the Normal Young and the Elderly. ($12,000) |
| 1991-1992 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Roy E, Black SE (Co-Principal Investigator), Square-Storrie P: Kinematic Analysis of Limb Apraxia in Alzheimer's Disease. ($15,000) |
| 1990-1992 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Black SE (Principal Investigator): Attentional Deficits After Hemisphere Stroke: A Prospective Behavioural-Neuroimaging Correlation Study of the Neglect Syndrome. ($51,000/annum) |
| 1990-1992 | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario - Black SE (Principal Investigator), Ehrlich L: Stroke Recovery: A Longitudinal Clinimetric/Cerebral Perfusion Correlation Study. ($81,652) |
| 1989-1990 | Physician Services Incorporated - Flint AJ, Campbell-Taylor I, Black SE (Co-Principal Investigator), Gailey G: A Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment of Speech Patterns in Parkinson's Disease and Major Depression. ($36,000) |
| 1988-1991 | Medical Research Council of Canada - Bub D, Black SE (Co- Investigator): Cognitive and Neural Bases of Simultanagnosia and Spelling Alexia. ($79,100) |
| 1988-1990 | Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Black SE (Principal Investigator): Extinction and Unconscious Access in the Neglect Syndrome. ($67,625/annum) |
| 1987-1988 | Sunnybrook Medical Trust Research Fund - Black SE (Co-Investigator), Moscovitch M, Winocur G: Cognitive and Spatial Mechanisms in Neglect Alexia. ($26,300) |
| 1987 | Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Dean's Fund. Black S (Principal Investigator): Perceptual Deficits Associated with Left Posterior Hemisphere Damage. A Cognitive Neuropsychological Analysis. ($5,000) |
| 1986-1988 | Medical Research Council of Canada- Bub D, Black SE (Co-Investigator): Cognitive and Neural Bases of Simultanagnosia and Spelling Alexia. ($50,000/annum). |
| 1986-1987 | Sunnybrook Medical Trust Research Fund - Black SE (Principal Investigator): Neurocognitive Basis of the Neglect Syndrome after Stroke. ($24,500) |
| 1986-1987 | Bickell Foundation - Black SE (Principal Investigator): Neurocognitive Basis of the Neglect Syndrome the Attentional Hypothesis. ($20,000) |
Previous Committees
•Chair, Teaching Session V: The Renin-Angiotensin System and Dementia: Are We Really Making Progress?, 3rd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), San Antonio, TX (July 11, 2007)
•Discussant, Teaching Session VII: Update on Adiposity and Hypertension and its Relation to Late-Life Mental Disorders, 3rd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), San Antonio, TX (July 11, 2007)
•Discussant, Plenary Session III: Factors in Post-Stroke Dementia, 3rd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), San Antonio, TX (July 11, 2007)
•Co-chair, Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation, HSFCSR, Sunnybrook Vaughan Estates (June 15, 2007)
•Topic Chair and Abstract Reviewer in Behavioural Neurology, American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Boston, MA (April 30 – May 4, 2007)
•Co-chair of Highlights in Dementia and Behavioural Neurology, American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Boston, MA (May 3, 2007)
•Abstract Reviewer, American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference, San Francisco, CA (February 7-9, 2007)
•Program Planning Committee, Alzheimer Society of Canada 100th Anniversary (2006)
•Member, Consensus Meeting on Assessment and Diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia, 5th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementia, San Francisco, CA (September 9, 2006)
•Co-chair, Teaching Session IV: How Do We Diagnose the Brain Problem?, 2nd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), Florence, Italy (June 9, 2005)
•Chair, Working Group on Clinical Assessment of VCI for Vas Cog 2005 in Florence
•Co-chair, Symposium on Vascular Cognitive Impairment, World Stroke Congress (June 23, 2004)
•Co-PI on Canadian Foundation for Innovation Grant Application entitled “Plasticity And Recovery from Stroke (PARS)”
•2nd Canadian Consensus Conference on Antidementia Guidelines, Montreal (October 28-29, 2004)
•Local Arrangements Committee, American Neurological Association meeting, Toronto (October 2-6, 2004)
•Program Committee, International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada (February 13-16, 2002).
•Canadian Stroke Consortium: Chair, Ethics Task Force (2001-02); Chairman, Clinical Protocols Committee (1995-97); Steering Committee (1994-95).
•Co-Chair, Neuroimaging and Alzheimer’s Disease Consensus Conference, Washington, DC (May 2001).
•Chair, Planning Committee for 11th Rotman Research Institute Annual Symposium, 2001 (Toronto, Canada) on Dementia: Biological and Clinical Advances.
•Steering Committee for Implementation of Regional Stroke Strategy (2001-2005).
•Ontario Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (1999-2004)
a)Physician Education Curriculum Advisory Committee – assisted in development of educational materials and presented at small group seminars
b)Research Coalition Work Group – planned initiatives including Alzheimer Research Exchange www.alzheimerresearchexchange.ca
•Toronto District Health Council - Co-chair of Task Force to Create a Coordinated Stroke Strategy for Toronto (1999-2000) (See report, November 2000).
•Consensus Panel on Rehabilitation (Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Ministry of Health) (1999-2000) (See panel report, May 2000).
•Chair/Organizer, Symposium on Vascular Dementia, Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences (June 2000).
•External Reviewer, Calgary Stroke Program and Research Stroke Chair (1999).
•Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia (1998).
•Expert Panel Review of HWA285 (propentofylline) (reports submitted June 1997 & 1998 as required of Hoechst Marion Roussel by the Health Protection Branch).
•Board of Directors, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario (1995-99).
•Co-organizer, Symposium on Acute Stroke Management for Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons meeting (Sept 1998).
•Consultant, Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative Project on Stroke Care, Ontario Hospital Association (1997-98).
•Consensus Panel to develop Stroke Care Map in Ontario (1997-98).
•Steering Committee for Atlantis Trial (North American clinical trial of intravenous tPA, 3-5 hours post stroke) (1996-98).
•Canadian Consortium for Clinical Cognitive Research; Executive Member (1996-2000); Secretary/Treasurer (2000-2003).
•Alzheimer Education Council, USA (1996-98).
•Co-organizer, Rotman Research Institute Conference, The Dementias: Diagnosis and Implications for Management, Toronto (March 1994).
•Task Force on Career Development for Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (1992).
•Canadian Consensus Conference on the Assessment of Dementia, A.M. Clarfield, Chairman (October 1989).
•Consensus Panel to Derive a Competency Index - (M. Silberfeld, C. Bombardier, I. Naglie, A.S. Detsky - co-investigators) (June 1989).
•The Aphasia Institute (Board of Directors 1989-93); Research, Program and Ethics Committee member (1989-present).
•Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario - Stroke Education Task Force (1991-93); Health Promotion Task Force (1993-94); Women’s Heart & Stroke Subcommittee (1995); Stroke Implementation Task Force (1996-97); Stroke Strategy Steering Committee (1997-2000); Government Relations Advisory Group (1996-98).
•Have served on national and international advisory boards for EPIX, Glaxosmithkline, Novartis, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Janssen-Ortho, Parke Davis-Warner Lambert, Hoffman LaRoche and Pfizer.
•Discussant, Teaching Session VII: Update on Adiposity and Hypertension and its Relation to Late-Life Mental Disorders, 3rd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), San Antonio, TX (July 11, 2007)
•Discussant, Plenary Session III: Factors in Post-Stroke Dementia, 3rd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), San Antonio, TX (July 11, 2007)
•Co-chair, Workshop on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Functional Electrical Stimulation, HSFCSR, Sunnybrook Vaughan Estates (June 15, 2007)
•Topic Chair and Abstract Reviewer in Behavioural Neurology, American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Boston, MA (April 30 – May 4, 2007)
•Co-chair of Highlights in Dementia and Behavioural Neurology, American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Boston, MA (May 3, 2007)
•Abstract Reviewer, American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference, San Francisco, CA (February 7-9, 2007)
•Program Planning Committee, Alzheimer Society of Canada 100th Anniversary (2006)
•Member, Consensus Meeting on Assessment and Diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia, 5th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementia, San Francisco, CA (September 9, 2006)
•Co-chair, Teaching Session IV: How Do We Diagnose the Brain Problem?, 2nd Congress of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG), Florence, Italy (June 9, 2005)
•Chair, Working Group on Clinical Assessment of VCI for Vas Cog 2005 in Florence
•Co-chair, Symposium on Vascular Cognitive Impairment, World Stroke Congress (June 23, 2004)
•Co-PI on Canadian Foundation for Innovation Grant Application entitled “Plasticity And Recovery from Stroke (PARS)”
•2nd Canadian Consensus Conference on Antidementia Guidelines, Montreal (October 28-29, 2004)
•Local Arrangements Committee, American Neurological Association meeting, Toronto (October 2-6, 2004)
•Program Committee, International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada (February 13-16, 2002).
•Canadian Stroke Consortium: Chair, Ethics Task Force (2001-02); Chairman, Clinical Protocols Committee (1995-97); Steering Committee (1994-95).
•Co-Chair, Neuroimaging and Alzheimer’s Disease Consensus Conference, Washington, DC (May 2001).
•Chair, Planning Committee for 11th Rotman Research Institute Annual Symposium, 2001 (Toronto, Canada) on Dementia: Biological and Clinical Advances.
•Steering Committee for Implementation of Regional Stroke Strategy (2001-2005).
•Ontario Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (1999-2004)
a)Physician Education Curriculum Advisory Committee – assisted in development of educational materials and presented at small group seminars
b)Research Coalition Work Group – planned initiatives including Alzheimer Research Exchange www.alzheimerresearchexchange.ca
•Toronto District Health Council - Co-chair of Task Force to Create a Coordinated Stroke Strategy for Toronto (1999-2000) (See report, November 2000).
•Consensus Panel on Rehabilitation (Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Ministry of Health) (1999-2000) (See panel report, May 2000).
•Chair/Organizer, Symposium on Vascular Dementia, Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences (June 2000).
•External Reviewer, Calgary Stroke Program and Research Stroke Chair (1999).
•Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia (1998).
•Expert Panel Review of HWA285 (propentofylline) (reports submitted June 1997 & 1998 as required of Hoechst Marion Roussel by the Health Protection Branch).
•Board of Directors, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario (1995-99).
•Co-organizer, Symposium on Acute Stroke Management for Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons meeting (Sept 1998).
•Consultant, Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative Project on Stroke Care, Ontario Hospital Association (1997-98).
•Consensus Panel to develop Stroke Care Map in Ontario (1997-98).
•Steering Committee for Atlantis Trial (North American clinical trial of intravenous tPA, 3-5 hours post stroke) (1996-98).
•Canadian Consortium for Clinical Cognitive Research; Executive Member (1996-2000); Secretary/Treasurer (2000-2003).
•Alzheimer Education Council, USA (1996-98).
•Co-organizer, Rotman Research Institute Conference, The Dementias: Diagnosis and Implications for Management, Toronto (March 1994).
•Task Force on Career Development for Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (1992).
•Canadian Consensus Conference on the Assessment of Dementia, A.M. Clarfield, Chairman (October 1989).
•Consensus Panel to Derive a Competency Index - (M. Silberfeld, C. Bombardier, I. Naglie, A.S. Detsky - co-investigators) (June 1989).
•The Aphasia Institute (Board of Directors 1989-93); Research, Program and Ethics Committee member (1989-present).
•Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario - Stroke Education Task Force (1991-93); Health Promotion Task Force (1993-94); Women’s Heart & Stroke Subcommittee (1995); Stroke Implementation Task Force (1996-97); Stroke Strategy Steering Committee (1997-2000); Government Relations Advisory Group (1996-98).
•Have served on national and international advisory boards for EPIX, Glaxosmithkline, Novartis, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Janssen-Ortho, Parke Davis-Warner Lambert, Hoffman LaRoche and Pfizer.
Contact
A-421, Cognitive NeurologySunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5 Phone: 416.480.4551 Email: sandra.black
sunnybrook.ca Fax: 416.480.4552