Douglas Cheyne, PhD
Hospital for Sick Children
Senior Scientist, Research Institute
Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health
Associate Scientific Staff, Division of Neurology
University of Toronto
Professor, Dept of Medical Imaging
Cross-appointments:
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Institute of Medical Sciences (member)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
I received my BSc degree from the University of Waterloo in 1981 and PhD in Psychology at Simon Fraser University in 1988. My doctoral thesis, carried out in the laboratory of Dr. Hal Weinberg, involved the first mapping of human motor cortex activity using a single channel magnetometer. After completing a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Neurological University Clinic in Vienna, Austria, I returned to Canada to participate in the development of the world’s first whole-head MEG system at CTF Systems Inc. in Port Coquitlam BC. In 2001, I relocated to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where I am currently a Senior Scientist in the Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, and Professor of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto. My current research interests include neuroimaging technologies, measures of brain development, and basic studies of the human sensorimotor system. Over the last several years, my lab has been developing novel mathematical techniques for mapping spatiotemporal patterns of cortical activity involved in the generation of movement and speech, and we are currently extending these techniques to the study of recovery of function in cerebral palsy, childhood stroke and peripheral nerve injury. More recently, I have become interested in the development of oscillatory networks in early childhood, and how these may serve as biomarkers of typical and atypical development of cognitive and motor skills.
CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS
| STAFF | |
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| Theresa Dudley | Administrative Assistant |
| Cecilia Jobst, MSc | Research Laboratory Project Manager |
| Anisha Viswanathan | Clinical Research Project Coordinator |
| TRAINEES | |
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| Jessica Schultz | MSc Candidate, U Toronto |
| Prisca Hsu | MSc Candidate, U Toronto |
| EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS |
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| Tom Chau, PhD, PEng, Senior Scientist, Holland Bloorview Hospital, Biomedical Engineering |
| Teresa Cheung, PhD, Professor, Simon Fraser University, School of Engineering Science |
| Luc DeNil, PhD, Senior Scientist, University of Toronto, Department of Speech-Language Pathology |
| Darcy Fehlings, MD, Senior Clinician Science Head, Holland Bloorview Hospital, Department of Paediatrics |
| Paul Ferrari, PhD, MEG Technical Director, Helen Devos Children's Hospital |
| Bernhard Ross, PhD, Associate Professor, Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Centre, Department of Medical Biophysics |
| Pascal van Lieshout, PhD, Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Speech-Language Pathology |
ALUMNI
Silvia Isabella, PhD | 2020 – 2021 |
Fatemeh Mollaei, PhD | 2019 – 2021 |
Sabah Master, PhD | 2013 – 2017 |
Natasha Alves-Kotzev, PhD | 2010 – 2013 |
Paul Ferrari, PhD | 2008 – 2011 |
Fil Cortese, PhD | 2007 – 2010 |
Colleen Dockstader, PhD | 2003 – 2009 |
Michael Jurkiewicz PhD | 2005 – 2006 |
William Gaetz, PhD | 2001 – 2003 |
Shaquile Nijjer | University of Toronto, IBBME MASc | 2019 – 2020 |
Silvia Isabella | University of Toronto, IMS PhD | 2013 – 2020 |
Samantha D’Souza | University of Toronto, Rehabilitation Sciences MSc | 2013 – 2016 |
André Chevrier | University of Toronto, IMS PhD | 2010 – 2016 |
Anna Mersov | University of Toronto, S-LP MSc | 2013 – 2015 |
Richard Wennberg | University of Toronto, PhD | 2006 – 2014 |
Kim Saliba | University of Toronto / OISE, PhD | 2008 – 2012 |
Garima Sharma | Neurosciences, U Toronto, volunteer | Fall 2021 |
Anton Hung | Neurosciences, Western University | Summer 2021 |
Merron Woodbury | Neurosciences, McGill University | Summer 2019 |
Tina Jiao | Kinesiology, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Summer 2019 |
Samantha Goncalves | Human Biology, U Toronto | Fall 2018 |
Sara Taghizadeh | Biomedical Engineering, U Toronto | Summer 2018 |
Merron Woodbury | Neurosciences, McGill University | Summer 2018 |
Carolina Barrera | MITACS Globalink Summer Scholar | Summer 2017 |
Tatjana Kay, BSc | U Toronto, volunteer | Summer 2016 |
Ahmad Mousa | CREMS Scholar, U Toronto | 2016 – 2018 |
Candice Meng | Medical Engineering, Toronto, Research Student | Winter 2016 |
Soonji Kwon, BSc | University of Toronto, IBBME-USRP Studentship | Summer 2015 |
Stefan Bostan | U Toronto NSERC USRA Studentship | Summer 2015 |
Ze-chuan He | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Summer 2012 |
Ze-chuan He | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Summer 2011 |
Natascha van Lieshout | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Spring 2011 |
Philip McCarthy | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Fall 2010 |
Chris Colvin | University of Toronto, IBBME Internship | Summer 2010 |
Natascha van Lieshout | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Summer 2010 |
Pierre Varache | Biomed. Eng, U. Mediterranee (France), Internship | Summer 2009 |
Brad Moores | Computer Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | 2006, 2007 |
Patrick McVeigh | Physics, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | 2005 – 2006 |
Andreea Bostan | Neurosciences, U. of Toronto, Summer student | 2005 – 2006 |
Timothy Orr | Systems Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Fall 2004/2005 |
Volker Ressel | Neurology, Tuebingen, visiting PhD student | Fall 2004 |
Theresa Cooke | Max Plank Inst. Tuebingen (Germany) Lab Rotation | Summer 2003 |
Rebekah Nelson | Biology, McGill University, Summer Stud. | Summer 2003 |
Benjamin Klösel | Medicine, Karls-Eberhardt U. (Germany) Lab Rotation | Summer 2003 |
Kashyap Patel | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Summer 2003 |
Kaushik Seethapathy | Engineering, U. Waterloo, Co-op Student | Winter 2003 |
Stefan Bostan, BSc | Trinity College (Medicine), Summer Research Student | 2012 – 2018 |
Marc Lalancette, MSc | SickKids, MEG Lab Manager | 2008 – 2016 |
Rita Al-Loos | Ryerson University, Research Student | 2015 – 2020 |
Kelly Rombough | SickKids, Clinical Research Project Assistant | Fall 2017 |
Soonji Kwon, BSc | SickKids, Research Assistant | 2015 – 2016 |
Vladimir Grouza, BSc | SickKids, Research Technologist | 2015 – 2015 |
Pierre Boucher, MSc | SickKids, Research Technologist | 2014 – 2015 |
Zhengkai Chen, MSc | SickKids, Research Technician | 2011 – 2013 |
Silvia Isabella, MSc | SickKids, Research Assistant | 2012 – 2013 |
Matt McDonald, BSc | SickKids, Research Technician | 2008 – 2011 |
Maher Quraan, PhD | SickKids, Research Associate | 2007 – 2009 |
Sonya Bells, MSc | SickKids, Research Technician | 2006 – 2008 |
Andreea Bostan, BSc | SickKids, Research Technician | 2005 – 2007 |
Anthony Herdman, PhD | SickKids, Research Associate | Summer 2005 |
William Gaetz, PhD | SickKids, Research Associate | 2003 – 2006 |