KCNI Open House Agenda

The Itinerary:

10:00 am – Opening Remarks

• Dr. Aristotle Voineskos - VP, Research, CAMH
• Dr. Sean Hill – Scientific Director, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, CAMH

10:30 am –  Computational Genomics

• Dr. Shreejoy Tripathy, Independent Scientist, KCNI
• Dr. Sonny Chen, Post-Doctoral Fellow. Understanding cellular diversity in the brain using single-cell transcriptomics
• Micaela Consens, Undergraduate Student. Robust cellular associations with Alzheimer’s disease within neuronal subtypes
• Isabel Kerrebijn, M.Sc Student. Exploring the cellular correlates of changes in cortical thickness
• Derek Howard, Research Methods Specialist. Making intracellular electrophysiology datasets open and accessible

11:00 am – Brain Circuit Modelling

• Dr. Etay Hay, Independent Scientist, CAMH 
• Frank Mazza, M.Sc Student. EEG biomarkers of reduced brain microcircuit inhibition in depression
• Sana Rosanally, M.Sc Student. Linking brain microcircuit changes to EEG in Schizophrenia

11:30 am – Whole Brain Modelling

• Dr. John Griffiths, Independent Scientist, CAMH 
• Dr. Davide Momi, Post-Doc Fellow. Modelling EEG large-scale brain network dynamics following an external perturbation with single-pulse TMS
• Sorenza Bastiaens, Ph.D Student. Neural mass models of large-scale brain dynamics with a focus on alpha oscillations
• S. Hussain Ather, Ph.D Student. Toward a spectral theory of large scale brain networks
• Taha Morshedzadeh, Undergraduate Student. Modelling brain activity during sleep using neural fields and EEG

12:00 to 1:00 pm – BREAK 

Come chat with the KCNI PIs & trainees in our virtual space via Gathertown (PW: KCNI)

1:05 pm – Cognitive Network Modelling

• Dr. Andreea Diaconescu, Independent Scientist, CAMH
• Gabrielle Allohverdi & Colleen Charlton, Research Analysts. Disruption in perceptual learning under ketamine and its relevance for clinical high-risk psychosis
• Dr. Povilas Karvelis, Post-Doc Fellow. Neurocomputational modelling of suicidality

1:35 pm – Whole Person Modelling

• Dr. Daniel Felsky, Independent Scientist, CAMH 
• Dr. Peter Zhukovsky, Post-Doc Fellow. The similarity of neural signatures of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and stress-related disorders: impact of polygenic risk
• Earvin Tio, M.Sc Student. Testing a polygenic score for microglial activation in three separate cohort studies.
• Dr. Mohamed Abdelhack, Post-Doc Fellow. Big Data in the Wild: Modulation of Artificial Intelligence Model Weights in Real-Time

2:05 pm - Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health

• Dr. Abhishek Pratap, Independent Scientist, CAMH 

2:20 pm – BrainHealth Databank

• David Rotenberg, Director, Data Strategy and Business Intelligence, CAMH & Operations Director, KCNI
• Dr. Joanna Yu, BrainHealth Databank Senior Portfolio Manager, CAMH
• Dr. Marta Maslej, Postdoctoral Fellow, KCNI. Examining the value of psychiatric notes for clinical prediction and decision support
• Dr. Victor Tang, Resident Physician, Clinician Scientist Program – Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. Integrated Care Pathways for Mood and Substance Use Disorders: Collaborative Data Collection Across Diagnoses and Clinical Services

2:55 pm – KCNI Education & Knowledge Transfer

• Dr. Erin Dickie, Project Scientist, CAMH

3:05 to 3:25 – BREAK

3:30pm to 4:30pm – Panel Discussion

• Topic: How can digital health data and brain simulations transform mental health care in the near future?
• Moderator: Dr. David Goldbloom
• Clinicians: Drs. Stefan Kloiber, Abigail Ortiz, George Foussias
• KCNI Team: Dr. Sean Hill, David Rotenberg, Drs. Shreejoy Tripathy, Etay Hay, John Griffiths, Andreea Diaconescu, Daniel Felsky, Abhishek Pratap, Joanna Yu, and Erin Dickie

4:35 pm - Closing Remarks

Have more questions? Meet the KCNI PIs & trainees back in our virtual space via Gathertown (PW: KCNI)

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