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Dr. Bruce Bjornson |
Developmental Neurosciences
& Child Health
Child Neurosciences Research Group (CNRG)
Key Research Themes
The Child Neurosciences Research Group (CNRG) at CFRI studies interactions between early brain development and childhood physical, behavioural and social life. CNRG research (download PDF, 14KB) strives towards the translation of research finding into innovative therapeutics that lead to better outcomes for children.
The following key questions about the causes and mechanisms of disorders of the developing brain define our research themes (download PDF, 10KB):
We use three core enabling technologies: (1) High field MRI; (2) Behavioural analysis; and (3) Neuroinformatics to maximize opportunities for integrating data from multiple technologies, laboratories and populations.
The scope of potential interventions includes improved fetal, neonatal and pediatric care, molecular medicine, pharmacotherapy, rehabilitation, educational support, dietary modification, immunization, immunotherapy, stem cell transplantation and neurosurgical procedures.
Collaborations
These themes provide opportunities for collaboration among many disciplines, including: |
- Child neurology, neurosurgery & neuroradiology
- Psychiatry
- Neuropathology
- Developmental pediatrics
- Social epidemiology
- Metabolic diseases
- Medical & molecular genetics
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- Anatomy
- Biomedical engineering
- MR physics
- Biophysics
- Computer sciences
- Cell biology
- Neuropsychology
- Cognitive, developmental and educational psychology
- Vision science [more...]
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Goals
To establish three collaborative research units within CNRG for translational research and knowledge transfer... [more...] |
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Achievements
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Ongoing Events and Education Opportunities
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Contact
Iva Jokic, Research Assistant
Phone: 604-875-2345 ext. 7132
Fax: 604-875-2285
Last Updated: 12/8/09
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