Email: tliu2@research.baycrest.org

I received my bachelor degree in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science from the University of Toronto. Throughout my undergraduate years, I received a wide range of training from computational neuroscience to social cognitive neuroscience. My interdisciplinary experience collectively contributed to my current research interest as a graduate student of the lab, which is to computationally model the semantic and episodic memory networks. I am currently working on a project to map out the temporal evolution of cortical semantic networks during incidental learning.

Email: lrokos@research.baycrest.org

I graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours B.Sc. in Neuroscience, Physiology, and Psychology. In the McIntosh Lab, I am helping to expand The Virtual Brain’s capacity to simulate whole brain dynamics across all stages of one’s life. My primary research focus is to incorporate infant and adolescent brain data (i.e. functional and structural neuroimaging) into The Virtual Brain to extend its applicability to early development.

Email: asamson@research.baycrest.org

My main research focus is to address the multifaceted nature of neurodegenerative diseases, specifically Alzheimer’s disease. For my Master’s I am exploring key factors related to Alzheimer’s disease pathology through analyses of those diagnosed with the disease, those in progressive stages of the disease, and healthy individuals 55 years and older. For my PhD, I plan to expand on my Master’s research and look at the relationship between structural and functional brain connectivity, in the same sample population, in an attempt to better understand Alzheimer’s disease. I am hoping to generate well-established risk profiles that will aid in stratification for clinical research of Alzheimer’s disease and to utilize these outcomes as a platform for further investigation of neurodegenerative diseases using The Virtual Brain.

The aim of my research as an MA student at Simon Fraser University and a member of the McIntosh Lab is to explore the spatial-temporal changes of brain networks that support the process of healthy aging.

I received my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Microbiology & Immunology at Western University. My role in the McIntosh lab is to develop software, create scripts, and manage data. I am currently working on an MRI processing pipeline and automated quality control system. With an interest in brain modelling and machine learning, I am looking forward to working on applications of The Virtual Brain.