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neurogrey matters2008-2010 Report1
CONTENTSAdministrationDirectorDavid R. Colman, PhDAssociate DirectorsMark Angle, MDPhilip Barker, PhDRobert Dunn, PhDThomas GevasElizabeth Kofron, PhDDonatella Tampieri, MDAdministrative DirectorNeuroscience Mission, MNHMartine AlfonsoAssociate Director of Nursing,neurosciencePatricia O’Connor, RN, MSc(A), CHE1Lucia Fabijan, BN, MSc(A)112567891013141618202526283032Great Memories Great FutureMessage from the DirectorNeuro Advisory Board: Minding our FutureCampaign Cabinet 2007-2012: Thinking AheadRaising The Neuro’s ProfileFaculty: Our World-class ThinkersNew Faculty at The Neuro: Added BrainpowerFaculty Awards and Distinctions: Great Minds, Great AchievementsNurses: Our Nerve CentreCECR Award: BrainwavesSharing Insights Worldwide: Minds over MatterPatient Services: Better Lives AheadThinking Ahead: The Power of PhilanthropyThe Neuro Annual Fund: Surpassing the 1 Million MilestoneCompassion: What it Takes to GiveFinancial SummaryIn MemoriamThe Neuro at a Glance irector of Nursing & Chief NursingDOfficer at the McGill UniversityHealth Centre as of October 2009.Executive Director, External AffairsCatherine Rowe, CFREEditorSandra McPherson, PhDDesign & productioncgcom.comThe Montreal NeurologicalInstitute is proud to be aKillam Institution, supportedby the Killam Trusts. In 1966,the Izaak Walton KillamMemorial Endowment Fundand Fund for AdvancedStudies were establishedat the Montreal NeurologicalInstitute through the bequestof Dorothy Johnston Killam.These funds support theacademic and trainingmission of the Institute, andare invaluable to advancingour work in neuroscience.The editor would like to acknowledgethe work of photographer Owen Eganand the staff of Neuro Media Services.Thanks to the faculty and staff ofThe Neuro and donors and volunteersfor contributing images used in this report.This report covers the period June 1, 2007to May 31, 2010.Le rapport est disponible en français.Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital3801 University StreetMontreal, Quebec H3A 2B4External Affairs:Tel.: 514 398-1902Fax: 514 om2
GREAT MEMORIESGREAT FUTURECelebrating 75 Years at The Neuro2009-2010 marked The Neuro’s 75th Anniversary. As we fast-forward into the future,we celebrate a history rich in innovation and discovery, uniting outstandingresearch and compassionate patient care. In 1934, Dr. Wilder Penfield charteda future where Montreal would give the world hope for conditions ranging frommigraines to stroke to Parkinson’s disease. As the first to map key functionalregions of the living brain, Dr. Penfield inspired creativity in all who came to TheNeuro to study the brain and care for patients with neurological and neurosurgicalconditions. Today, The Neuro’s clinicians, researchers and former fellows aroundthe world continue to break new ground. Seventy-five years of evolution havecreated an organization that is stronger than ever and stands as a modelfor institutions around the world.“It’s all about excellence in the tradition of research. This is truly oneof the institutes, if one looks at all of Canada’s health research fieldstogether, that is recognized world-wide for the quality of the scienceconducted here. The other aspect is that this science is completelyfocused on the brain—all aspects of the brain. From the molecule tofunctioning and thinking, in other words neuropsychology. As a result,the entire range of brain functions is under scrutiny. What is uniqueat the Neuro is the way this research is integrated with patient care.And the benefits are not only from laboratory to patient, but also frompatient to laboratory. In other words, the research findings are appliedto patient care and help improve the health of all Canadians.”–A lain BeaudetPresident, Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCelebrating The Neuro’s 75th Anniversary celebrations (from left to right):CIHR President Dr. Alain Beaudet, McGill Dean of Medicine Dr. RichardLevin, MUHC CEO Dr. Arthur Porter, Neuro Director Dr. David Colman,Premier Jean Charest, McGill Principal Heather Munroe-Blum, OC andFormer Alcan CEO and Campaign Co-Chair for The Neuro’s ThinkingAhead campaign, Mr. Jacques Bougie, OC.“When travelling abroad, I meetpeople who talk to me about theNeuro. Not everyone at home realizes that the Neuro is a one of theworld’s top institutions. In fact,it is one reason why Montreal isrecognized globally as a life sciencesresearch centre. And that inspiresus; it drives us in our universityhospital initiatives, because wewant to maintain Quebec’s position,and the Neuro is at the very foundation of this desire and of thisrecognition for Quebec.”Heather Hiscox (right), host of CBC News: Morning and memberof the Neuro’s Advisory Board, speaks with Dr. Brenda Milner.–J ean CharestPremier of Quebec1
Message from thedirectorA JEWEL IN THE CROWNWe are in the midst of aprosperous and productiveperiod with many excitingdevelopments marked byan outstanding externalreview, the remarkableDavid R. Colman, PhDsuccess of our capitalIn the view of the reviewers, research atcampaign and the festiveThe Neuro keeps our clinical efforts atcelebration of The Neuro’sthe cutting edge, and our clinical efforts75th anniversary. “A jewel infocus and augment our science. TheseMcGill’s crown” concludedare indeed gratifying words for thosea panel of external expertwho value the unique integration ofevaluators in the five-yearresearch and clinical neuroscience thathas characterized The Neuro since itsreview mandated by McGillfounding, and I am proud to announceUniversity.that after 75 years, The Neuro is still atthe very top in terms of global reputation.In my view, our international stature isachieved, like our research and clinicaloutcomes, through the dedication anddrive of every scientist, clinician, nurse,allied health professional, student, staffmember and volunteer who commits toThe Neuro mission. It is to them that Iextend my thanks and congratulationsfor our ongoing accomplishments.2As our first good news, the CapitalCampaign, under the volunteer leadership of Jacques Bougie and DominicD’Alessandro, has passed the 38 millionmark with significant gifts toward theNorth Wing from the J.W. McConnellFamily Foundation, the MolsonFoundation, the Cyril & Dorothy andJoel & Jill Reitman Foundation, theEstate of John Gordon, Mr. and Mrs.Paul G. Desmarais, Hugh Hallward,Manulife Financial, Power Corporation,the Fondation Jeunesse-Vie and CGI,and campaign co-chairs, Jacques Bougieand Dominic D’Alessandro. TheNeuro-Engineering Program receivedfounding support from Rio TintoAlcan and the Molson Foundation.New fellowships were establishedthanks to support from National BankFinancial Group, CIBC, Brian Levittand Claire Gohier, Dr. Brenda Milner,and Dr. Shirley Ferguson Rayport.In addition, generous gifts in support
of cutting-edge clinical care and innovative research programs were receivedfrom BMO Financial Group, RBC,Carolyn and Richard Renaud, RoastersFoundation, Scotiabank, The TenaquipFoundation and the Reed Family, andthe R. Howard Webster Foundation.We achieved a new milestone in 2009when The Neuro Annual Fund ledby volunteers Lorena Cook and LeighTaylor generated over 1 million,including 100,000 from our Facultyand Staff Campaign. Key volunteersWarren and Joan Chippindale formalized a planned giving initiative withFrançois Perreten and Marie Carriganto facilitate bequests that representabout 16% of the gifts to The Neuroyear after year. With the help of JacquesBougie and Luc Beauregard, we receivedcontributions of free media space andadvertising time worth over 2.4 millionto make our spectacular national public awareness campaign possible. Thisstrong support for The Neuro, even ina challenging economic environment,affirms the value of our integrated clinicaland research mission, and speaks to theimpact we have on our patients, friends,staff and the community at large. Withtwo years remaining in our capital campaign, we continue to implement ourplans for new programs and new discoveries at The Neuro.Last year, for our 75th anniversarycele bration, Quebec Premier JeanCharest opened our internationalsymposium that featured NobelLaureates and other award-winningneuroscientists.We hosted a spectacular open houseand our first ever gala, and these eventsbrought us closer to our former Fellowswho trained at The Neuro before establishing prestigious careers around theworld. As part of our commitment tomaintain The Neuro tradition offacilitating training and developmentin neuroscience worldwide, we haveexpanded our efforts by hosting cliniciansfrom Cuba and Honduras, and studentsfrom Barbados, China and India, anddispatching neuroscientists to Chileand Brazil.Funds from our Centre of Excellence inCommercialization and Research awardsupported 40 scientific projects andallowed us to create 18 new fellowshipsand studentships. And, to further realizethe translational value of our research,we created a commercialization committee staffed by leaders from industryand McGill University.The Neuro is a central component ofthe expanded neuroscience program atMcGill, where neuroscience is a strategic priority. The Neuro now housesthe office of the new McGill IntegratedProgram in Neuroscience (IPN), amulti-disciplinary, multi-site graduateprogram, which increases the visibilityof neuroscience at McGill and enhancesour ability to recruit the best studentsfrom around the world. In keeping withthe growth of neuroscience, Neuro facultymembers have graduated to senior positions across campus and across Canada.Alain Beaudet, former Professor atThe Neuro and past President of theFonds de la recherche en santé duQuébec (FRSQ), was named Presidentof the Canadian Institutes of HealthResearch (CIHR). Neuro faculty whoare pursuing their research programswhile assuming new responsibilities atMcGill are Professor Heather Durhamas Associate Dean of Graduate andPostdoctoral Studies; Lesley Fellowsand Alyson Fournier as Co-Directorsof the Faculty of Medicine MD/PhDprogram; Josephine Nalbantoglu andDavid Ragsdale co-direct the IPN;Eugene Bereza, Director of the Neuro’s3Ethics Committee, has been namedDirector of the McGill Bioethics Unit;and, at the McGill University HealthCentre, Alain Ptito is Psychologist-inChief and Patricia O’Connor is nowDirector of Nursing & Chief NursingOfficer at the MUHC.To maintain the momentum of growth,we welcomed new faculty members,Andrew Reader, an expert in imagereconstruction and modeling in highresolution positron emission tomography (PET); Eliane Kobayashi, an expertin epilepsy; and radiopharmaceuticalchemist Esther Schirrmacher, who alsojoined the PET research team in theMcConnell Brain Imaging Centre. Wesaid goodbye and thank you to recentretirees, Professors Alain Beaudet,Mirko Diksic, Christopher Thompsonand Marilyn Jones-Gotman; MarilynKaplow, Administrative Director ofthe Neuroscience Mission; and CarolWeins, Neuro Librarian. We sufferedthe loss of two revered colleagues andfriends with the deaths of GeorgeKarpati and Ernst Meyer.Our educational outreach initiativesare moving at a fast pace. In partnership with the National Film Board ofCanada, we are developing a 3D filmon the brain. Neuropolis, based on morethan 80 hours of interviews with expertsat The Neuro and elsewhere, uses thecity as a metaphor to reveal the complex structure and function of the nervous system. Neuro faculty and studentscontinue to be engaged with emerging young scientists through DiscoveryDay and Brain Awareness Week. Wecreated the NEURO.science.letter, anew e-publication on our research fora general audience, and The Neuro isnow on Facebook.
Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education,Leisure and Sport and Dr. David Colman atthe Time Capsule Ceremony on May 7, 2010.We have also committed to establisha Neuro-Palliative Care Unit, whichwill be the first in North America andbuilds on the commitment of Neurostaff to provide the highest standard ofcare to patients and their families. Thisinitiative is part of the highly-regardedMcGill Palliative Care Program, knownworldwide for training and the deliveryof compassionate care for patients withterminal illness.Some final accolades to colleagueswho are very active at The Neuro:Fred and Eva Andermann were honouredwith an international symposium, theannual Denis Melançon lecture wascreated in neuroradiology, and BrendaMilner was recognized for her pioneeringwork in cognitive neuroscience with theNSERC Award of Excellence and theprestigious Balzan Prize. The energy ofthese honoured colleagues inspires us allwith the drive to achieve as The Neuromoves into another new decade.We welcome you to join uson this journey.David R. Colman, PhDDirector“ Imagination is more important than knowledge.For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imaginationembraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”Albert Einstein4
Neuro Advisory BoardMINDINGOUR FUTURELuc Beauregard, CMExecutive ChairmanRES PUBLICA Consulting Group Inc.Jacques Bougie, OCCorporate DirectorCo-Chair, The Neuro’sThinking Ahead CampaignFrederick Burbidge, OCFormer ChairmanCanadian Pacific LimitedFormer Governor, McGill UniversityWarren Chippindale, CM, LLD, FCAFormer Chairman &Chief Executive PartnerCoopers & Lybrand InternationalGovernor Emeritus, McGill UniversityDavid R. Colman, PhDDirectorMontreal Neurological Instituteand HospitalLorena CookSarah Cook Fund of theCedars Cancer InstituteMarvin Corber, CM, FCAConsultantRSM RichterGovernor Emeritus, McGill UniversityDavid M. Culver, CC, OQ, MBA, LLDPresidentCAIJacques DaccordChairmanMagnov Inc.Former Chairman,The Ideal Metals GroupA. Jean de Grandpré, CCFounding Director &Chairman EmeritusBCE Inc.Chancellor Emeritus,McGill UniversityLeonard Ellen, LLDChairmanLeonard Ellen Canada Inc.Kappy FlandersCo-ChairCouncil on Palliative CareSteering Committee, McGill-MinisGovernor, McGill UniversityAbraham Fuks, MDCMProfessor of MedicineMcGill UniversityLynne GervaisAssociate Vice-President,Human ResourcesMcGill UniversityHeather HiscoxAnchorCBC (Television) News: MorningNajeeb KhalidChairman & Chief Executive OfficerEscher-Grad Technologies Inc.Richard Levin, MDVice-Principal (Health Affairs)Dean of MedicineMcGill UniversityPhilip O’Brien, CMSenior AdvisorTelemedia Development Inc.Alex Paterson, OC, OQ, QCSenior PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLPFormer Chairman, Board of GovernorsMcGill UniversityThe Honourable Arthur T. Porter,P.C., MDDirector General & ChiefExecutive OfficerMcGill University Health CentreDorothy Reitman, CMThe Cyril & Dorothy and Joel & JillReitman Family FoundationSusan Riddell-FitzpatrickGovernor EmeritusMcGill UniversityWarren Simpson, FCAChartered AccountantBenvest Capital Inc.Former Governor, McGill UniversityL.E. Smith, LLB, QCPartnerBennett Jones LLPRima Rozen, PhDVice-Principal (Research &International Relations)McGill UniversityMeredith WebsterBoard MemberR. Howard Webster FoundationScientific AdvisorsSir John Bell, FRS, PMedSciRegius Professor of MedicineUniversity of Oxford (England)5Daniel Dennett, PhDDirectorCenter for Cognitive StudiesAustin B. FletcherProfessor of PhilosophyTufts University (USA)Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, PhDProfessor and ChairmanCentre for NeurosciencesIndian Institute of Science (India)Louis Siminovitch, CC, PhD, ScDDirector EmeritusSamuel Lunenfeld Research InstituteMount Sinai Hospital (Canada)Bernard Zalc, PhDDirecteurBiologie des Interactions Neurones / GlieInstitut national de la santéet de la recherche médicale (France)Jian-ning Zhang, MDDirectorTianjin Neurological InstituteTianjin Medical UniversityGeneral Hospital (China)Neuro Senior ManagementMartine AlfonsoAdministrative DirectorNeuroscience MissionMark Angle, MDAssociate DirectorProfessional ServicesPhilip Barker, PhDAssociate DirectorStrategic PlanningRobert Dunn, PhDAssociate DirectorScientific AffairsLucia Fabijan, BNAssociate Director, Neuroscience NursingThomas GevasAssociate DirectorChief Financial OfficerElizabeth Kofron, PhDAssociate DirectorCorporate Affairs & Special ProjectsCatherine Rowe, CFREExecutive DirectorExternal AffairsDonatella Tampieri, MDAssociate Director
Campaign Cabinet 2007-2012Thinking AheadThe momentum of The Neuro’s Think ing Ahead Campaign continues to exceedobjectives and this is both a tribute to thetremendous efforts of our campaign volunteers and the vision of our generousdonors.Co-ChairsJacques Bougie, OCCorporate DirectorDominic D’Alessandro, OCFormer President and ChiefExecutive OfficerManulife FinancialLeonard EllenChairmanLeonard Ellen CanadaNajeeb KhalidPresident and Chief Executive OfficerEscher-Grad TechnologiesRichard RenaudChairman and Chief Executive OfficerTNG CorporationMeredith WebsterBoard MemberR. Howard Webster FoundationTorontoCamillo di PrataExecutive Vice-President andManaging Director,Head of Corporate andInvestment BankingNational Bank FinancialJames DoakPresident and Managing PartnerMegantic Asset Management Inc.L. R. (Red) Wilson, OCChairmanThe Wilson FoundationEastern CanadaMore than 350 elementary school studentsattended The Neuro’s Time Capsule Ceremony.Students from The Priory School are picturedabove.CommunicationsLuc Beauregard, CMExecutive ChairmanRES PUBLICA Consulting Group Inc.Major GiftsMorton Brownstein, CMChief Executive OfficerBrown’s Shoe Shops Inc.Jean-Guy DesjardinsChairman and Chief Executive OfficerDJM Capital Inc.Allison McCainChairmanMcCain Foods Ltd.CorporationsPhilip O’Brien, CMSenior AdvisorTelemedia Development Inc.Gerry StefanatosRegional Director and General ManagerHospira CanadaFoundationsWarren Chippindale, CMFormer Chairman and ChiefExecutive PartnerCoopers & Lybrand InternationalA. Jean de Grandpré, CCDirector EmeritusBCE Inc.6Planned GivingMarie CarriganCo-FounderOmnibus DistributionWarren Chippindale, CMFormer Chairman and ChiefExecutive PartnerCoopers & Lybrand InternationalJoan ChippindaleLifetime MemberMontreal Children’s Hospital AuxiliaryFrançois PerretenCo-FounderOmnibus DistributionAnnual GivingLorena CookNational Neuro Annual Fund ChairLeigh Mackenzie-TaylorMontreal ChairNeuro Annual Fund CommitteeHonourary Faculty andStaff Campaign Co-ChairsDr. William Feindel, OCProfessorDr. Brenda Milner, CCProfessorFormer FellowsDr. Eva AndermannProfessorDr. Frederick Andermann, OCProfessor
RaisingThe Neuro’s profilEIn May 2008, The Neuro embarkedon a campaign to raise public awareness of our outstanding work andthe importance of neuroscience in ourlives. Since then, close to 3 millionworth of free TV, print and outdooradvertisements have been seen inMontreal and across the country. Ourthanks to Astral Media for launchingthis initiative with 2.3 million indonated advertising space. In addition,we recognize and thank St. JosephCommunications, Mediacity andLumibus, along with CGCOM, ourMontreal communications agency, allof whom are partners with us on thisinitiative.External AffairsSteering CommitteeUnder the leadership of Luc Beauregard,the External Affairs Steering Committeeworks with The Neuro’s Office ofExternal Affairs to maximize opportunitiesto raise The Neuro’s profile within theQuebec population.Roberto BelliniPresident and Chief Executive OfficerBELLUS Health Inc.Alan DesnoyersDistrict Vice PresidentMontreal DowntownBMO Financial GroupDanièle DufourDirector, Corporate CommunicationsMcKesson CanadaAndrew MolsonVice-Chairman, Legal Affairs andCorporate SecretaryRES PUBLICA Consulting Group Inc.Jennifer PevecCommunity VolunteerSylvie RoyVice-President, Corporate Marketingand CommunicationsNational Bank Financial Group7
FacultyOUR WORLD-CLASSTHINKERSStellar Scholars, Dedicated Physicians, Leading the Pathways of DiscoveryEmeritus ProfessorsDonald Baxter, OC, MD*Gilles Bertrand, OC, MD*Roméo Éthier, MD*William Feindel, OC, GOQ, MDCM, D.Phil.Hanna Pappius, PhD*Alan Sherwin, MD, PhD*John Stewart, MD*Christopher Thompson, ScD*ProfessorsEva Andermann, MD, PhDFrederick Andermann, OC, MDJack Antel, MDDouglas Arnold, MDMassimo Avoli, MD, PhDPhilip Barker, PhDAlain Beaudet, MD, PhD*1David Colman, PhDRolando Del Maestro, MD, PhDMirko Diksic, PhD*Robert Dunn, PhDHeather Durham, PhD2Alan Evans, PhDJean Gotman, PhDDaniel Guitton, PhDEdith Hamel, PhDKenneth Hastings, PhDPaul Holland, PhDBarbara Jones, PhDMarilyn Jones-Gotman, PhD*George Karpati, OC, CQ, MD3Richard Leblanc, MDPeter McPherson, PhDBrenda Milner, CC, GOQ, ScD, PhDAndré Olivier, MD, PhDMichael Petrides, PhDBruce Pike, PhDGilles Plourde, MDAlain Ptito, PhDJohn Richardson, MD, PhDRichard Riopelle, MDAbbas Sadikot, MD, PhDPhilippe Séguéla, PhDEric Shoubridge, PhDWayne Sossin, PhDStefano Stifani, PhDDonatella Tampieri, MDRobert Zatorre, PhDAssociate ProfessorsMichel Aubé, MDAmit Bar-Or, MDAndrea Bernasconi, MDDaniel Chartrand, MDJean-François Cloutier, PhDLouis Collins, PhDAlain Dagher, MDFrançois Dubeau, MDLesley Fellows, MD, PhDEdward Fon, MDAlyson Fournier, PhDLine Jacques, MDPetr Kavan, MDTimothy Kennedy, PhDYves Lapierre, MDDenis Melançon, MDJosephine Nalbantoglu, PhDDavid Ragsdale, PhDAndrew Reader, PhDGhislaine Savard, MDRalf Schirrmacher, PhDJeanne Teitelbaum, MDDaria Trojan, MDIvan Woods, MDAssistant ProfessorsMark Angle, MDBarry Bedell, MD, PhDTania Bruno, MDMaria Del Pilar Cortes Nino, MDJelena Djordjevic, PhDLiam Durcan, MDLucia Fabijan, BN, MSc(A)Steven Frey, PhDDaniel Gendron, MDAngela Genge, MDBenoît Goulet, MDChristophe Grova, PhDMarie-Christine Guiot, MDJeffery Hall, MDDenise Klein-Broomberg, PhDEliane Kobayashi, MD, PhD8Theodore Kolivakis, MDNeda Ladbon-Bernasconi, MD, PhDMarcelo Lannes, MDGabriel Leonard, PhDDiane Lowden, RN, MSc(A), MSCNMohammad Maleki, MDJudith Marcoux, MDErnst Meyer, PhD4Thierry Muanza, MDPatricia O’Connor, RN, MSc(A), CHEChristopher Pack, PhDLiliana Pedraza, PhDKevin Petrecca, MD, PhDBobbi Popovec, MDDeborah Radcliffe-Branch, PhDJean-Pierre Roy, MDEdward Ruthazer, PhDFrederick Salevsky, MDEsther Schirrmacher, PhDAmir Shmuel, PhDDavid Sinclair, MDDenis Sirhan, MDJean-Paul Soucy, MDThomas Stroh, PhDViviane Sziklas, PhDMartin Veilleux, MDLecturersSamson Antel, PhDDiane Diorio, MDMaria Hamakiotis, RN, MSc(A)Sridar Narayanan, PhDClaire Nehme, RN, MScNRosa Sourial, RN, MSc(A)Walter Vanast, MD, PhD1 President & Chief Executive Officer,Canadian Institutes of Health Research2 Associate Dean of Graduateand Postdoctoral Studies3 Deceased February 6, 20094 Deceased February 5, 2010* Retired
New Faculty at The NeuroADDED BRAINPOWERThe Neuro’s ultra-specialized scientists and clinicians are recruited from all over the globe for their unmatched expertise;their work covers a broad spectrum of neuroscience, creating one of the most diverse and innovative research and clinicalenvironments in the world.Eliane Kobayashi is a neurologist withexpertise in the field of Epilepsy. Anative of Brazil, Dr. Kobayashi completed her medical and doctoral trainingat the Campinas State University. Sheconducted post-doctoral research at TheNeuro and was appointed an AssistantProfessor in 2007. Dr. Kobayashi hasreceived numerous awards including theEarly Career Physician-Scientist Awardfrom the American Epilepsy Society.Her research at The Neuro focuses onthe application of multimodal neurophysiology and imaging (EEG, MEG,EEG-fMRI and MRI) in the diagnosisand understanding of epilepsy.Andrew Reader joined The Neuro’sbrain imaging group as an AssociateProfessor in the Department ofNeurology and Neurosurgery. A nativeof the UK, Dr. Reader was SeniorLecturer in the Faculty of Engineeringand Physical Sciences at the University ofManchester where he had worked since1999. He earned a BSc in Physics andComputational Physics at the Universityof Kent in Canterbury, and a PhD inMedical Physics at the University ofLondon. Dr. Reader conducts researchon image reconstruction, data correction, system and kinetic modeling withhigh resolution 4D Positron EmissionEliane KobayashiAndrew ReaderTomography (PET), which is a powerful imaging technique used in oncology,neurology and cardiology with emergingapplications in molecular imaging.Esther Schirrmacher, a distinguishedradiochemist trained at the Universityof Tübingen, Germany, joined TheNeuro as an Assistant Professor in theMcConnell Brain Imaging Centre.Dr. Schirrmacher, formerly at the LadyDavis Research Institute, does radiopharmaceutical research and studiesneuroendocrine tumours.New Leadership for theNeuroscience missionMartine Alfonso joined The Neuro inApril 2009 as the new AdministrativeDirector of the MUHC’s Neurosciencemission. Ms. Alfonso is responsible forthe administration of clinical activities atThe Neuro, neuroscience activities at theMontreal General Hospital and relatedambulatory services. In her previousposition at the Institut de réadaptationde Montréal, she was head of the StrokeProgram and co-led the Montreal StrokeNetwork, an MUHC initiative, with Dr.Richard Riopelle. Ms. Alfonso has a BScin Physical Therapy from McGill and aMasters of Business and OrganizationalDevelopment from Université Laval.Esther Schirrmacher9Ms. Alfonso takes over from MarilynKaplow, who retired in 2009. Inaddition to her role at The Neuro,Ms. Kaplow also served as Director ofQuality Management, MUHC. Shemade a career from her commitmentto quality and compassionate care forpatients. We thank her for her indefatigable championship of The Neuro.New role for Lucia FabijanIn 2010, Lucia Fabijan was namedAssociate Director of Nursing for theNeuroscience Mission, which has services at The Neuro and the MontrealGeneral Hospital. Before taking on thisnew role, Ms. Fabijan held key leadershippositions in the Neuroscience Mission asCoordinator of Nursing Education andCoordinator of Ambulatory Services, andwas instrumental in developing outstanding advanced practice nursing roles andstrong inter-professional clinical teamsto support patients living with chronicneurologic disorders. Ms. Fabijan, whohas a BN from the University of Calgaryand an MSc from McGill. She worked atthe Montreal Children’s, Royal Victoria,and Jewish General hospitals earlier inher career.Ms. Fabijan takes over from PatriciaO’Connor who was recently namedDirector of Nursing and Chief NursingOfficer of the MUHC. Ms. O’Connorwas Associate Director of Nursing(Neuroscience) at The Neuro from 1990to 2009 and was recently honouredwith a Lifetime Achievement Award.She remains a visible role model, activelysupporting nurses in their own professional development and lobbying forresources to enable exemplary nursingcare. We thank Ms. O’Connor for herstrong belief in the incomparable valueof nursing to patient and family care andher enduring legacy at The Neuro.
Faculty Awards and DistinctionsGREAT MINDSGREAT ACHIEVEMENTSInspiring achievement at The Neuro.The exceptional quality of our facultyand staff creates a vibrant environment forresearch, clinical and teaching activities.Many honours and awards have beenbestowed on our faculty and staff inrecognition of their outstanding work.Below are some highlights.Killam Scholars(2007–2012)Alan EvansEric ShoubridgeRobert ZatorreAmit Bar-OrBarry BedellAndrea BernasconiJean-François CloutierLesley FellowsEdward FonAlyson FournierAngela GengeTimothy KennedyChristopher PackEdward RuthazerMichael SinnreichRobert ZatorreInvestigatorCanada Research ChairsPhilip BarkerAlain DagherPeter McPhersonBruce PikeWayne SossinJean-François CloutierDavid ColmanAlyson FournierChristopher PackAndrew ReaderEdward RuthazerRalf SchirrmacherAmir ShmuelJune 1, 2006 – September 1, 2010Canadian Institutesof Health ResearchSenior InvestigatorClinician ScientistLesley FellowsEdward FonFonds de la rechercheen santé du QuébecChercheurs nationauxPhilip BarkerTimothy KennedyBruce PikeWayne SossinStefano StifaniChercheurs boursiersAndrea BernasconiLouis CollinsAlain DagherEdward FonChristophe GrovaTimothy KennedyEliane KobayashiNeda Ladbon-BernasconiPeter McPhersonAbbas SadikotMichael SinnreichMcGill University ChairsJames McGill ProfessorsDouglas ArnoldAlan EvansPeter McPhersonMichael PetridesBruce PikeEric ShoubridgeWayne SossinStefano StifaniRobert ZatorreEndowed ChairsDavid Colman, Wilder Penfield Chairin NeurosciencesRolando Del Maestro, William FeindelChair in Neuro-OncologyGeorge Karpati*, Izaac Walton KillamChair in NeurologyBrenda Milner, Dorothy J. KillamProfessor in NeuropsychologyAndré Olivier, W.V. Cone Chairin NeurosurgeryBruce Pike, Killam ProfessorOrder of CanadaFrederick Andermann, OCDonald Baxter, OCGilles Bertrand, OCWilliam Feindel, OCGeorge Karpati, OC*Brenda Milner, CCOrder of QuébecWilliam Feindel, GOQGeorge Karpati, CQ*Brenda Milner, GOQRoyal Society of CanadaDaniel GuittonBarbara JonesGeorge Karpati*Brenda MilnerEric ShoubridgeNational Academyof Sciences (USA)Brenda Milner (Foreign Associate)American Academyof Arts and ScienceWilliam Dawson ScholarsBrenda MilnerMichael PetridesPhilip BarkerAmit Bar-OrCanadian Medical Hallof FameWilliam FeindelHerbert JasperBrenda MilnerWilder Penfield* Deceased10
AWARDSInternational Balzan FoundationBalzan PrizeBrenda Milner (2009)The IEEE, Nuclear and PlasmaSciences Society and NuclearMedical and Imaging SciencesCouncil Edward J. HoffmanMedical Imaging ScientistAwardChristopher Thompson (2008)Alfred P. Sloan FoundationResearch Fellowship (USA)Christopher Pack (2006-2009)NARSAD, The World’s LeadingCharity Dedicated to MentalHealth ResearchGoldman-Rakic PrizeBrenda Milner (2009)NARSAD, The World’s LeadingCharity Dedicated to MentalHealth ResearchYoung Investigator AwardChristopher Pack (2008)Society of ExperimentalPsychologistsNorman A. Anderson LifetimeAchievement AwardBrenda Milner (2010)Sleep Research SocietyDistinguished Scientist AwardBarbara Jones (2009)Multiple Sclerosis Societyof CanadaDon Paty CareerDevelopment AwardAmit Bar-Or (2007, 2008)Natural Sciences andEngineering Research Councilof Canada (NSERC)Award of ExcellenceBrenda Milner (2009, 2010)Order of QuébecGrand OfficerBrenda Milner (2009)Foundation of StarsYoung Investigator Award forChild Health Rese
the expanded neuroscience program at McGill, where neuroscience is a stra-tegic priority. The Neuro now houses the office of the new McGill Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN), a multi-disciplinary, multi-site graduate program, which increases the visibility of neuroscience at McGill and enhances our ability to recruit the best students
