91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health held its first 91亚色 MRI Research Day on June 22 to explore ongoing research at the University's MRI Facility.
The event, which took place in the lower lobby of the Sherman Health Science Research Centre, brought together 50 researchers to hear talks and poster presentations about the research.
Topics ranged from MRI studies of brain changes in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS), to brain differences in individuals who are bilingual, to the study of how the spine changes during body rotation.
Presenters included graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty from 91亚色, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus.
The event offers the community of MRI researchers an opportunity to gather and discuss research and develop new collaborations.
91亚色 biology and psychology Professor Jennifer Steeves, who is a researcher in the Centre for Vision Research and director of the 91亚色 MRI Facility, said 鈥渨e have great breadth of MRI research taking place at the 91亚色 MRI Facility and this is a wonderful opportunity to interact聽with our MRI colleagues and learn about their work.鈥
Organizers plan to run MRI Research Day on an annual basis.