Psychologist & Clinician Scientist, mental health researcher (psychiatry, genetics, cognition, neurodevelopment)
Toronto, Ontario
Joined September 2017
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Spit for Science reached 40,000 participants through our incredible collaboration with @OntScienceCtr made possible via @CIHR_IRSC funding. Interested researchers can get more information via the link in the article.
In partnership with the Ontario Science Centre, #SKResearch has hit a milestone🎉: 40,000 saliva samples collected! 💦
The Spit for Science study explores how gene-environment interactions shape child health, a key part of advancing #PrecisionChildHealth
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Post doctoral opportunity to work in VR and technology based intervention for neurodevelopmental and brain based disorders with a focus on implementation. – at Toronto, Ontario
💡Looking for new opportunities in pediatric research? Thanks to generous support from @azrielifdn and @Research_MB, we are currently seeking postdoctoral fellows to join our network! View the details & apply by Nov. 17: child-bright.ca/azrieli-post…
ALT Image of the northern lights over a dark, snowy landscape. Text reads: Azrieli CHILD-BRIGHT Fellowship Program.
Wonderful to be at the Precision Child & Youth Mental Health (PCYMH) conference hosted by @cheohospital connecting with national and international leaders moving this vital agenda forward. #pcymh2024
Tis the season for….. a lab pub trivia competition. Spit for Trivia narrowly beat Almost DNA followed closely behind by Sickest Kids. #HappyHolidays – at Toronto, Ontario
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Lab science day! Great day sharing research updates with the lab members who work so hard to collect data. We don’t get the whole lab together enough #ADHD #ASD #OCD #mentalhealth @PONDNetwork @SickKidsNews @ChildBrightNet @CIHR_IRSC – at Toronto, Ontario
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This may be of interest. #ASD
Have you experienced barriers in accessing healthcare services for your autistic child/children who are minority-language speakers? The @AllianceAutism wants to know your thoughts. Learn more and sign up here: autismalliance.ca/minority-l…
Our latest paper mapping CNVs and mental health phenotypes in a diverse paediatric general population sample (Spit for Science). @christieLburton @RussellSchachar
Aug 1 Issue of @hmg_journal:
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Cover - Gene copy number variation and pediatric mental health/neurodevelopment in a general population
doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddad074
ALT Cover: CNVs involved in mental health/neurodevelopmental disorders (MH/ND) diagnosis and traits. A) % with a MH/ND diagnosis or traits, and % each category carrying clinically significant or susceptibility CNVs, B) comparison of T-scores for (MH/ND) diagnosis and traits between subjects carrying clinically significant CNVs, susceptibility CNVs or neither type of CNVs, and C) distribution of reported MH/ND diagnosis and/or high traits in participants carrying clinically significant CNVs, and D/E) distribution of a reported diagnosis or high trait (top 10%) of a MH/ND in participants carrying susceptibility CNVs.
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An incredible artist captured my talk with a drawing as part of the @ChildBrightNet conference. It is fantastic. She did a continuous drawing of the entire day. #ChildBright2023 – at Toronto, Ontario
So excited to have this incredible team in person for the @ChildBrightNet conference sharing our video game / VR intervention research. #ChildBright2023 – at Toronto, Ontario
Spit for Science training 2023. Look at this fantastic crew. It’s going to be an incredible summer. Come to the @OntScienceCtr and see them in action! @SickKidsNews #mentalhealth #CitizenScience #research-live – at Toronto, Ontario
And of course #womeninscience ! Behold all these incredible females in neuroscience. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Summer lab social and our incredible summer and co-op students in the lab. It is fantastic to have so many trainees and staff back in person. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Gene copy number variation and pediatric mental health/neurodevelopment in a general population academic.oup.com/hmg/article…. Great to see this paper using the Spit for Science sample published. – at Toronto, Ontario
The latest edition of SickKids Vs Podcast festures the COVID Kids mental health project. See the link below ⬇️ in the comments. @KorczakLabSK @drsuneetamonga @EvdokiaAnagn @BirkenCatherine – at Toronto, Ontario
A great event to be involved in. Thanks @SickKidsNews for including me. – at Toronto, Ontario
Last week we held the 2023 #SickKids Innovation Showcase! Wonderful to have the #lifesciences community together to celebrate promising new therapeutics developed at @SickKidsNews. Looking forward to advancing these projects. #sickkidsipc ipc.sickkids.ca/innovationsh…
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The entire lab (almost) in person for the @SickKidsGHCBMH research day. Fantastic to be able to meet again in the @SickKidsNews research tower. #mentalhealthresearch #lablife – at Toronto, Ontario
This is a great post doc opportunity in a great Network. Please forward to interested trainees! – at Toronto, Ontario
Our Strongest Families Neurodevelopmental Program is looking for a #postdoc fellow with practical experience in implementation sciences, behaviour sciences and/or policy. View the full position details here & apply by April 30: child-bright.ca/postdoctoral….
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Great work highlighting key results.
Research from @UCalgary and co-authored by @KorczakLabSK shows youth suicide-related #EmergencyDepartment (ED) visits rose globally during the #COVID19 #pandemic. The study represents over 11 million ED visits across 18 countries. Read more: bit.ly/3JsSM4G
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Great chat with @Kenny_Walter31 highlighting youth and patient-oriented research within our video game/VT interventions. Jennifer Crosbie, PhD: A Video Game Platform for Improving Executive Function hcplive.com/view/crosbie-vid… via @hcplive @ChildBrightNet @SickKidsNews
This was a great session to be part of. Recording should be available for those who missed it.
Today at 2:30! A great way to learn about the exciting things we are doing at @revibe_tech and other emerging technologies to change the way we treat and diagnosis #ADHD @APSARD #APSARD2023
