Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation visits Baycrest

The Ontario Government's Minister of Research and Innovation visited Baycrest on Nov. 3 for a tour and overview on the use of technology that drives research and product innovation at Baycrest. The Hon. John Wilkinson also learned more about the products being developed for commercialization in the Baycrest Centre for Brain Fitness. Among the stops on the tour was a visit to the research lab that houses a state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging brain scanner (fMRI). Standing beside the simulator scanner that is used to prep research subjects before they undergo the actual scanning in the magnet is (L to R) front: The Hon. John Wilkinson, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation, and Monte Kwinter, MPP York Centre and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of International Trade and Investment; (L-R) back: Rotman Research Institute scientist and MRI physicist Dr. Simon Graham, Baycrest Vice-President of Research Dr. Donald Stuss, Baycrest President and CEO Dr. William Reichman, and Chair of Baycrest's Board, Dr. Anthony Melman.