2000 Norman and Honey Schipper Chair in Gerontological Social Work The chair is a joint appointment of Baycrest and the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto made possible by generous donations from Joseph and Sandra Rotman, J. Richard Schiff and family and the University of Toronto. It is named in honour of Norman and Honey Schipper, who are long-time supporters of Baycrest. The chair functions within the Katz Centre for Gerontological Social Work.
As the first appointee, Dr. Elsa Marziali is recognized as a leading researcher promoting the advancement of knowledge about innovative and effective social service programs to address the needs of the elderly.
2001 Research Moves Upward…to a New Location As the Research Division continues to flourish at Baycrest, more space becomes essential and they make the four upper floors of The Abe and Elsie Posluns Building their new home.
2001 Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Technology at RRI The addition of MEG technology to the array of sophisticated neuroimaging technology already available to the researchers at Baycrest is an exciting development providing another means to determining which regions of the brain are active as an individual engages in particular tasks. Combined with the data from ERP, PET (CAMH) and MRI (Sunnybrook), increasingly comprehensive study of cognitive function is made possible. Only a few institutions may boast of readily available access to this spectrum of cutting-edge neuroimaging technology.
2001 Reva James Leeds Chair in Neuroscience and Research Leadership This chair, associated with the Directorship of the RRI, recognizes and supports outstanding leadership in neuroscience development at the RRI as well as individual research. It is funded by an endowment and charitable bequest from the estate of Ms. Reva James Leeds.
The first appointee, Dr. Donald Stuss, is a leading neuropsychologist who studies frontal lobe function and cognitive rehabilitation at the RRI.
2001 Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) A Tier 1 CRC is a prestigious appointment of an outstanding researcher acknowledged by their peers as a world leader in their field. Dr. Christo Pantev is recruited from Germany as the first CRC at Baycrest. As the Canada Research Chair of Human Cortical Plasticity, Dr. Pantev utilizes state-of-the-art magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology (based at RRI as a result of FIRN) to study how the brain is functionally organized, how it changes over the lifespan, and how brain plasticity may be important in brain recovery and rehabilitation after stroke.
2001 Behavioural Research And Imaging Network (BRAIN) (RRI, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the Brain-Body Institute of St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Robarts Research Institute, Queen’s University, the Ottawa Health Research Institute, McMaster University, the Lawson Health Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Brock University and the University Health Network)
RRI scientist and assistant director, Dr. Randy McIntosh leads this province-wide network of neuroimaging experts. The consortium focuses on the development of validated imaging hardware and software to optimize imaging analysis in the study of normal and abnormal brain processes. It is a key demonstration of the leading role research at Baycrest plays in shaping the future of brain research.
2002 The Multiple Auditory Steady-State Response (M.A.S.T.E.R.) Technique is validated as Cutting-Edge in its Applicability to Auditory Screening Programs for Newborns and the Elderly The technique was invented in 1995 by RRI scientists Dr. Terence Picton and Dr. Sasha John to test frequency-specific hearing abilities in newborns and the elderly by monitoring brain activity that occurs in response to sound. This method eliminates the necessity of the individual to verbally respond; thus the objectivity of the technique enhances early and accurate detection and will greatly improve treatment outcomes. This FDA approved technique is currently utilized in hundreds of hospitals internationally. M.A.S.T.E.R. is also the first research success in technology transfer.
2002 New Collaborations Lead to Progressive Research CIHR New Emerging Team (Dr. Paula Rochon) (Baycrest, Institution for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), University of Massachusetts, University of Toronto) Dr. Paula Rochon leads this multidisciplinary research team with research, clinical and policy expertise to study the real-world impact of drug therapies in older adults with chronic disease (focusing on cardiovascular, diabetes, and kidney disease) using large provincial databases with the goal of optimizing the health of our population.
2002 New Alliances Lead to Innovative Directives CIHR New Emerging Team (Dr. Anthony R. McIntosh) (Baycrest, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, and the University of Toronto)
This is a consortium of cognitive neuroscientists, imaging physicists and computer scientists with a mandate to develop a research program that merges human and animal neuroscience studies through computational models.
2002 The Katz Foundation Sponsors the Development of Research in Gerontological Nursing Support from the Katz Foundation enabled the recruitment of Dr. Dorothy Pringle, whose illustrious career as a nurse researcher and academic administrator including 11 years as the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto, is instrumental in establishing the framework for gerontological nursing research at KLARU.
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