Project Overview

The Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping (CFMM) at Western’s Robarts Research Institute houses Canada’s only collection of high-field (3T human) and ultra-high field (7T human and 9.4T animal) MR systems. The Centre is dedicated to establishing the anatomical, metabolic and functional characteristics of normal brain development and healthy ageing across the lifespan; as well as establishing the brain basis of developmental, neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative deficits. The CFMM enables the research of over 100 local, regional and national faculty (including those in the world-renowned Brain and Mind Institute) and several dozen Canadian and multinational companies. Students from a number of CIHR and NSERC training programs (based at Western and elsewhere) also acquire their data at the CFMM, and several large consortia such as the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI), the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration and Ageing (CCNA) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) utilize the facilities as well. The Brain Canada PSG investment in the CFMM benefits the Canadian neuroscience community by providing (1) cost-effective access to imaging opportunities for new researchers, (2) value-added collaborations between Canadian researchers and international scientists, (3) increased flexibility to pursue new research avenues for existing users, (4) the ability to share imaging data with national and international consortia, (5) the capability to safely and consistently image animal models from mice to non-human primates, (6) training programs and career enhancement for HQP and (7) sharing of unique technologies and methods that are not available elsewhere.

Principal Investigator

Ravi Menon , University of Western Ontario

Team Members

Adrian Owen, University of Western Ontario

Stefan Everling, University of Western Ontario

Peter Williamson, London Health Sciences Centre

Stefan Kohler, University of Western Ontario

Rhodri Cusack, University of Western Ontario

Robert Bartha, Robarts Research Institute

Melvyn Goodale, University of Western Ontario

Steven Lomber, University of Western Ontario

Daniel Ansari, University of Western Ontario

Trevor Birmingham, University of Western Ontario

Amer Burhan, London Health Sciences Centre

Jorge Burneo, London Health Sciences Centre

Mel Boulton, London Health Sciences Centre

Michael Borrie, Parkwood Hospital

Arthur Brown, University of Western Ontario

Craig Campbell, London Health Sciences Centre

Dave Cechetto, University of Western Ontario

Blaine Chronik, University of Western Ontario

Brian Corneil, University of Western Ontario

Jody Culham, University of Western Ontario

Robert Cumming, University of Western Ontario

Sean Cregan, University of Western Ontario

Mark Daley, University of Western Ontario

Sandrine De Ribaupierre, University of Western Ontario

Greg Dekaban, University of Western Ontario

Maria Drangova, University of Western Ontario

Neil Duggal, University of Western Ontario

Aaron Fenster, University of Western Ontario

Davinia Fernandez-Espanjo, University of Western Ontario

Valter Feyles, University of Western Ontario

Elizabeth Finger, University of Western Ontario

Sandra Fisman, University of Western Ontario

Paul Frewen, University of Western Ontario

Al Getgood, University of Western Ontario

Karen Gordon, University of Western Ontario

Jessica Grahn, University of Western Ontario

Paul Gribble, University of Western Ontario

Elizabeth Hayden, University of Western Ontario

Robert Hegele, University of Western Ontario

David Holdsworth, University of Western Ontario

Murray Huff, University of Western Ontario

Chil Yong Kang, University of Western Ontario

Marc Joanisse, University of Western Ontario

Mandar Jog, London Health Sciences Centre

Ruth Lanius, London Health Sciences Centre

Andrew Leask, University of Western Ontario

Ting Lee, University of Western Ontario

Stan Leung, Western University

Ruth Martin, University of Western Ontario

Scott MacDougall/Shackleton, University of Western Ontario

Donna McBain, London Health Sciences Centre

Seyed Mirsattari, London Health Sciences Centre

Derek Mitchell, London Health Sciences Centre

Robert Nicolson, University of Western Ontario

Bruce Morton, Western University

JB Orange, University of Western Ontario

Tom Overend, University of Western Ontario

Terry Peters, University of Western Ontario

Marco Prado, University of Western Ontario

Raj Rajakumar, University of Western Ontario

Susanne Schmid, University of Western Ontario

Cheryle Seguin, University of Western Ontario

David Sherry, University of Western Ontario

Kevin Shoemaker, University of Western Ontario

Shiva Singh, University of Western Ontario

David Spence, University of Western Ontario

Femke Steijger, University of Western Ontario

Michael Strong, University of Western Ontario

Jean Theberge, St. Joseph’s Hospital

Jonathan Thiessen, University of Western Ontario

Vilis Tutis, University of Western Ontario

Akshya Vasudev, University of Western Ontario

Tim Wilson, University of Western Ontario

Raymond Yee, University of Western Ontario

Barbara Fisher, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre

Paula Foster, University of Western Ontario

Keith St. Lawrence, St. Joseph’s Hospital

Darcy Fehlings, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

A. Randy MacIntosh, Rotman Research Institute

Donald Welsh, University of Calgary

Brian MacVicar, University of British Columbia

Partners and Donors

University of Western Ontario