Lorne Zinman, University of Calgary

Research

Cardiac Care Cognitive Complications Genomics Interdisciplinary Care Knowledge Translation Nutritional Interventions Rare Disease Rehabilitation

Latest papers

Progressive Neurochemical Abnormalities in Cognitive and Motor Subgroups of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Neurology · 2021
A prospective harmonized multicenter DTI study of cerebral white matter degeneration in ALS.
Neurology · 2020
Cerebral degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A prospective multicenter magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
Neurology. Clinical practice · 2019

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Mapping patterns of brain metabolic alterations in neurodegenerative diseases using ultra-high-field MRSI
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$883,575
Unifying Molecular Omics, Multi-Modal Neuroimaging and Artificial Intelligence for Biologically-defined Patient Stratification in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$698,064
PARTNERS - Patient Assisted Research Transforming National Effectiveness in Rare Diseases. Creating Pathways Toward Improved Care Delivery, Outcomes and Reduced Burden.
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$49,754

All 4 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Progressive Neurochemical Abnormalities in Cognitive and Motor Subgroups of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

Ta D, Ishaque A, Srivastava O, Hanstock C, Seres P, Eurich DT, Luk C, Briemberg H, Frayne R, Genge AL, Graham SJ, Korngut L, Zinman L, Kalra S

Neurology2021

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012367 PMID: 34426551

02

A prospective harmonized multicenter DTI study of cerebral white matter degeneration in ALS.

Kalra S, Müller HP, Ishaque A, Zinman L, Korngut L, Genge A, Beaulieu C, Frayne R, Graham SJ, Kassubek J

Neurology2020

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010235 PMID: 32646955

03

Cerebral degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A prospective multicenter magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

Srivastava O, Hanstock C, Chenji S, Mah D, Eurich D, Ta D, Seres P, Luk C, Zinman L, Abrahao A, Graham SJ, Genge A, Korngut L, Frayne R, Kalra S

Neurology. Clinical practice2019

DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000674 PMID: 31750025

04

Physician-assisted death: A Canada-wide survey of ALS health care providers.

Abrahao A, Downar J, Pinto H, Dupré N, Izenberg A, Kingston W, Korngut L, O'Connell C, Petrescu N, Shoesmith C, Tandon A, Vargas-Santos AB, Zinman L

Neurology2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002786 PMID: 27178703

Mapping patterns of brain metabolic alterations in neurodegenerative diseases using ultra-high-field MRSI

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Near, Jamie

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Apoe; Brain Metabolism; Cell Membrane Metabolism,; Choline; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy,; Neurodegeneration; Ultra-High-Field Mri

$883,575

Unifying Molecular Omics, Multi-Modal Neuroimaging and Artificial Intelligence for Biologically-defined Patient Stratification in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Iturria Medina, Yasser; Kalra, Sanjay

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Identifying Disease Stages And Variants; Molecular Omics And Multi-Modal Brain Imaging; Open-Access Data And Software; Personalized Medicine In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als); Precision In Daily Clinical Practice

$698,064

PARTNERS - Patient Assisted Research Transforming National Effectiveness in Rare Diseases. Creating Pathways Toward Improved Care Delivery, Outcomes and Reduced Burden.

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Korngut, Lawrence W; Campbell, Jeffery; Boycott, Kym M; Zinman, Lorne

Keywords: Cardiac Care; Cognitive Complications; Genomics; Interdisciplinary Care; Knowledge Translation; Nutritional Interventions; Rare Disease; Rehabilitation; Respiratory Care; Translational Research

$49,754

Magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers in ALS

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Kalra, Sanjay

Keywords: Aging; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Brain; Cognitive Impairment; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurodegeneration

$841,747

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Clinical Neurosciences
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Radiology
Medicine/Neurology
Biomedical Engineering
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cardiology
Other

Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Lawrence Korngut

Clinical Neurosciences

4 shared papers, latest 2021

Richard Frayne

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Sanjay Kalra

Neurology and Neurosurgery

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Sanjay Kalra

Medicine/Neurology

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Richard Frayne

Radiology

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Angela Genge

Neurology and Neurosurgery

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Angela Genge

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Colleen O'Connell

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Dean Eurich

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Dean Eurich

Cardiology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Christian Beaulieu

Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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