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Shannon Kolind

ResearcherMedicine/NeurologyUniversity of British Columbia

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Shannon Kolind

Researcher

Medicine/Neurology

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (2 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Myelin Multiple Sclerosis Brain Myelin Water Imaging Accessible Mri Healthcare Accessibility Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Latest papers

Spinal cord imaging for multiple sclerosis: Advances, priorities, and opportunities.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2026
Cerebellar magnetization transfer ratio and its relationship to clinical outcomes in radiologically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2026
Generalizable spinal cord multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation across MRI contrasts, protocols, and centers.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2026

All 49 publications

Latest funding

Ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging as an accessible tool for monitoring disease activity and progression in multiple sclerosis
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$761,176
NfL, GFAP, CHI3L1 and advanced imaging measures as biomarkers of disease progression in the Canadian Prospective Cohort Study to Understand Progression in Multiple Sclerosis (CanProCo)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$684,675
Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: Aerobic Exercise to Promote Brain Health in Perimenopause
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$929,476

All 9 grants and awards

49 publications.

Spinal cord imaging for multiple sclerosis: Advances, priorities, and opportunities.

Laule C, Cohen-Adad J, Witt AA, De Luca GC, Granziera C, Keegan BM, Kerbrat A, Klawiter EC, Kolind S, O'Grady KP, Oh J, Schilling KG, Sivakolundu DK, Smith SA, Tozlu C, Vavasour IM, Bagnato F, Gauthier SA, Mainero C, Alonso-Ortiz E, Bakshi R, Beck ES, Brier MR, Hemond CC, Krieger S, Li DK, Shinohara RT, Henry RG, North American Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis (NAIMS) Cooperative

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/13524585261444600 PMID: 42224274

Cerebellar magnetization transfer ratio and its relationship to clinical outcomes in radiologically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis.

Lee LE, Khoury M, Churchill N, Vavasour I, Johnson P, Traboulsee A, Lynd LD, Prat A, Zhang Y, Feinstein A, Graham SJ, Hodaie M, Kolind S, Schweizer TA, Oh J, CanProCo Study Group

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/13524585261450926 PMID: 42334399

Generalizable spinal cord multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation across MRI contrasts, protocols, and centers.

Benveniste PL, Létourneau-Guillon L, Araujo D, Chougar L, Fetco D, Hori M, Kamiya K, Messina S, Tsagkas C, Audoin B, Bakshi R, Bannier E, Blezek D, Brisset JC, Callot V, Charlson E, Chen M, Ciccarelli O, Demortière S, Edan G, Filippi M, Granberg T, Granziera C, Hemond CC, Keegan BM, Kerbrat A, Kirschke J, Kolind S, Labauge P, Lee LE, Liu Y, Mainero C, McGinnis J, Laines Medina N, Mühlau M, Nair G, O'Grady KP, Oh J, Ouellette R, Prat A, Reich DS, Rocca MA, Shepherd TM, Smith SA, Stawiarz L, Talbott J, Tam R, Tauhid S, Traboulsee A, Treaba CA, Valsasina P, Vavasour Z, Yiannakas M, Lombaert H, Cohen-Adad J

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/13524585261427333 PMID: 42028790

Monitoring morphometric drift in lifelong learning segmentation of the spinal cord.

Naga Karthik E, Bédard S, Valošek J, Aigner CS, Bannier E, Bednařík J, Callot V, Combes A, Curt A, David G, Eippert F, Farner L, Fehlings MG, Freund P, Granberg T, Granziera C, Horn U, Horák T, Humphreys S, Hupp M, Kerbrat A, Kinany N, Kolind S, Kudlička P, Lebret A, Lee LE, Mainero C, Martin AR, McGrath M, Nair G, O'Grady KP, Oh J, Ouellette R, Pfender N, Pfyffer D, Pradat PF, Prat A, Pravatà E, Reich DS, Ricchi I, Rotem-Kohavi N, Schading-Sassenhausen S, Seif M, Smith A, Smith SA, Sweeney G, Tam R, Traboulsee A, Treaba CA, Tsagkas C, Vavasour Z, Van De Ville D, Weber Ii KA, Chandar S, Cohen-Adad J

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2026

DOI: 10.1162/imag.a.1105 PMID: 41585468

Machine learning using clinical variables to screen for depression and anxiety in people with early multiple sclerosis.

Phillips B, Morrow SA, Singh H, Oh J, Kolind S, Lynd LD, Prat A, Tam R, Traboulsee A, Patten SB, CanProCo Study Group

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2025.106761 PMID: 40975017

Myelin water and tensor-valued diffusion imaging: (How) are they related?

Balaji S, Dvorak AV, Wiley N, MacMillan EL, Traboulsee A, Vavasour IM, Gilbert G, Moore GRW, Li DKB, Laule C, MacKay AL, Kolind S

Magnetic resonance in medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30620 PMID: 40598716

Repeatability and reproducibility of rapid T1 mapping of brain tissues at 64 mT: A multicentre study.

Lena B, Padormo F, Teixeira RPAG, Bennallick C, Gholam J, van den Broek R, Lafayette SL, Vavasour I, Cercignani M, Jones DK, Kolind S, Hajnal J, Bourke N, Dong Y, Hollander WJ, Karaulanov T, Deoni SCL, Williams SCR, Sundgren PC, Webb AG, Ljungberg E

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

DOI: 10.1162/imag.a.916 PMID: 41079764

Cervical Spinal Cord Magnetization Transfer Ratio and Its Relationship With Clinical Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis.

Lee LE, Cohen-Adad J, Vavasour IM, Guenette M, Sawicka K, Rashidi-Ranjbar N, Churchill N, Chopra A, Adelia A, Benveniste PL, Traboulsee A, Arbour N, Giuliani F, Lynd LD, Patten SB, Prat A, Schabas A, Smyth P, Tam R, Zhang Y, Graham SJ, Hodaie M, Feinstein A, Kolind S, Schweizer TA, Oh J, CanProCo Study Group

Annals of clinical and translational neurology2025

DOI: 10.1002/acn3.70113 PMID: 40583289

Short- and long-term effects of early versus delayed treatment with ocrelizumab on cerebellar volume loss in patients with RMS and PPMS.

Arnold DL, Kolind S, Assemlal HE, Bar-Or A, Inglese M, Kappos L, Parmar K, Sprenger T, Traboulsee A, Vavasour IM, Wolinsky JS, Bernasconi C, Bonati U, Magon S, Tackenberg B, Gaetano L

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2025

DOI: 10.1177/13524585251325086 PMID: 40237070

Body size and intracranial volume interact with the structure of the central nervous system: A multi-center in vivo neuroimaging study.

Labounek R, Bondy MT, Paulson AL, Bédard S, Abramovic M, Alonso-Ortiz E, Atcheson NT, Barlow LR, Barry RL, Barth M, Battiston M, Büchel C, Budde MD, Callot V, Combes A, De Leener B, Descoteaux M, de Sousa PL, Dostál M, Doyon J, Dvorak AV, Eippert F, Epperson KR, Epperson KS, Freund P, Finsterbusch J, Foias A, Fratini M, Fukunaga I, Wheeler-Kingshott CAMG, Germani G, Gilbert G, Giove F, Grussu F, Hagiwara A, Henry PG, Horák T, Hori M, Joers JM, Kamiya K, Karbasforoushan H, Keřkovský M, Khatibi A, Kim JW, Kinany N, Kitzler H, Kolind S, Kong Y, Kudlička P, Kuntke P, Kurniawan ND, Kusmia S, Laganà MM, Laule C, Law CSW, Leutritz T, Liu Y, Llufriu S, Mackey S, Martin AR, Martinez-Heras E, Mattera L, O'Grady KP, Papinutto N, Papp D, Pareto D, Parrish TB, Pichiecchio A, Prados F, Rovira À, Ruitenberg MJ, Samson RS, Savini G, Seif M, Seifert AC, Smith AK, Smith SA, Smith ZA, Solana E, Suzuki Y, Tackley GW, Tinnermann A, Valošek J, Van De Ville D, Yiannakas MC, Weber Ii KA, Weiskopf N, Wise RG, Wyss PO, Xu J, Cohen-Adad J, Lenglet C, Nestrašil I

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00559 PMID: 40800833

Ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging as an accessible tool for monitoring disease activity and progression in multiple sclerosis

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kolind, Shannon

Keywords: Accessible Mri; Healthcare Accessibility; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Multiple Sclerosis; Multiple Sclerosis Lesions; Multiple Sclerosis Monitoring; Multiple Sclerosis Progression; Multiple Sclerosis Volumetrics; Myelin; Ultra-Low Field Mri

$761,176

NfL, GFAP, CHI3L1 and advanced imaging measures as biomarkers of disease progression in the Canadian Prospective Cohort Study to Understand Progression in Multiple Sclerosis (CanProCo)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schneider, Raphael

Keywords: Blood Biomarkers; Imaging Biomarkers

$684,675

Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: Aerobic Exercise to Promote Brain Health in Perimenopause

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Barha, Cindy; Galea, Liisa A; Li, Linda C

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Cardiovascular Health; Cognitive Function; Exercise; Females; Neuroimaging; Perimenopause

$929,476

Perimenopause & Exercise: Moving For a Stronger and Resilient Brain by the EPIC Team

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Sex/Gender/Dementia in Black/Racialized commu

Principal investigators: Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Barha, Cindy; Galea, Liisa A; Nagamatsu, Lindsay S

Keywords: Cardiovascular Health; Exercise; Female Brain Health; Neuroimaging; Perimenopause; Primary Prevention; Sex Hormones

$1,075,000

EPIC Health: Exercise in Perimenopause to Improve Cognitive Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Aging

Principal investigators: Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Barha, Cindy; Galea, Liisa A; Li, Linda C

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Cardiovascular Health; Cognitive Function; Exercise; Females; Neuroimaging; Perimenopause

$100,000

Prediction of Cognitive and Motor Symptom Progression in Multiple Sclerosis Using Myelin Imaging

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kolind, Shannon; Traboulsee, Anthony

Keywords: Brain; Cognitive Impairment; Diffusion Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Multiple Sclerosis; Myelin; Myelin Water Imaging; Neurodegeneration; Progression; Spinal Cord

$504,900

Imaging markers for tissue damage and disease progression in MS

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rauscher, Alexander

Keywords: Brain; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Multiple Sclerosis; Myelin; Quantitative Imaging

$707,626

Creation of an atlas to study the role of myelin in normal brain function

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kolind, Shannon

$12,500

Creation of an atlas to study the role of myelin in normal brain function

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kolind, Shannon

Keywords: Brain; Brain Atlas; Central Nervous System; Exchange; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; MRI; Myelin; Myelin Water Imaging; Quantitative Imaging; Quantitative T2 Imaging

$322,000

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

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Shannon Kolind

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Spinal cord imaging for multiple sclerosis: Advances, priorities, and opportunities.

Cerebellar magnetization transfer ratio and its relationship to clinical outcomes in radiologically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis.

Generalizable spinal cord multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation across MRI contrasts, protocols, and centers.

Monitoring morphometric drift in lifelong learning segmentation of the spinal cord.

Machine learning using clinical variables to screen for depression and anxiety in people with early multiple sclerosis.

Myelin water and tensor-valued diffusion imaging: (How) are they related?

Repeatability and reproducibility of rapid T1 mapping of brain tissues at 64 mT: A multicentre study.

Cervical Spinal Cord Magnetization Transfer Ratio and Its Relationship With Clinical Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis.

Short- and long-term effects of early versus delayed treatment with ocrelizumab on cerebellar volume loss in patients with RMS and PPMS.

Body size and intracranial volume interact with the structure of the central nervous system: A multi-center in vivo neuroimaging study.

Ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging as an accessible tool for monitoring disease activity and progression in multiple sclerosis

NfL, GFAP, CHI3L1 and advanced imaging measures as biomarkers of disease progression in the Canadian Prospective Cohort Study to Understand Progression in Multiple Sclerosis (CanProCo)

Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: Aerobic Exercise to Promote Brain Health in Perimenopause

Perimenopause & Exercise: Moving For a Stronger and Resilient Brain by the EPIC Team

EPIC Health: Exercise in Perimenopause to Improve Cognitive Health

Prediction of Cognitive and Motor Symptom Progression in Multiple Sclerosis Using Myelin Imaging

Imaging markers for tissue damage and disease progression in MS

Creation of an atlas to study the role of myelin in normal brain function

Creation of an atlas to study the role of myelin in normal brain function

Frequent collaborators

Anthony Traboulsee

Roger Tam

Jiwon Oh

Cornelia Laule

Julien Cohen-Adad

Alexandre Prat

Eva Alonso Ortiz

Maxime Descoteaux

Benjamin De Leener

Julien Doyon

Alexander Rauscher

Yunyan Zhang

Nathalie Arbour

Fabrizio Giuliani

Penelope Smyth

Nathan Churchill

Mojgan Hodaie

Scott Patten

Larry Lynd

Wei Zhang

Sridar Narayanan

Susan Fox

Daniel Schwartz

Gustavo Duque

Raphael Schneider

David Rudko

Paul van Donkelaar

Susan Howlett

Vesna Sossi