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Vesna Sossi

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Vesna Sossi

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
34 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (5 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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134

Publications

108

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Research

Dopaminergic Systerm Neuroimaging Parkinson'S Disease Serotonergic System Treatment-Related Complications

Latest papers

Molecular connectivity studies of cerebral glucose metabolism and blood flow: A scoping review.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026
Network-based disease fingerprinting with neuroinflammation PET imaging.
Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026
Exercise-Induced modulation of molecular-enriched functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease.
Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2026 · senior author

All 134 publications

Latest funding

Enhancing the synergy of in-vivo multimodal brain imaging
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$570,000
Diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for Frontotemporal Dementia with TDP-43 pathology
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Quantitative PSMA Targeted Imaging of Prostate Cancer Patients
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$631,124

All 16 grants and awards

134 publications.

Molecular connectivity studies of cerebral glucose metabolism and blood flow: A scoping review.

Cavaliere C, Galli A, Meneghini C, Severino M, Peretti DE, Nørgaard M, Tang C, Martini AL, Bardiau M, Doyen M, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Horwitz T, Perovnik M, Rullmann M, Talmasov D, Volpi T, Xu Z, Calhoun V, Di X, Eickhoff SB, Habeck C, Jamadar S, Perani D, Sossi V, Yakushev I, Sala A, Pereira JB, Veronese M, Caminiti SP

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106623 PMID: 41794200

Network-based disease fingerprinting with neuroinflammation PET imaging.

Barzon L, Maccioni L, Carranza Mellana M, Schubert JJ, Brusaferri L, Cousins O, Rosenzweig I, Mizuno Y, Marques TR, Harrison NA, Fryer T, Bullmore ET, Mondelli V, Pariante C, Sharp D, Scott G, Pereira JB, Howes O, Sossi V, Bodini B, Stankoff B, Loggia ML, Turkheimer FE, Veronese M

Journal of neuroinflammation2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12974-026-03788-1 PMID: 41957656

Exercise-Induced modulation of molecular-enriched functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease.

Reimers E, Bevington C, Hanania JU, Dhaliwal S, McKenzie J, Stein R, Liu-Ambrose T, Stoessl AJ, Sossi V

Journal of Parkinson's disease2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/1877718x261420080 PMID: 41677133

Novel insights into relationships between metabolic covariance patterns of FDG-PET data and clinical status in Parkinson's disease using partial least squares correlation analysis.

Bevington CW, Dhaliwal S, McKenzie J, Stoessl AJ, Sossi V

Journal of Parkinson's disease2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/1877718x251394778 PMID: 41217782

Age-related changes to brain energetics revealed by PET/MRI imaging.

Bevington CWJ, Dhaliwal S, McKenzie J, Stoessl AJ, Sossi V

NeuroImage. Clinical2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2026.104014 PMID: 42217474

Increased PET 11C-PBR28 binding in multiple sclerosis normal-appearing white matter correlates with MRI measures of myelin loss.

Vavasour IM, Vafai N, Beauchemin P, Shahinfard E, Laule C, Traboulsee A, Sossi V, Kolind SH, Carruthers RL

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2026.107189 PMID: 41990479

A generalized framework for in vivo detection of dopamine release using positron emission tomography.

Hanania JU, Bevington CW, Cheng JK, Su D, Pavel A, Stoessl AJ, Sossi V

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x251362958 PMID: 40973126

Functional segregation in Parkinson's disease.

Su D, Hanania JU, Pavel A, Bevington C, Fu JF, Matarazzo M, Cheng JK, McKenzie J, Shahinfard E, Vafai N, Dhaliwal S, Miao Q, Seamans J, English C, Chen E, Sossi V, Stoessl AJ

Science advances2026

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed1707 PMID: 42455915

Preserved Serotonin Transporter Availability in Parkinson Disease Measured with Either [11C]MADAM or [11C]DASB: A Study Including 2 Separate Cohorts of Nondepressed Patients.

Oh M, Brumberg J, Sossi V, Varrone A

Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine2025

DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.268233 PMID: 39746753

Network-based disease fingerprinting with neuroinflammation PET imaging.

Barzon L, Maccioni L, Mellana MC, Schubert JJ, Brusaferri L, Cousins O, Rosenzweig I, Mizuno Y, Marques TR, Harrison NA, Fryer T, Bullmore ET, Mondelli V, Pariante C, Sharp D, Scott G, Pereira JB, Howes O, Sossi V, Bodini B, Stankoff B, Loggia ML, Turkheimer FE, Veronese M

Research square2025

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7887022/v1 PMID: 41282214

Enhancing the synergy of in-vivo multimodal brain imaging

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sossi, Vesna

$570,000

Diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for Frontotemporal Dementia with TDP-43 pathology

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant - PA: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction

Principal investigators: Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Mackenzie, Ian R

Keywords: Fluid Biomarkers - Blood; Fluid Biomarkers - Csf; Frontotemporal Dementia; Imaging Biomarkers - Mri; Imaging Biomarkers - Pet; Neuropsychology; Tdp-43 Proteinopathy

$100,000

Quantitative PSMA Targeted Imaging of Prostate Cancer Patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rahmim, Arman

Keywords: Image Processing; Machine Learning; Molecular Imaging; Nuclear Medicine; Partial Volume Correction; Personalized Cancer Therapy; Pet/Ct; Quantitative Imaging; Radiomics

$631,124

The effects of reward cues on risky decision making: the role of dopamine and relevance to addiction

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Winstanley, Catharine A

Keywords: Addiction; Cognition; Decision Making; Dopamine; Eye-Tracking; Gambling; Neuropsychology; Pet (Positron Emission Topography)

$612,000

Understanding Neurodegeneration, Venules, Amyloid Imaging and Leukoaraiosis (UNVAIL)

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Black, Sandra E; Bocti, Christian; Borrie, Michael J; Chertkow, Howard M; Darvesh, Sultan; Dowlatshahi, Dariush; Frayne, Richard; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Laforce, Robert J; Mandzia, Jennifer L; Masellis, Mario; Prato, Frank S; Sahlas, Demetrios; Smith, Eric E; Soucy, Jean-Paul; Strother, Stephen; Swartz, Richard

Keywords: Amyloid And Tau Pet Imaging; Amyloid Angiopathy; Brain Volumetrics And Microstructural Integrity; Executive Dysfunction And Memory Loss; Executive Function Processing; Metabolic Imaging And Functional Networks; Small Vessel Disease; Stroke And Transient Ischemic Attack; Subcortical Ischemic Brain Small Blood Vessel Disasculopathy; Venous Collagenosis

$100,000

ISOSIM - ISOtopes for Science and Medicine

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Kruecken, Reiner

$1,650,000

The xc- (cystine) transporter as a novel imaging biomarker of oxidative stress

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Schaffer, Paul

Keywords: Amino Acid Transporter; Cancer; Molecular Imaging; Oxidative Stress; Positron Emission Tomography; Radiochemistry; Real Time Pcr; Western Blot

$276,581

Quantitative high resolution in-vivo multi-modality medical imaging techniques

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sossi, Vesna

$300,000

Development and validation of a new adrenergic receptor tracer

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Doudet, Doris J

Keywords: Adrenergic Receptor; Human; In Vivo Imaging; Pet; Primate; Tracer Development

$261,289

An interactive 3D interface for personalized, mobile-based system for skin cancer screening

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Sossi, Vesna

$25,000

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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Vesna Sossi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Molecular connectivity studies of cerebral glucose metabolism and blood flow: A scoping review.

Network-based disease fingerprinting with neuroinflammation PET imaging.

Exercise-Induced modulation of molecular-enriched functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease.

Novel insights into relationships between metabolic covariance patterns of FDG-PET data and clinical status in Parkinson's disease using partial least squares correlation analysis.

Age-related changes to brain energetics revealed by PET/MRI imaging.

Increased PET 11C-PBR28 binding in multiple sclerosis normal-appearing white matter correlates with MRI measures of myelin loss.

A generalized framework for in vivo detection of dopamine release using positron emission tomography.

Functional segregation in Parkinson's disease.

Preserved Serotonin Transporter Availability in Parkinson Disease Measured with Either [11C]MADAM or [11C]DASB: A Study Including 2 Separate Cohorts of Nondepressed Patients.

Network-based disease fingerprinting with neuroinflammation PET imaging.

Enhancing the synergy of in-vivo multimodal brain imaging

Diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for Frontotemporal Dementia with TDP-43 pathology

Quantitative PSMA Targeted Imaging of Prostate Cancer Patients

The effects of reward cues on risky decision making: the role of dopamine and relevance to addiction

Understanding Neurodegeneration, Venules, Amyloid Imaging and Leukoaraiosis (UNVAIL)

ISOSIM - ISOtopes for Science and Medicine

The xc- (cystine) transporter as a novel imaging biomarker of oxidative stress

Quantitative high resolution in-vivo multi-modality medical imaging techniques

Development and validation of a new adrenergic receptor tracer

An interactive 3D interface for personalized, mobile-based system for skin cancer screening

Frequent collaborators

Paul Schaffer

Arman Rahmim

Silke Appel-Cresswell

Maged Goubran

Jean-Claude Tardif

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Richard Frayne

Jean-Paul Soucy

Michael Noseworthy

Katherine Zukotynski

Demetrios Sahlas

Jean-Claude Tardif

Piotr Kozlowski

Michael Borrie

Alexander Thiel

Cheryl Wellington

Katherine Zukotynski

Robert Laforce

Howard Chertkow

Anthony Traboulsee

Julie Ottoy

Matthew Farrer

Howard Chertkow

Walter Swardfager

Howard Chertkow

Doris Doudet

Stephen Strother

Jacquelyn Cragg

Jeremy Seamans

Francois Benard