Alon Friedman, University of Ottawa

Research

Blood-Brain Barrier Cerebral Blood Flow Mechanism Concussion Mental Health Microvascular Injury Neuroimaging Symptoms

Latest papers

Pathophysiology of the neurovascular unit: disease cause or consequence?
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2012 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing blood-brain barrier permeability and its association with brain health, blood biomarkers, symptoms and mood after a pediatric concussion
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,090,125

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Pathophysiology of the neurovascular unit: disease cause or consequence?

Stanimirovic DB, Friedman A

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.25 PMID: 22395208

Characterizing blood-brain barrier permeability and its association with brain health, blood biomarkers, symptoms and mood after a pediatric concussion

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ledoux, Andrée-Anne; Friedman, Alon; Hutchison, James S

Keywords: Blood-Brain Barrier; Cerebral Blood Flow Mechanism; Concussion; Mental Health; Microvascular Injury; Neuroimaging; Symptoms

$1,090,125

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Blood-Brain Barrier Dear Professor Friedman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Pathophysiology of the neurovascular unit: disease cause or consequence?" (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Characterizing blood-brain barrier permeability and its association with brain health, blood biomarkers, symptoms and mood after a pediatric concussion" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]