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Bojana Stefanovic

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ProfessorDepartment of Medical BiophysicsUniversity of Toronto

Bojana Stefanovic

Professor

Department of Medical Biophysics

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada Research Chair in Neuroimaging

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24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 12 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 18 research grants (15 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Alzheimer'S Disease Biophysical Modelling Electrophysiology Focal Ischemia Stroke Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy Brain Microcirculation

Latest papers

Stable neuronal representations underlie cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026 · senior author
EXPRESS: It's not all rapid dilations: on contributions of constrictions, biphasic and minute-long vessel responses to brain functional hyperemia.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026 · senior author
A deep learning pipeline for mapping in situ network-level neurovascular coupling in multi-photon fluorescence microscopy.
eLife · 2026 · senior author

All 78 publications

Latest funding

Imaging metrics of neuronal stochasticity and brain resilience
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$975,375
A pipeline approach for the rational design of neuronal lineage conversion approaches to treat neurological disorders
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$8,000,000
Investigating Structural and Functional Network Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor

All 35 grants and awards

78 publications.

Stable neuronal representations underlie cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology.

Chen K, Pineau E, Koletar M, Trevisiol A, He JS, Hill M, Goubran M, Sled J, McLaurin J, Stefanovic B

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/alz.71570 PMID: 42252511

EXPRESS: It's not all rapid dilations: on contributions of constrictions, biphasic and minute-long vessel responses to brain functional hyperemia.

Rozak M, Dorr A, Pineau E, Patel S, Chen K, Attarpour A, Goubran M, Stefanovic B

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

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x261462691 PMID: 42415337

A deep learning pipeline for mapping in situ network-level neurovascular coupling in multi-photon fluorescence microscopy.

Rozak MW, Mester JR, Attarpour A, Dorr A, Patel S, Koletar M, Hill ME, McLaurin J, Goubran M, Stefanovic B

eLife2026Senior author

DOI: 10.7554/elife.95525 PMID: 41873945

Persistent dysmorphology and dysfunction of the brain microvasculature following repeated trauma.

Dorr A, Rozak M, Stanisz A, Joo IL, Ntiri E, Xu T, Bazzigaluppi P, Mester JR, Sled JG, Goubran M, Stefanovic B

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

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x251400242 PMID: 41355194

Parametrizing alternating current stimulation for neuromodulation.

Vila MB, Koletar M, Dorr A, Trevisiol A, Goubran M, Sled JG, Bazzigaluppi P, Stefanovic B

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1162/imag.a.1066 PMID: 41523214

Tissue-type Differences in Focused Ultrasound and Microbubble-mediated Drug Delivery to the Brain Exist at Vessel Level.

De Maio A, Lin FH, Stefanovic B, O'Reilly MA

Theranostics2026

DOI: 10.7150/thno.117691 PMID: 41356189

Stable neuronal representations to repeated stimulation underlie cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease pathology.

Chen K, Pineau E, Koletar M, Trevisiol A, He JS, Hill M, Goubran M, Sled J, McLaurin J, Stefanovic B

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.64898/2025.12.05.692431 PMID: 41427410

Quantitative profiling of whole-brain connectomes at single-axon resolution using deep learning and high-resolution light sheet microscopy.

Attarpour A, Raffiee M, Xu T, Osmann J, Patel S, Yu F, Au B, Clappison A, Biparva M, Zhu R, Crow A, Gharagoz BE, Rozak M, Aubert I, McLaurin J, Deisseroth K, Stefanovic B, Goubran M

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.14.688340 PMID: 41292859

Stepwise connectivity of the entorhinal cortex along connectomic gradients in Alzheimer's disease.

Tan JXM, Kang MS, Yeh YH, Bezgin G, Lussier FZ, Hong SJ, Isen J, Rahmouni N, Vitali P, Montembeault M, Klostranec JM, Macedo AC, Chan T, McLaurin J, Swardfager W, Bernhardt BC, Stefanovic B, Soucy JP, Gauthier S, Black SE, Rosa-Neto P, Ottoy J, Goubran M

Brain communications2025

DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf399 PMID: 41194888

High-caloric intake rescues early symptomatic AD-induced hippocampal neurovascular coupling deficits.

Almanza DLV, Trevisiol A, Koletar MM, Lai AY, Ribeiro JA, Hill ME, Stanisz GJ, McLaurin J, Stefanovic B

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/alz.70708 PMID: 41017546

Imaging metrics of neuronal stochasticity and brain resilience

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stefanovic, Bojana; Mclaurin, Joanne; Sled, John G

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Electrophysiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy

$975,375

A pipeline approach for the rational design of neuronal lineage conversion approaches to treat neurological disorders

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Schuurmans, Carol

Keywords: neurodegenerative disease,; Alzheimer's disease; direct neuronal reprogramming; transcription factors; gene regulatory networks ; computer-guided design; nanoparticles; epigenomics ; neurological disorders; self-amplifying RNA; bacteriophage; astrocytes; stroke; epilepsy; focused ultrasound

$8,000,000

Investigating Structural and Functional Network Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

SupervisorCIHR2022Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Attarpour, Ahmadreza

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Artificial Intelligence; Deep Learning; Light Sheet Microscopy; Local Field Potential; Network Dysfunction; Neuronal Connectivity; Tissue Clearing

Rescue of entorhinal-hippocampal neuronal network dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Goubran, Maged; Mclaurin, Joanne; Stefanovic, Bojana

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognitive Deficits; Combinatory Therapy; Computational Neuroscience; Functional Connectivity; Network Dysfunction; Structural Connectivity; Tau; Tissue Clearing

$905,150

Characterizing focused ultrasound-induced mechanical changes in brain tissue and resulting impact on axonal growth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: O'Reilly, Meaghan

Keywords: Focused ultrasound Blood-brain barrier axonal growth image guided therapy microbubbles

$250,000

Rescuing Neurovascular Network Function with Transcranial Neuromodulation

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stefanovic, Bojana; Sled, John G

Keywords: Biophysical Modelling; Electrophysiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurovascular Coupling; Stroke; Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy

$849,150

Neuromodulation approaches to mitigate and treat cognitive deficits and neuropathology in a rodent model of traumatic brain injury.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hamani, Clement

Keywords: Animal Models; Deep Brain Stimulation; Memory; Neuromodulation; Traumatic Brain Injury

$791,775

Imaging the effects of microvascular network morphology on neurovascular coupling

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stefanovic, Bojana

$250,000

Functional micro-ultrasound imaging of the neurovascular response to focal ischemia

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Demore, Christine E; Stefanovic, Bojana

Keywords: Focal Ischemia; Microvasculature; Neurovasculature; Plane Wave Microultrasound Imaging; Stroke; Superharmonic Contrast Imaging; Ultrasound Imaging; Ultrasound Localisation Microscopy

$757,350

Long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury through premature cellular senescence

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hazrati, Lili-Naz; Mclaurin, Joanne; Stefanovic, Bojana; Wells, Peter G

Keywords: Brca1; Dna Damage; Dna Repair; Inflammation; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Ovariectomy; Post-Concussive Syndrome; Senescence; Senolytic

$1,067,176

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Bojana Stefanovic

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Stable neuronal representations underlie cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology.

EXPRESS: It's not all rapid dilations: on contributions of constrictions, biphasic and minute-long vessel responses to brain functional hyperemia.

A deep learning pipeline for mapping in situ network-level neurovascular coupling in multi-photon fluorescence microscopy.

Persistent dysmorphology and dysfunction of the brain microvasculature following repeated trauma.

Parametrizing alternating current stimulation for neuromodulation.

Tissue-type Differences in Focused Ultrasound and Microbubble-mediated Drug Delivery to the Brain Exist at Vessel Level.

Stable neuronal representations to repeated stimulation underlie cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease pathology.

Quantitative profiling of whole-brain connectomes at single-axon resolution using deep learning and high-resolution light sheet microscopy.

Stepwise connectivity of the entorhinal cortex along connectomic gradients in Alzheimer's disease.

High-caloric intake rescues early symptomatic AD-induced hippocampal neurovascular coupling deficits.

Imaging metrics of neuronal stochasticity and brain resilience

A pipeline approach for the rational design of neuronal lineage conversion approaches to treat neurological disorders

Investigating Structural and Functional Network Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

Rescue of entorhinal-hippocampal neuronal network dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

Characterizing focused ultrasound-induced mechanical changes in brain tissue and resulting impact on axonal growth

Rescuing Neurovascular Network Function with Transcranial Neuromodulation

Neuromodulation approaches to mitigate and treat cognitive deficits and neuropathology in a rodent model of traumatic brain injury.

Imaging the effects of microvascular network morphology on neurovascular coupling

Functional micro-ultrasound imaging of the neurovascular response to focal ischemia

Long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury through premature cellular senescence

Frequent collaborators

Joanne McLaurin

Maged Goubran

Mario Masellis

Kullervo Hynynen

Dale Corbett

Walter Swardfager

Serge Gauthier

Nathan Herrmann

Isabelle Aubert

Pedro Rosa-Neto

John Sled

Jean-Paul Soucy

Peter Carlen

Fa-Hsuan Lin

Serge Gauthier

Julie Ottoy

Kenneth Rockwood

Robert Bartha

Michael Borrie

Louis Bherer

Margaret Fahnestock

Demetrios Sahlas

Houman Khosravani

Cheryl Wellington

Nicole Anderson

Edward Fon