Suzanne Laughlin, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Neural network disruptions and their impact on emotion regulation and executive functioning in children treated for brain tumors.
Neuropsychologia · 2026
Gray-white matter ratio in pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary arrest studies: a rapid review.
Resuscitation plus · 2026
Neurobiological and psychological indicators of post-traumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents treated for a posterior fossa brain tumour
Neuroimage Reports · 2026

All 38 publications

Latest funding

Phase III randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of metformin for cognitive recovery and white matter growth in paediatric medulloblastoma patients
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,077,131
White matter plasticity in brain synchronisation and memory
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500
Quantifying brain injury on computed tomography in hospitalized children: a prospective trial
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$617,192

All 6 grants and awards

38 publications.

01

Neural network disruptions and their impact on emotion regulation and executive functioning in children treated for brain tumors.

Al Dahhan NZ, Moxon-Emre I, Tseng J, de Medeiros CB, Laughlin S, Bouffet E, Mabbott DJ

Neuropsychologia2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2026.109439 PMID: 41876084

02

Gray-white matter ratio in pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary arrest studies: a rapid review.

Honjo K, Goco G, Al Khalifah A, McKinnon N, Scholefield BR, Laughlin S, Guerguerian AM

Resuscitation plus2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101321 PMID: 42080204

03

Neurobiological and psychological indicators of post-traumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents treated for a posterior fossa brain tumour

Elizaveta Igoshina, Iska Moxon-Emre, Suzanne Laughlin, Julie Tseng, Donald Mabbott

Neuroimage Reports2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2026.100318 PMID: 41624629

04

Fetal and Neonatal Brain Tumors: An Imaging Review.

Pai V, Gupta N, Miller E, Krishnan P, Shinar S, Shannon P, Blaser S, Laughlin S

Neuroimaging clinics of North America2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2025.09.005 PMID: 41274763

05

Imaging assessment of immunotherapy in pediatric brain tumors.

Robles C, Das A, Pai V, Laughlin S, Ertl-Wagner B

Journal of neuro-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-026-05490-x PMID: 41779072

06

Changes to the World Health Organization Classification for Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumors.

Naidu V, Pai V, Laughlin S

Neuroimaging clinics of North America2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2025.09.007 PMID: 41274761

07

Tumor Predisposition Syndromes: An Imaging Review.

Robles C, Laughlin S, Pai V

Neuroimaging clinics of North America2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2025.09.006 PMID: 41274764

08

Cancer Predisposition Syndromes in Children: Who, When, and How to Screen?

Fung KFK, Rutten C, Villani A, Pai VB, Kan EY, Laughlin S, Chiu YT, Marie E, Ertl-Wagner B, Malkin D, Voss SD, States LJ, Doria AS, Greer MC

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc2026

DOI: 10.1148/rg.260022 PMID: 42784470

09

Hounsfield unit and gray-white matter ratio estimates in pediatric normal controls used in studies evaluating head computed tomography.

Honjo K, Goco G, Ta E, Laughlin S, Guerguerian AM

Neuroimage. Reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2026.100346 PMID: 42100309

10

Prediction of good neurological outcome after return of circulation following paediatric cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Scholefield BR, Tijssen J, Ganesan SL, Kool M, Couto TB, Topjian A, Atkins DL, Acworth J, McDevitt W, Laughlin S, Guerguerian AM, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and ILCOR Pediatric Life Support Task Force

Resuscitation202526 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110483 PMID: 39742939

Phase III randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of metformin for cognitive recovery and white matter growth in paediatric medulloblastoma patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: CCS/CIHR Cancer Survivorship Team Grants

Principal investigators: Mabbott, Donald J

Keywords: Behavioural Testing; Brain Injury; Brain Repair; Cognitive Late Effects; Cognitive Recovery; Medulloblastoma; Metformin; Mri; Paediatric Brain Tumour; Phase Iii Trial

$1,077,131

White matter plasticity in brain synchronisation and memory

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mabbott, Donald J

Keywords: Brain Injury; Computational Modelling; Meg; Memory; Mouse Models; Mri; Neural Oscillations; Paediatric Brain Tumour; Transgenic Approaches; White Matter Plasticity

$1,147,500

Quantifying brain injury on computed tomography in hospitalized children: a prospective trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Guerguerian, Anne-Marie

Keywords: Brain Injury; Cerebral Edema; Classification; Clinical Trial; Computed Tomography Scan; Diagnostic Tool; Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Outcomes; Pediatric

$617,192

Examining the Relationship between White Matter Integrity and the Speed of Neuronal Processing in Children with Brain Tumours

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Mabbott, Donald J

Keywords: Brain Tumour; Cognition; Development; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Paediatrics; Radiation; Synthetic Aperture Magnetometry; Visumotor

$640,915

Examining the Relationship between White Matter Integrity and the Speed of Neuronal Processing in Children with Brain Tumours

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Mabbott, Donald J

Keywords: Brain Tumour; Cognition; Development; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Paediatrics; Radiation; Synthetic Aperture Magnetometry; Visumotor

$100,000

Predicting, preventing, and mitigating late effects in medulloblastoma.

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Team Grant: Childhood Cancer - Late Effects of Treatment -LOI

Principal investigators: Mabbott, Donald J; Bouffet, Eric; Freeman, Carolyn R; Taylor, Michael D

Keywords: Cognitive Morbidity; Cranial Radiation; Genomic; Late Effects; Neuro-Protection; Neuro-Recovery; Neuro-Toxicity; Paediatric Brain Tumors; Radiotherapy

$5,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Uri Tabori and Cynthia Hawkins: 459 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Eric Bouffet: 405 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Eric Bouffet: 398 shared papers
Michael Taylor and Vijay Ramaswamy: 359 shared papers
Eric Bouffet and Ute Bartels: 287 shared papers
Vijay Ramaswamy and Eric Bouffet: 252 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Michael Taylor: 244 shared papers
Michael Taylor and James Rutka: 237 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Vijay Ramaswamy: 209 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Vijay Ramaswamy: 193 shared papers
Michael Taylor and Peter Dirks: 184 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Peter Dirks: 181 shared papers
Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet: 180 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Annie Huang: 175 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and James Rutka: 164 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Peter Dirks: 160 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Ute Bartels: 151 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Ute Bartels: 148 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Annie Huang: 122 shared papers
James Drake and James Rutka: 121 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 102 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 102 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Eric Bouffet: 99 shared papers
James Drake and Abhaya Kulkarni: 91 shared papers
Eric Bouffet and Derek Tsang: 90 shared papers
Eric Bouffet and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 89 shared papers
Vijay Ramaswamy and Derek Tsang: 84 shared papers
Anne-Marie Guerguerian and A Guerguerian: 81 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Derek Tsang: 77 shared papers
James Rutka and George Ibrahim: 60 shared papers
James Drake and Peter Dirks: 44 shared papers
James Rutka and Abhaya Kulkarni: 38 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Ute Bartels: 37 shared papers
Peter Dirks and Abhaya Kulkarni: 33 shared papers
George Ibrahim and Abhaya Kulkarni: 32 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Vijay Ramaswamy: 31 shared papers
James Drake and George Ibrahim: 30 shared papers
Peter Dirks and Gabrielle De Veber: 17 shared papers
Eric Bouffet and Suzanne Laughlin: 13 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Suzanne Laughlin: 12 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Jeremie Lefebvre: 8 shared papers
Gabrielle De Veber and Daune MacGregor: 8 shared papers
Birgit Ertl-Wagner and Vivek Pai: 8 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Mary Shago: 7 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Mary Shago: 7 shared papers
Vijay Ramaswamy and Suzanne Laughlin: 6 shared papers
Uri Tabori and Suzanne Laughlin: 5 shared papers
Cynthia Hawkins and Suzanne Laughlin: 5 shared papers
Peter Dirks and Suzanne Laughlin: 5 shared papers
Gabrielle De Veber and Birgit Ertl-Wagner: 5 shared papers
Vijay Ramaswamy and Mary Shago: 5 shared papers
Birgit Ertl-Wagner and Suzanne Laughlin: 5 shared papers
Suzanne Laughlin and Vivek Pai: 5 shared papers
Michael Taylor and Suzanne Laughlin: 4 shared papers
Gabrielle De Veber and A Guerguerian: 4 shared papers
Anne-Marie Guerguerian and Suzanne Laughlin: 4 shared papers
Annie Huang and Suzanne Laughlin: 4 shared papers
Ute Bartels and Suzanne Laughlin: 4 shared papers
James Rutka and Suzanne Laughlin: 3 shared papers
Eric Bouffet and Jeremie Lefebvre: 3 shared papers
Helen Branson and Suzanne Laughlin: 3 shared papers
Suzanne Laughlin and A Guerguerian: 3 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Norman Farb: 2 shared papers
James Drake and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Peter Dirks and Daune MacGregor: 2 shared papers
Gabrielle De Veber and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
George Ibrahim and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Eric Bouffet and Norman Farb: 2 shared papers
Birgit Ertl-Wagner and Helen Branson: 2 shared papers
Abhaya Kulkarni and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Derek Tsang and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Norman Farb and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Jeremie Lefebvre and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Mary Shago and Suzanne Laughlin: 2 shared papers
Suzanne Laughlin and Daune MacGregor: 2 shared papers
Donald Mabbott and Helen Branson: 1 shared paper
George Ibrahim and Vivek Pai: 1 shared paper

Department of Paediatrics
Department of Surgery
Department of Medical Imaging
Department of Medical Biophysics
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Department of Psychology
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care
Other

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

Eric Bouffet

Department of Paediatrics

13 shared papers, latest 2026

Donald Mabbott

Department of Psychology

12 shared papers, latest 2026

Vijay Ramaswamy

Department of Medical Biophysics

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Vivek Pai

Department of Medical Imaging

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Cynthia Hawkins

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Peter Dirks

Department of Surgery

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Uri Tabori

Department of Medical Biophysics

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

Department of Medical Imaging

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Michael Taylor

Department of Surgery

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Ute Bartels

Department of Paediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Anne-Marie Guerguerian

Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Annie Huang

Department of Paediatrics

4 shared papers, latest 2024

A Guerguerian

Department of Paediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

James Rutka

Department of Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Helen Branson

Department of Medical Imaging

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Daune MacGregor

Department of Paediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Pradeep Krishnan

Department of Medical Imaging

2 shared papers, latest 2026

James Drake

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2024

George Ibrahim

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Abhaya Kulkarni

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Derek Tsang

Department of Radiation Oncology

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Norman Farb

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Jeremie Lefebvre

Department of Biology

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Elka Miller

Department of Medical Imaging

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Anirban Das

Institute of Medical Science

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Grace Yoon

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Carolina Gorodetsky

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Michal Inbar-Feigenberg

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Rebekah Jobling

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Mahendranath Moharir

Department of Paediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Shiri Shinar

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Pejman Maralani

Department of Medical Imaging

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Laughlin, 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 "Neural network disruptions and their impact on emotion regulation and executive functioning in children treated for brain tumors." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]