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Research
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Latest papers
The future of biomarkers for vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): proceedings of the 2025 annual workshop of the Albert research institute for white matter and cognition.
GeroScience · 2025
Neurovascular coupling, functional connectivity, and cerebrovascular endothelial extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
A Metabolomics Analysis of a Novel Phenotype of Older Adults at Higher Risk of Dementia.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024
Latest funding
- $1,227,826
Using circulating microglia extracellular vesicles to discriminate microglia activation phenotype, and cognitive outcomes in comorbid AD and stroke
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $2,400,000
Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $24,980
Co-developing a game to mobilize knowledge about cognitive reserve: engaging underrepresented audiences
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
8 publications.
The future of biomarkers for vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): proceedings of the 2025 annual workshop of the Albert research institute for white matter and cognition.
Lennon MJ, Karvelas N, Ganesh A, Whitehead S, Sorond FA, Durán Laforet V, Head E, Arfanakis K, Kolachalama VB, Liu X, Lu H, Ramirez J, Walker K, Weekman E, Wellington CL, Winston C, Barone FC, Corriveau RA
Neurovascular coupling, functional connectivity, and cerebrovascular endothelial extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment.
Owens CD, Pinto CB, Mukli P, Gulej R, Velez FS, Detwiler S, Olay L, Hoffmeister JR, Szarvas Z, Muranyi M, Peterfi A, Pinaffi-Langley ACDC, Adams C, Sharps J, Kaposzta Z, Prodan CI, Kirkpatrick AC, Tarantini S, Csiszar A, Ungvari Z, Olson AL, Li G, Balasubramanian P, Galvan V, Bauer A, Smith ZA, Dasari TW, Whitehead S, Medapti MR, Elahi FM, Thanou A, Yabluchanskiy A
A Metabolomics Analysis of a Novel Phenotype of Older Adults at Higher Risk of Dementia.
Sultana M, Camicioli R, Dixon RA, Whitehead S, Pieruccini-Faria F, Petrotchenko E, Speechley M, Borchers CH, Montero-Odasso M
White Matter Degeneration-A Treatable Target?
Roseborough A, Hachinski V, Whitehead S
Lateralization of the control of cardiovascular autonomic function and left atrial injury after selective right and left insular stroke.
Jaremek VM, Whitehead S, Sposato LA
In Vitro Validation of Intratumoral Modulation Therapy for Glioblastoma.
Xu HU, Bihari F, Whitehead S, Wong E, Schmid S, Hebb MO
Antihypertensive treatment can prevent stroke and cognitive decline.
Sörös P, Whitehead S, Spence JD, Hachinski V
Interaction between a rat model of cerebral ischemia and beta-amyloid toxicity: II. Effects of triflusal.
Whitehead S, Cheng G, Hachinski V, Cechetto DF
Using circulating microglia extracellular vesicles to discriminate microglia activation phenotype, and cognitive outcomes in comorbid AD and stroke
Principal investigators: Whitehead, Shawn N; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Edwards, Jodi D
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarkers; Dementia; Microglia; Stroke
Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform
Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Bechard, Lauren E; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Bronskill, Susan E; Burhan, Amer M; Chertkow, Howard M; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Faria, Frederico P; Feldman, Howard; Fraser, Sarah A; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Ismail, Zahinoor; Kivipelto, Miia; Kobor, Michael S; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Mangialasche, Francesca; Monchi, Oury; Mullings, Delores V; Rajah, Maria N; Raymond, Lynn A; Roach, Pamela Marie; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Schabrun, Siobhan; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Whitehead, Shawn N
Keywords: Cognition, Aging, Brain Health; Dementia Risk Factors; Training
Co-developing a game to mobilize knowledge about cognitive reserve: engaging underrepresented audiences
Principal investigators: Fitzgibbon, Laura K; Mazerolle, Erin L; Phelps, Jolene
Keywords: Aging In Both Health And Disease; Brain Health; Cultural Inculsivity; Empowerment Of Older Adult Health; Knowledge Mobilization
Uncovering the imaging and extracellular vesicular signature for predicting Alzheimer's Disease
Principal investigators: Wu, Jeng-liang D
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarkers; Extracellular Vesicles; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Non Invasive and early detection of Alzheimer's Disease biomarkers using extracellular vesicles
Principal investigators: MEDAPATI, MANOJ REDDY
Keywords: Ad Inflammatory Ev Biomarkers; Biomarkers Of Ad; Biomarkers Of Cognitive Decline; Extracellular Vesicles (Evs) Biomarkers; Nanoflow Detection Of Evs; Staging Of Ad Using Ev Profile; Unbiased Ev Proteomics
Interrogating the role of lipid oxidation and microglial dysfunction in adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP)
Principal investigators: Ollen-Bittle, Nikita K
Keywords: Alsp; Ipscs; Lipids; Neurodegenerative Disease
Interrogating ganglioside regulation of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
Principal investigators: Wang, Wendy Wenxuan
Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Autophagy; Beta-Amyloid; Dementia; Gangliosides; Imaging Mass Spectrometry; Membrane Lipids; Microglia; Neuroinflammation
Evaluating the relationship between age-dependent white matter microglia activation and post-stroke cognitive impairment
Principal investigators: Whitehead, Shawn N
Keywords: Aging; Microglia Activation; Neuroinflammation; Stroke; White Matter
Dementia and hearing loss: Using preclinical models to uncover the mechanisms that accelerate cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease
Principal investigators: Patel, Salonee
Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Blood Biomarkers; Cognitive Decline; Hearing Loss; Neuroimaging; Neuroinflammation; Noise Exposure; Rodent Behaviour; Transgenic Rodent Models
Complementary mass spectrometry based detection of gangliosides and other lipids in the brain
Principal investigators: Whitehead, Shawn
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Clinical Neurosciences
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Manuel Montero Odasso
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Susanne Schmid
Anatomy and Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Aravind Ganesh
Clinical Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Mark Speechley
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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