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Alexander Thiel

ResearcherMcGill University

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Alexander Thiel

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2014.

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Publications

446

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Research

In Vivo Imaging Positron Emission Tomography Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Aphasia Brain Stimulation Recovery Stroke

Latest papers

Sex-Specific Differences in Response to Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Recovery From Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Retrospective Analysis of the NORTHSTAR Trial.
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2026
Kinetic modeling of the tropomyosin receptor kinases radioligand [18F]TRACK in human brain with high-resolution positron emission tomography.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
Evaluating structural connectivity disruption after stroke: individual tractography or the use of a model-based approach?
NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026 · senior author

All 61 publications

Latest funding

Preventing post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with multimodal exercise training
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$634,950
STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$2,911,416
STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$727,855

All 13 grants and awards

61 publications.

Sex-Specific Differences in Response to Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Recovery From Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Retrospective Analysis of the NORTHSTAR Trial.

Jo D, Hildesheim FE, Dancause N, Thiel A, Edwards JD

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair2026

DOI: 10.1177/15459683261477086 PMID: 42703961

Kinetic modeling of the tropomyosin receptor kinases radioligand [18F]TRACK in human brain with high-resolution positron emission tomography.

Ramos-Jiménez C, Nisha Aji K, Hung-Hsin Hsiao C, Grouza V, Hopewell R, Jaworski C, Massarweh G, Soucy JP, Chartrand D, Schirrmacher R, Kostikov A, Thiel A, Rusjan PM

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x261463956 PMID: 42319003

Evaluating structural connectivity disruption after stroke: individual tractography or the use of a model-based approach?

Hildesheim FE, Jamison KW, Leppert IR, Zumbansen A, Ophey A, Funck T, Kuceyeski A, Thiel A, NORTHSTAR Study Group and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

NeuroImage. Clinical2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2026.103967 PMID: 41734411

Protecting the brain from post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with multimodal exercise training: study protocol for a Bayesian adaptive trial (PROTECT)

Moncion K, Rodrigues L, Bon A, Sutoski A, Sikorska K, Allison EY, Abreu J, Golchi S, Arbour N, Gauthier C

BMJ Open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-123336

Association of white matter injury and neuroinflammation in the post-acute phase after ischemic stroke using [18F]FEPPA-PET/MRI.

Poirier SE, Wagner R, Liu L, Ohorodnyk P, Jurkiewicz MT, Thiel A, Thiessen JD, Khaw AV, Anazodo UC

EJNMMI research2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13550-025-01288-6 PMID: 40699407

PET Imaging in Dementia: Mini-Review and Canadian Perspective for Clinical Use.

Juengling F, Wuest F, Schirrmacher R, Abele J, Thiel A, Soucy JP, Camicioli R, Garibotto V

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2025

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2024.31 PMID: 38433571

Brainbuilder: a software pipeline for 3D reconstruction of cortical maps from multi-modal 2D data sets.

Funck T, Wagstyl K, Lepage C, Omidyeganeh M, Toussaint PJ, Xu T, Amunts K, Thiel A, Palomero-Gallagher N, Evans AC

Communications biology2025

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08267-6 PMID: 40624139

Investigating the Acute and Chronic Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Early Subacute Stroke

De Las Heras B, Rodrigues L, Cristini J, Yu E, Gan-Or Z, Arbour N, Thiel A, Tang A, Fung J, Eng JJ

Journal of Neurologic Rehabilitation202513 citations

DOI: 10.1177/15459683251342150

Modulating Brain Excitability with Cardiovascular Exercise in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Rodrigues L, Moncion K, De Las Heras B, Cristini J, Khalili R, Eng JJ, Fung J, MacKay-Lyons M, Thiel A, Tang A

Journal of Neurologic Rehabilitation20257 citations

DOI: 10.1177/15459683251351883

Lesion location changes the association between brain excitability and the performance of a short-term visuomotor adaptation task post-stroke

De Las Heras B, Rodrigues L, Cristini J, Moncion K, Dancause N, Thiel A, Edwards JD, Eng JJ, Tang A, Roig M

Brain Communications20251 citations

DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf430

Preventing post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with multimodal exercise training

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Roig, Marc

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cerebrovascular Health; Cognition; Dementia; Exercise; Stroke

$634,950

STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Edwards, Jodi D; Menon, Bijoy K; Mercier, Catherine; Sakakibara, Brodie M; Singh, Nishita; Swartz, Richard

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Cognition; Diversity; Equity; Intersectionality; Mentorship; Stroke; Training

$2,911,416

STROKECOG Platform: Innovative Clinical Trials Training Initiatives for STROKE and COGnition

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Edwards, Jodi D; Menon, Bijoy K; Mercier, Catherine; Sakakibara, Brodie M; Singh, Nishita; Swartz, Richard

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Cognition; Diversity; Equity; Intersectionality; Mentorship; Stroke; Training

$727,855

Non-invasive PET imaging of tropomyosin related kinase B/C receptor in humans

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Thiel, Alexander; Schirrmacher, Ralf

Keywords: In Vivo Imaging; Positron Emission Tomography; Tyrosine Kinase Receptor

$579,106

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

Canadian Stroke Trials for Optimized Results (CaSTOR)

Co-investigatorCIHR2014ICRH Community Development Program Grants - Stroke Clinical Trials

Principal investigators: Hill, Michael D; Bayley, Mark T; Demchuk, Andrew M

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Ischemic Stroke; Stroke Network; Stroke Prevention; Stroke Rehabilitation

$1,500,000

Imaging and behavioral predictors for outcomes of combined speech therapy and non-invasive brain stimulation in post-stroke aphasia: towards an individualized patient centered treatment approach

SupervisorCIHR2014CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Zumbansen, Anna

Keywords: Aphasia; Cortical Surface Area; Cortical Thickness; Fractional Anisotropy; Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques; Speech And Language Therapy; Stroke; Treatment Effects

$165,000

Typical and atypical Alzheimer Disease: salivary tau biomarkers, therapy with neuromodulation, and disease subtypes.

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Biomarkers; Dementia; Semantic Memory; Subgroups; Therapy; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$1,695,053

NOninvasve Repeated THerapeutic STimulation for Aphasia Recovery - NORTHSTAR

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Thiel, Alexander; Black, Sandra E; Lanthier, Sylvain; Rochon, Elizabeth A

Keywords: Aphasia; Brain Stimulation; Recovery; Stroke

$500,157

Anomia in Alzheimer's Disease: Untangling semantic components and delivering therapy with rTMS.

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M

Keywords: Alzheimer; Imaging; Language; Naming; Semantic Memory; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$459,909

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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Alexander Thiel

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Sex-Specific Differences in Response to Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Recovery From Post-Stroke Aphasia: A Retrospective Analysis of the NORTHSTAR Trial.

Kinetic modeling of the tropomyosin receptor kinases radioligand [18F]TRACK in human brain with high-resolution positron emission tomography.

Evaluating structural connectivity disruption after stroke: individual tractography or the use of a model-based approach?

Protecting the brain from post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia with multimodal exercise training: study protocol for a Bayesian adaptive trial (PROTECT)

Association of white matter injury and neuroinflammation in the post-acute phase after ischemic stroke using [18F]FEPPA-PET/MRI.

PET Imaging in Dementia: Mini-Review and Canadian Perspective for Clinical Use.

Brainbuilder: a software pipeline for 3D reconstruction of cortical maps from multi-modal 2D data sets.

Investigating the Acute and Chronic Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Early Subacute Stroke

Modulating Brain Excitability with Cardiovascular Exercise in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Lesion location changes the association between brain excitability and the performance of a short-term visuomotor adaptation task post-stroke

Frequent collaborators

Jean-Paul Soucy

Marc Roig

Ada Tang

Ralf Schirrmacher

Alexey Kostikov

Pedro Rosa-Neto

Kevin Moncion

Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

Howard Chertkow

Maged Goubran

Jean-Claude Tardif

Richard Frayne

Michael Noseworthy

Katherine Zukotynski

Demetrios Sahlas

Jean-Claude Tardif

Vesna Sossi

Katherine Zukotynski

Walter Swardfager

Anna Zumbansen

Michael Borrie

Julie Ottoy

Howard Chertkow

Alan Evans

Robert Laforce

Petra Schweinhardt

Nathalie Arbour

Stephen Strother

Paul Stratford

Julie Richardson

Maureen J Macdonald

Robert Chen

Laurent Bouyer

Aimee Nelson

Baraa Al-Khazraji

Christopher Rowley

Sanjay Kalra