UVic BRAIN Lab

Congratulations to all our 2026 graduates! We're so proud of you.

Hi everyone, we're excited to share an upcoming event, "Defy Dementia on the Road, Victoria BC”. This will be co-hosted by Jay Ingram and Dr. Allison Sekuler, President and Chief Scientist, Baycrest Academy for Research & Education and Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation!

The event will take place on July 7th from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m at the University Club of Victoria.

Everyone attending will learn about modifiable dementia risk factors and hear directly from dementia experts and individuals with lived experiences during our interactive panel and Q&A session.

Hear from panelists:

-Dr. Alex Henri-Bhargava
-Lynn Jackson
-Dr. Stuart McDonald
-Dr. Mariko Sakamoto

Register today! https://luma.com/yeyue0uc

Defy Dementia on the Road | Victoria, BC · Luma Join us for an engaging afternoon exploring what we can do to reduce dementia risk—co-hosted by Jay Ingram and Dr. Allison Sekuler, President and Chief…

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We would like to share that Statistics Canada’s Eh Sayers podcast has an exciting new episode entitled 'The Grey Anatomy of Canada: The Story Behind Canada’s Aging Population.'

"Canada’s population is getting a makeover, and it is changing the way Canadians live. We are digging into new demographic data with Patrick Charbonneau, Section Chief in the Centre for Demography at Statistics Canada, to see how big boomer and millennial generations, plus fewer younger people, are shaking up demand for housing, schools and health care.

We also look at the rise of the sandwich generation, the caregiving squeeze that comes with longer lives and smaller families, and the many ways older Canadians keep things running through volunteering, child care and family support."

Tune in to this fascinating 20-minute episode wherever you get your podcasts!

We're excited to share our lab's article has been published in the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease! This article presents a qualitative analysis on participants’ experiences in the Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training (KRESCENT) program.

To learn more, click the link in our bio!

The full citation is below💫:

Petula, I. D., Chung, A. F., Knight, J. E., Hartwig, S., Levin, A., & Paterson, T. S. E. (2026). Evaluating the Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training (KRESCENT) Program: A 20-Year Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 13, 20543581261434652. https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581261434652

We're enthusiastic to share that many of our lab members presented at Making Waves, UVic's undergraduate Psychology conference!

Congratulations to everyone who presented, and thank you for representing the BRAIN Lab at Making Waves!!

We're very pleased to share that Dr. Paterson recently won the 2025 Catalyst Grant!

These CIHR-funded projects use existing data from Canada’s long-term aging study to explore how biological, social and environmental factors influence how we age.

Dr. Paterson's project is entitled "for her project entitled "Modelling the Impacts of Life Course Enrichment and Depletion Factors on Cognitive Aging and Brain Health Trajectories using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Data".