Dr. Benjamin T. Dunkley
Scientist, Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology / Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Professor, Medical Imaging, University of Toronto
Dr. Dunkley is a Scientist in Diagnostic Imaging and the Neurosciences & Mental Health Program at SickKids and an Associate Professor in Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto. He studied for his PhD at Cardiff University, UK, and he completed his post-doctoral training at SickKids. His current research program focuses on the disruption to neural function and circuits in health and disease in children and adults.
Jane Jung
Administrative Assistant
Jane is an administrative assistant in DIR at SickKids, having joined the team in 2024, providing senior administrative support to multiple teams, including the Dunkley Lab team.
Rouzbeh Zamyadi
Research Analyst
Rouzbeh received his BEng and MASc from Ryerson University in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is currently a Research Analyst at the Dunkley Lab working mainly on processing and analysis of a number of neuroimaging signals including Magnetoencephalography (MEG) data, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), and Electroencephalography (EEG).
Nikou Kelardashti
MD Student – Affiliate
Nikou is a medical student affiliated withe the lab whose current project explores the neural signatures of mTBI using Magnetoencephalography. She completed her MSc degree at the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto, where she analyzed psychophysical and imaging data to understand the brain-behaviour relationship between neural oscillation and the interaction between pain and attention.
Phil Johnston
Postdoctoral Fellow
Phil uses electrophysiology (M/EEG), computational modelling and bioinformatics to understand how the brain changes after injury, including concussion and stroke, with the goal of developing more clinically-useful biomarkers. Beyond that, he has broad training in neural and cognitive sciences, and is interested in the many applications of electrophysiology and modelling in these fields.
Mryam Ali
Graduate Student
Mryam‘s research delves into the neurobiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), where neural activity in brain networks linked to memory and emotional processing explain differentiable PTSD subtypes. Mryam completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, double majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology, and is a member of the inaugural cohort of trainees in the Psychology direct entry Ph.D. program. Initially, her research focused on behavioural neuroscience and animal research models before transitioning into cognitive neuroscience. Her research journey has encompassed anxiety disorders, learning and memory and currently centers on the neurophysiology of psychiatric illnesses.
Undergraduate Students
Sun Sur
Julia Nguyen
Amir Samadi
Dawei Wang
Lab alumni
Post-doctoral Fellows & Associates
Dr. Majid Saberi, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Kevin Solar, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Jing Zhang, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Kristina Safar, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Yuwen Hung, MIT, Cambridge, USA (visiting)
Dr. Patrick McCunn, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Doctoral Students
Jacob Cohen, SDU, Denmark
Avideh Gharehgazlou, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (outside project)
Jennifer Chan, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (outside project)
Master’s Students
Elly Daskalakis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Laura Koster, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands (visiting)
Mohammed Alnawmasi, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Undergraduate Students
Angel Hsieh, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Layan Elfaki, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Jessica Yu, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Luowei Yan, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Helen Deng, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Rima El-Sayed, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Summer Students
Maryam Mahjoob, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Cameo Perrin-Wemigwans, University of Toronto, Canada
Natalie Robitaille, McMaster University, Canada
Techniciansm Assistants & Managers
Jasmin Chahal, Savyn Tech, Toronto, Canada
Matthew Ventresca, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Sergiu Mocanu, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Zahra Emami, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Grace Sim, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Sergiu Mocanu, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Zahra Emami, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Grace Sim, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada