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Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Healthy brains for better lives

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Research

HBI is conducting ground-breaking research in key focus areas which improves brain health and increases quality of life.

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Members

Meet our members. HBI includes researchers from across 9 faculties at UCalgary, various departments and institutes.

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Trainees

HBI trainees are vital to the discoveries and research conducted at the institute. Our trainees come from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets.

In the news

The complex relationship between screen time and child development

Dr. Sheri Madigan discusses the realities of children’s screen use ahead of the Owerko Centre Conference on child development and family well-being

How BabelBrain is saving researchers time and money in neuromodulation research

This open-source tool is making neuromodulation research more efficient, accessible and cost-effective.

Creating a caring community: Advancing mental health at UCalgary

Researchers hope we can move from stigma reduction to embedding strategies

Celebrating trainee research excellence at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Congratulations to the Hotchkiss Brain Institute's 2025 Postdoctoral and PhD Researchers of the Year and the Trainee Publication Award winners.

Engineering prof explores new way of detecting sepsis in newborns

Richa Pandey developing biosensor technology in her lab to more quickly and painlessly detect serious condition

International academic partnerships a vital part of UCalgary’s 60-year history

Two-decade collaboration with Nanyang Technological University illustrates how global relationships have advanced research, enriched student experiences and strengthened alumni connections

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