Events and News
Read about what is happening in the Vascular Imaging Laboratory (VIL). Bookmark this page and check it periodically for important group events and news.
Regular Meetings & Seminars
VIL Group Meeting
Most Mondays 9h30 - 11h in the Seaman Centre Family Conference Room (FMC MRG029). Attendance is required for group members; non-group members may also attend. Currently, we meet with the Souza and Bento research groups by Zoom.
Get Current Group Meeting Schedule
Advanced Imaging Seminar Series
Every second Thursday at 13h - 14h, October - May, location varies. Organized by the Medical Imaging (MEDI) Specialization. Attendance strongly advised for VIL members. Participation required for all trainees in the Medical Imaging (MEDI) Specialization, and strongly suggested for other trainees.
Go to Advanced Imaging Seminar Series website
HBI Seminar Series
Every Friday at 12h-13h, September - May, typically in HSC Clara Christie Theatre.
Weekly seminars with a focus on Neuroscience and Mental Health. Organized by the Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
Go to HBI Seminar Series website
Internal Laboratory Website
Access the internal VIL Website (UCID and password required).
On these pages you will find all kinds of useful information including some key papers and presentations, grants. Also listed are important forms as well as group slide and poster templates.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies also has a valueable publically accessible web site.
News
Richard Presents at SIBGRAPI in Salvador, Brazil
Richard Frayne presented Kaue Duarte's work on Longitudinal White Matter Hyperintensity Segmentation with LSTM-Enhanced U-Nets at the 2025 Conference on Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI) held in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Photo is with Alexandre Falcão from UNICAMP. (September 2025)
Abhi Presents on Sex and Gender Analysis at CCNA
Abhi Sidhu presented his work and participated in a panel discussion at the 2025 Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) meeting held in Calgary. Here former VIL member Kauê Duarte listens intently. (October 2025)
Uday Speaks at Alberta BME
Udayveer Harikay presented a poster and delivered at poster pitch talk at the 2025 Alberta Biomedical Engineering Meeting in Canmore, Alberta. Congratulations to Uday on a job well done. (October 2025)
Richard Presents VIL work at SIPAIM
Richard Frayne presented work from post-doctoral fellow, Kauê Duarte, and undergraduate research student, Julia Chu, at the 2025 International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis (SIPAIM) Conference held in Pasto, Colombia. (November 2025)
Abhi and Jaya Present Recent Research
Abhi Sidhu presented his recent work on structural connectivity in aging and by sex at HBI Computational Neuroscience workshop. Also presenting their research at the workshop was Jaya Bansal. (December 2025)
Postdoctoral Scholar Position Available at VIL
Come work with us! We are currently recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar in Quantitative Medical Imaging in Aging and Neurodegeneration. Sorry, position is now closed and review of candidates underway. (March 2026)
Richard Rides 2026 for Heart and Stroke
Thanks to many generous friends and family, Richard Frayne raised over $2,500 for the Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart Campaign in 2025. This year he is again delighted to support this worthy cause. Researchers in the VIL are proud to have been supported by Heart and Stroke over the last 25+ years. See link for more information and to support this worthy cause. (April 2026)
Welcome Aboard to 2026 Summer Students
Welcome to Uday Harikay and Ronik Sharma. Both have joined the VIL as undergraduate research students for summer 2026! Congratulations to both for winning competitive summer student awards. Uday returns to the VIL and was awarded funding through the Faculty of Kinesiology. Ronik joins us from the University of British Columbia. He received funding from the Calgary BME program. (April 2026)
Abhi Presents in Cape Town
Abhi Sidhu presented his work in Cape Town, South Africa at the 2026 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting. His presentation described changes in structural and functional connectivity measures over age and by sex. (May 2026)
Research Coordinator Position Available at VIL
We are currently recruiting a Research Assistant to coordinate patient recruitment and support data analysis for the Calgary Normative Study. If you are interested in working as part of a dynamic and fun research team? Apply at University of Calgary job web site - Research Assistant, Radiology (Job ID: 37585). Position closes on 5 June 2026. (May 2026)