Advanced Medical Imaging Seminar Series

A range of individuals present in this series to provide both scientific and complementary skills knowledge to program participants. Seminar Series is open to all with an interest in Medical Imaging, including our Industrial Partners.


Seminar Expectations

The seminar series will be held in-person at various locations on Foothills Campus. As a rule-of-thumb, the seminars are held on Thursdays 1pm - 2pm MT. 

Seminars will additionally be presented online using Zoom, as required.

Masters and Pre-candidacy PhD Trainees

20 minute presentation, 5 minutes for questions. Two seminars can be given on the same day, but if time permits, presenters are welcome to give longer and more detailed presentations.

Post-candidacy PhD Trainees, Postdocs and Faculty

40 minute presentation, 10 minutes for questions.

Upcoming Seminars


Fall 2026

22-Oct-26  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

  • Presenter: Karla Batista Garcia Ramo.  Talk Title:” Fixel-Based Analysis: principles, applications, and new findings in cervical dystonia”.              

 29-Oct-26  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

  • Presenter: Behnaz Jafari.  Talk Title: “Quantitative Assessment of Brain Neuroelectric and Hemodynamic Activity and Their Integration in Neurovascular Coupling : A Multimodal EEG–fNIRS Study in Healthy Adults”.              
  • Presenter: Clara Cristancho Uribe. Talk Title: “Pre-Surgical RS-FC MRI Patterns Associated with Postoperative Neuropsychological Change in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery”.  

 05-Nov-26  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

  • Presenter: Alexander Matheson.  Talk Title: “Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI: Mapping Lung Function to Better Understand Chronic Lung Diseases”.

---12-Nov-26 – FALL BREAK - NO SEMINAR---         

 19-Nov-26 from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

 26-Nov-26 from  13:00 - 14:00    ->    G500

  • Presenter: Caio Pinheiro Santa . Talk Title: “Diffusion MRI Analysis of the Corpus Callosum: From Segmentation to Spatially Detailed Characterization”

 03-Dec-26 from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     O1500

  • Presenter: Thomas Oldreive.  Talk Title: “Accessible Biomarkers of Brain Structure and Cognitive Change in TIA”

 17-Dec-26 from  13:00 - 14:00    ->    G500

  • Presenter: Nazib M Seidu.  Talk Title: "Genetic factors and neurobiological markers in relation to aging, with a focus on dementia and longevity"

Winter 2027

14-Jan-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theatre 4

21-Jan-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theater 4

28-Jan-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Clara Christie Theatre

04-Feb-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

-----READING BREAK - NO SEMINARS---         

25-Feb-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theater 4

04-Mar-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theater 4

11-Mar-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theater 4

  • Presenter: Cassandra Choles.  Talk Title: " Functional connectivity across the migraine cycle in youth with migraine"

18-Mar-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theater 4

  • Presenter: Alison Wilson. Talk Title: " Neurochemistry of post-traumatic headache"

-----SPRING BREAK - NO SEMINARS---         

08-Apr-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     TBD

  • Presenter: Mataea Armstrong

15-Apr-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

22-Apr-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

29-Apr-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

06-May-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

13-May-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

20-May-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     G500

27-May-27  from  13:00 - 14:00    ->     Theatre 4