EpLink is the Epilepsy Research Program of the Ontario Brain Institute. We are an epilepsy research program focused on finding new ways to diagnose, treat and improve the lives of people living with drug-resistant epilepsy. Our program is funded by the Ontario Brain Institute and aims to bring health innovations directly to the epilepsy community.
Our Vision
Our vision is a world without epilepsy.
Our Mission
Our mission is to reduce seizures and improve quality of life for people with epilepsy through research.
Our Goals
Our goals are to improve the diagnosis and treatment for drug-resistant seizures and improve the lives of people living with epilepsy. We have over 25 lead researchers working on research projects at seven hospitals and universities across Ontario that focus on: drug, diet, and genetic therapies, surgery, brain monitoring and modulation, and quality of life.
Through our research we hope to develop more effective drug therapies, improve diet therapies and surgical procedures, uncover new treatment options, such as gene therapy and brain stimulation, and create new programs to improve cognition, mood and quality of life for individuals living with uncontrolled seizures.
Our Co-Directors
W. McIntyre Burnham received his B.A. in Experimental Psychology from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from McGill University. Following post-doctoral studies at the Montreal Neurological Institute, he joined the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Toronto.
Dr. McAndrews is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto and the director of the Neuropsychology Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital. She is also a Senior Scientist at the Krembil Research Institute.
Dr. Whiting is a pediatric neurologist with the University of Ottawa, Faculty of medicine. She is also the head of the Neurology Division in the Department of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
Our Staff
Our Research Sites
