HER BRAIN
Healing | Empowerment | Recovery
Brain health | Risk reduction | Awareness | Independence | Neurological care
Leadership Team
Nursing Clinical Team
Research Team
Patient Engagement & Education
Patient Advisory Group
PLEX Partners
Profiles coming soon.
Students (Past and Current)
Adeyemi Akingbade
2024 Summer Research Student - JSSC
UHN Women's Health Student Awardee
University of Waterloo
David Vaz
Clinical Research Assistant
2024 JSSC Chair Summer Student Awardee
Medical Student - Queens University
Administrative Support
Angela Verven
Program Coordinator JSSC &
UHN Stroke Program
Rachel Chong
2025 JS Sonshine Chair
Summer Student Awardee
University of Toronto
Maricris Llanto
JSSC Administrative Assistant
Our Patient Advisory Group connects stroke survivors and their care partners to help shape our work. Members of the JSSC-PAG share their personal experiences to guide our programs, research, and educational resources, making sure they truly address the needs of people after a stroke.
Una Pasagic
Clinical Research Analyst
Aida Mortazavi
2025 JS Sonshine Chair
Summer Student Awardee
Medical Student - University of Ottawa
Team Members
Our work is powered by an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, researchers, students, and people with lived experience of stroke. We believe the best ideas come from bringing different perspectives together. By working side-by-side with stroke survivors, care partners, healthcare professionals, and researchers, we are able to design programs and resources that are practical, meaningful, and grounded in real experiences.
Together, we are committed to improving brain health, supporting recovery, and helping people live well after stroke.