Memory · Insight · Neurodegenerative Disorders
MIND UofT is an interdisciplinary student community connecting students with the research, researchers, and conversations shaping our understanding of neurodegenerative disease and brain health.
MIND brings together students across neuroscience, molecular biology, psychology, medicine, computational biology, engineering, and related disciplines to better understand the biological and human dimensions of neurological disease.
MIND UofT provides undergraduate students with opportunities to learn directly from researchers and clinicians, critically engage with emerging science, discover research pathways, and become part of an interdisciplinary community interested in brain health and neurodegenerative disease.
Explore current neuroscience and neurodegeneration research beyond the classroom.
Meet professors, graduate students, clinicians, researchers, industry professionals, and other students interested in brain health.
Engage critically with emerging research through journal clubs, speaker discussions, conferences, and interdisciplinary conversations.
Discover pathways into neuroscience research, medicine, biotechnology, graduate studies, and related careers.
Connect scientific research with patients, aging, caregiving, healthcare, and the broader community.
Tri-weekly discussions exploring contemporary research in neuroscience and neurodegenerative disease.
Students learn how to critically read scientific literature and discuss emerging work in areas such as disease pathology, therapeutic approaches, and the psycho-philosophical implications of neurodegenerative disorders.
Conversations with University of Toronto researchers, clinicians, graduate students, and professionals.
These events expose students to both the science and the people behind current neuroscience research.
An annual conference each winter semester and additional summer events combine scientific talks, lab tours, student and career panels, and networking — with opportunities to explore pathways into neuroscience.
Explore the ConferenceConnecting neuroscience education with the communities affected by aging and neurological disease.
MIND partners with local care homes and community organizations on patient-facing initiatives and awareness programs, and works to address the challenges faced by geriatric patients in healthcare.
Workshops and events help students learn about the many paths into neuroscience-related careers.
Sessions cover undergraduate research, graduate school, medicine, scientific communication, research skills, biotechnology, and interdisciplinary career pathways.
MIND UofT's flagship conference brought together faculty researchers, graduate researchers, and industry professionals for two days of interdisciplinary dialogue and career exploration. The program featured a career panel on the crossroads of education and industry, and a student research panel spanning pharmaceutical sciences, laboratory medicine and pathology, biomedical engineering, and medicine.
Whether you are already working in a neuroscience lab or have never opened a research paper before, MIND is designed to help students explore the field.
Learn about emerging questions in neurodegeneration.
Hear directly from professors, clinicians, and graduate students.
Practice reading and discussing research literature.
Discover pathways across research, medicine, biotechnology, and healthcare.
Meet students from different disciplines who share an interest in brain health.
Attend an event, join the community, or bring your lab, department, or organization into the conversation.
