Translating the science.

New stroke prevention program for women in menopausal transition launches at UHN

Launch of the Women in Midlife (WIM) Brain Health & Stroke Prevention program — a first-of-its-kind model led by Dr. Pikula at the Sonshine Centre.

Episode 117: Powering Your Complex Brain

Plant-forward nutrition for brain health across the lifespan, and lifestyle medicine for stroke and dementia prevention.

Where Are the Women? Pipeline, Mentorship, and Institutional Change in Stroke Medicine

Chair and moderator — why women remain underrepresented in senior stroke-medicine roles, and what changes it.

From stroke survivor to research partner

Patient partnership in women's stroke research and the co-created Women's Post-Stroke Educational Toolkit.

Empowering Women: Stroke Prevention — Patient Engagement

Patient-engagement talk on stroke prevention in women.

Enhancing Stroke Care for Women: Addressing Global Gaps and Needs

Co-chair and speaker on closing global gaps in stroke care for women.

The Essential Role of Nutrition in Stroke Care

Chair — the evidence on nutrition in stroke prevention and recovery.

Advancing Women's Neurology through education, research and advocacy

On building women's neurology as a field through the fellowship, research, and advocacy.

Brain Health and Aging through Lifestyle Medicine across the lifespan

Invited faculty lecture on brain health and the lifestyle-medicine pillars.

UHN Honour Roll: October 2023

Recognized on UHN's Honour Roll.

The rise of stroke in young adults

On stroke in younger adults and how lifestyle interventions can improve long-term recovery.

An altered life

A younger stroke survivor's recovery and the case for treating stroke as a chronic condition.

Women's Brain Health and Aging through the Lifespan

Lead topic editor of this Frontiers Research Topic & eBook, with the U of T Women's Brain Health Rounds (co-editors Einstein, Bove, Kantarci, Valera & Bui).