Antonio Strafella

Dr. Strafella MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology and the Krembil-Rossy Chair in Molecular Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases. He is the inaugural Director of Research and Translation at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He is a Senior Scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute and at the Brain Health Imaging Centre at the Centre of Addiction Mental Health.

The focus of his research is on Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism using advanced neuroimaging technology and novel PET radio-ligands. He is a faculty member of the Institute of Medical Science (IMS). Dr. Strafella is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He serves as well on the Board of Directors of Parkinson Canada.

From 2018-2022, he served on the Advisory Board of the CIHR-Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction(INMHA). Dr Strafella is involved in several other commitments with the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (e.g. Editor Moving Along, Chair Study Group, etc), and been invited to participate in panels for various funding agencies (e.g. National Institute Health (NIH), Michael J. Fox Foundation, US-Parkinson Foundation, etc.).

Over the years, he has received research funding from national and international agencies and mentored several trainees.