OUR TEAM

staff

Dr. Sultan Darvesh (MD, PhD, FRCPC)

Professor, Departments of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine and Neurology),
Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics,
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Dr. Sultan Darvesh is the co-founder and the Director of The Maritime Brain Tissue Bank. He obtained his PhD in organic chemistry (1983) followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular biology at the University of New Brunswick, MD (1988). He completed his residency in Neurology (FRCPC-1994) at Dalhousie University and a fellowship in Behavioural Neurology at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care at the University of Toronto (1994).

Dr. Darvesh is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine and Neurology) and Medical Neuroscience at Dalhousie University and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Mount Saint Vincent University. He is also the founder and Director of the Behavioural Neurology Program in the Department of Medicine.

His interest is in assessment and management of patients with cognitive impairment. His basic research involves development of innovative strategies for diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

G. Andrew M. Reid

Senior Technician & Laboratory Manager
Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Andrew Reid obtained his BSc at Dalhousie University (2000). He has worked in Dr. Darvesh’s laboratory and the Maritime Brain Tissue Bank since 2001.

Meghan Cash

Technician
Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Meghan Cash completed her BSc (Hons) in biology at Carleton University (2008) and she has been a staff member of the Maritime Brain Tissue Bank and Darvesh Laboratory since 2009.

advisory board

Dr. Sultan Darvesh (MD, PhD, FRCPC), Director Maritime Brain Tissue Bank
Dr. Melissa Andrew (MD, MSc , FRCPC), Chair of Research Advisory Committee for Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia
Dr. Sidney Croul (MD, FRCPC), Professor, Dalhousie University
Dr. Alexander Easton (MBBS, PhD, FRCPC), Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
Dr. Alon Friedman (MD, PhD), Professor, Dalhousie University
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood (MD, FRCPC, FRCP), Professor, Dalhousie University
Dr. Eileen Donovan-Wright (PhD), Associate Dean, Research, Dalhousie University (ex officio)
Sara Lavender (MSc), Director, Medical Research Development Office, Dalhousie University