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The Hotchkiss Brain Institute would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Oury Monchi, PhD, for his many contributions to the research and growth of the Movement Disorders team at the institute. From 2014 to 2021 Dr. Monchi led the Movement Disorders team and during this time, he also held both the Tourmaline Chair and the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.

While leading the movement disorders team at HBI, Dr. Monchi had many remarkable achievements with profound impact in the field of movement disorders research. Of note, he initiated the Canadian Open Parkinson's Network (), which is a pan-Canada initiative bridging people, data, and resources to accelerate Parkinson鈥檚 disease discoveries. C-OPN officially launched in June of 2020 with funding from Brain Canada. Dr. Monchi also began the 91快色 Parkinson's Research Initiative (). Beginning in 2017 with a foundational gift from Mike Smith and Jenn Brenner, CaPRI is a research network that drives the 91快色 as a leader in basic and clinical research in the field of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and related disorders.

During his time with HBI and CaPRI, Dr. Monchi was the first to identify distinct regional brain networks associated with two different cognitive syndromes in Parkinson鈥檚 disease. This work was published in  in conjunction with Dr. Stefan Lang, who was a Ph.D. student at the time.

A second prominent research highlight,  in collaboration with Dr. Zahinoor Ismail, showed for the first time that a rapid questionnaire - the Mild Behavioral Impairment-Checklist -  could assess subtle changes in mood or personality in people older than 50. These subtle changes are linked to cognitive deficits and brain structural changes in Parkinson鈥檚 disease. 

The HBI congratulates Dr. Monchi in taking his next strides with his research as the new Scientific director, Centre de recherche de l鈥橧nstitut universitaire de g茅riatrie de Montr茅al. He will also hold the title of Professor, D茅partement de radiologie, radio-oncologie et m茅decine nucl茅aire, Universit茅 de Montr茅al. We wish him all the best, and thank him for the amazing contributions to HBI and to research in movement disorders.