Édith Hamel

Edith Hamel is a retired Canadian neuroscientist researching the various interactions between neurons, astrocytes and microvessels which enable a proper blood supply to activated brain areas and the various neurological conditions that arise from an impaired functioning of the system.

Research Hamel has her lab at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (a venture of McGill University), where she utilizes various brain imaging techniques to map changes in neuronal and hemodynamic responses under varying physiological and pathological conditions and thus determine the mediators of these responses.

Honors In 2017 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.