The Owerko Centre
A hub for researchers at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute dedicated to the study of neurodevelopmental disorders and the improvement of child mental health.
Understanding neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental disorders, and child mental health requires collaboration, coordination and a multidisciplinary team science approach. Through research, education and community engagement, the Owerko Centre brings together multiple parallel efforts and serves as a multidisciplinary research hub with a broad translational focus on neurodevelopment, child mental health, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Research
We champion innovative research to catalyze discoveries in children’s brain and mental health.
Education
We offer educational and training opportunities to empower the next generation of researchers with cross-disciplinary approaches to children's brain and mental health.
Community Engagement
By engaging the community, we enhance connections that inform and translate innovative research and partnerships.
Owerko Centre Members
The Owerko Centre has a growing community of 80+ members representing nearly all UCalgary faculties including the Cumming School of Medicine, Werklund School of Education and Faculties of Arts, Science, Kinesiology, Nursing and Social Work.
Partnerships
A key strength of the Owerko Centre is our network of close partners and collaborators. The Owerko Centre is at the centre of a thriving ecosystem facilitating research, education and community engagement to advance initiatives related to neurodevelopment and child health.
Azrieli Accelerator
Led by Owerko Centre Director, Dr. Susan Graham, the Azrieli Accelerator brings together transdisciplinary teams across UCalgary to explore and transform neurodevelopment research across the lifespan.
One Child Every Child
The Owerko Centre is proud to be a part of UCalgary's One Child Every Child, a Canada-first research initiative that is transforming child health research.
Kids Literacy Collective
The Owerko Centre and Little Red Reading House contribute research on child development through their partnership with the Kids Literacy Collective.
In the News
The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in 102 countries
Dr. Sheri Madigan and her team publish a comprehensive meta-analysis in The Lancet Public Health
Cultivating mentorship: Sheri Madigan’s decade in the Determinants of Child Development Lab
Personal experiences helped shape researcher’s drive to help mentees and families, alike
The complex relationship between screen time and child development
Dr. Sheri Madigan discusses the realities of children’s screen use ahead of the Owerko Centre Conference on child development and family well-being
Big dreams at a little university: 60 years of the Cumming School of Medicine
Medical education at UCalgary a vital part of its history
International study led by UCalgary explores why multiple myeloma patients often relapse after immunotherapy
Understanding how tumour cells build resistance to treatment may impact future individualized cancer care
One Child Every Child study explores how donor human milk may protect babies’ developing microbiome
UCalgary-led research could help rewrite the first days of life
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