About The Owerko Centre

Understanding neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental disorders, and child mental health requires collaboration, coordination and a multidisciplinary team science approach. Since launching in 2015, the Owerko Centre has advanced knowledge from the cellular level to public policy, drawing upon a wide spectrum of research methods. Owerko members encompass a broad range of child neurodevelopment and mental health research in basic, clinical, health services and population health.

Owerko Centre membership consists of 70+ principal investigators representing departments across the University of Calgary including Psychology, Community Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Biochemistry, Biology and Anatomy, Kinesiology, Nursing, Social Work, Education and Public Policy. In addition to our cross-disciplinary team of principal investigators, the Owerko Centre includes 300+ trainees from the undergraduate to post-doctoral levels.

The Owerko Centre is based at the Child Development Centre on the University of Calgary’s campus and is housed in a purpose built 930 square-meter facility. Along with special testing and play-rooms with adjacent observation suites, the space also hosts a motor skills examination area and labs for the preparation and collection of biological samples.