Lois Ward
Manager, Research Operations
lois.ward@uhn.ca
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
550 University Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5G 2A2
CANADA
KITE is the research arm of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and one of the principal research institutes at the University Health Network. KITE’s areas of research focus include injury prevention, restoration of function following injury or illness, enhanced participation and independent living. Researchers are actively engaged in developing new treatments, devices and products as well as gathering evidence that guides changes to policy and public opinion that improve the lives of people living with the effects of disability, illness and aging.
Researchers at KITE are organized in 11 teams:
- Acquired Brain Injury & Society
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics for Rehabilitation (AI&RR)
- Brain Discovery & Recovery
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness
- Communication
- Home, Community & Institutional Environments (HC&IE)
- Mobility
- Neural Engineering & Therapeutics (NET)
- Optimization of the Rehab System
- Sleep Science
- Swallowing Science
Read more about KITE at https://www.kite-uhn.com/
