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Suneil K. Kalia

Suneil K. Kalia

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Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
9349
World Ranking
6646
National Ranking
393

Overview

Suneil K. Kalia is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their work include neurological disorders and treatments, with a strong focus on Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments. Other areas of research include neuroscience and neural engineering, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, neural dynamics and brain function, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kalia include:

  • Predicting optimal deep brain stimulation parameters for Parkinson's disease using functional MRI and machine learning (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Early-onset impairment of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in dopaminergic neurons caused by α-synuclein (2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications)
  • Neurons detect cognitive boundaries to structure episodic memories in humans (2022, Nature Neuroscience)
  • Probabilistic Mapping of Deep Brain Stimulation: Insights from 15 Years of Therapy (2020, Annals of Neurology)
  • Bilateral Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor (BEST-FUS Phase 2 Trial) (2021, Movement Disorders)

Kalia frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Andrés M. Lozano, Alfonso Fasano, Mojgan Hodaie, Jürgen Germann, and Alexandre Boutet. Their work appears often in specialized journals and venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Brain Stimulation, Movement Disorders, and the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques.

Best Publications

  • Hypersensitivity of DJ-1-deficient mice to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrindine (MPTP) and oxidative stress

    Raymond H. Kim;Patrice D. Smith;Hossein Aleyasin;Shawn Hayley

  • NMDA receptors in clinical neurology: excitatory times ahead

    Lorraine V Kalia;Suneil K Kalia;Michael W Salter

  • Unbiased screen for interactors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 supports a common pathway for sporadic and familial Parkinson disease

    A. Beilina;I. N. Rudenko;A. Kaganovich;L. Civiero

  • α-Synuclein oligomers and clinical implications for Parkinson disease.

    Lorraine V. Kalia;Suneil K. Kalia;Pamela J. McLean;Andres M. Lozano

  • Disease-modifying strategies for Parkinson's disease.

    Lorraine V. Kalia;Suneil K. Kalia;Suneil K. Kalia;Anthony E. Lang

  • Low-intensity ultrasound neuromodulation: An overview of mechanisms and emerging human applications.

    Anton Fomenko;Clemens Neudorfer;Robert F. Dallapiazza;Suneil K. Kalia

  • Predicting optimal deep brain stimulation parameters for Parkinson’s disease using functional MRI and machine learning

    Alexandre Boutet;Alexandre Boutet;Radhika Madhavan;Gavin J. B. Elias;Suresh E. Joel

  • BAG5 Inhibits Parkin and Enhances Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration

    Suneil K. Kalia;Sang Lee;Patrice D. Smith;Li Liu

  • Outcomes from stereotactic surgery for essential tremor

    Robert Francis Dallapiazza;Darrin J Lee;Philippe De Vloo;Anton Fomenko

  • Systematic review of hardware-related complications of Deep Brain Stimulation: Do new indications pose an increased risk?

    Onanong Jitkritsadakul;Roongroj Bhidayasiri;Suneil K. Kalia;Mojgan Hodaie

  • Neurons detect cognitive boundaries to structure episodic memories in humans

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  • Ubiquitinylation of α-synuclein by carboxyl terminus Hsp70-interacting protein (CHIP) is regulated by Bcl-2-associated athanogene 5 (BAG5).

    Lorraine V. Kalia;Lorraine V. Kalia;Suneil K. Kalia;Suneil K. Kalia;Hien Chau;Andres M. Lozano

  • Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

    Suneil K. Kalia;Tejas Sankar;Andres M. Lozano

  • Stop-related subthalamic beta activity indexes global motor suppression in Parkinson's disease.

    Jan R. Wessel;Jan R. Wessel;Ayda Ghahremani;Kaviraja Udupa;Utpal Saha

  • Physiological mechanisms of thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus stimulation for tremor suppression.

    Luka Milosevic;Luka Milosevic;Suneil K Kalia;Suneil K Kalia;Mojgan Hodaie;Mojgan Hodaie;Andres M Lozano;Andres M Lozano

  • Neuronal inhibition and synaptic plasticity of basal ganglia neurons in Parkinson's disease.

    Luka Milosevic;Luka Milosevic;Suneil K Kalia;Suneil K Kalia;Mojgan Hodaie;Mojgan Hodaie;Andres M Lozano;Andres M Lozano

  • Early-onset impairment of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in dopaminergic neurons caused by α-synuclein

    Chris McKinnon;Mitchell L. De Snoo;Elise Gondard;Clemens Neudorfer

  • Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: meta-analysis of results of randomized trials at varying lengths of follow-up

    Alireza Mansouri;Alireza Mansouri;Shervin Taslimi;Jetan H Badhiwala;Christopher D Witiw

  • Molecular chaperones as rational drug targets for Parkinson's disease therapeutics.

    S. K. Kalia;L. V. Kalia;L. V. Kalia;P. J. McLean

  • A systematic review of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in childhood

    Han Yan;Eric Toyota;Melanie Anderson;Taylor J Abel

  • α-Synuclein and Lewy pathology in Parkinson's disease

    Lorraine V. Kalia;Suneil K. Kalia

  • Rapid Modulation of Protein Expression in the Rat Hippocampus Following Deep Brain Stimulation of the Fornix.

    Elise Gondard;Hien N. Chau;Amandeep Mann;Travis S. Tierney

  • Parkinson hastalığı ve diğer hareket bozuklukları için derin beyin stimülasyonu

    Suneil K. Kalia;Tejas Sankar ve Andres M. Lozano

  • Deep brain stimulation for pediatric dystonia: a meta-analysis with individual participant data.

    Lior M Elkaim;Naif M Alotaibi;Alissa Sigal;Haifa M Alotaibi

  • Direct detection of alpha synuclein oligomers in vivo

    Hemi Dimant;Suneil K Kalia;Suneil K Kalia;Lorraine V Kalia;Lorraine V Kalia;Liya N Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto
Mojgan Hodaie
Mojgan Hodaie University of Toronto
Alfonso Fasano
Alfonso Fasano University Health Network
William D. Hutchison
William D. Hutchison University of Toronto
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
Clement Hamani
Clement Hamani University of Toronto
Peter L. Carlen
Peter L. Carlen University Health Network
Adam R. Aron
Adam R. Aron University of California, San Diego
Jan R. Wessel
Jan R. Wessel University of Iowa
Elena Moro
Elena Moro Grenoble Alpes University

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