Mapping the Network: BRN Interactive Researcher Map

Our Network

The BRN puts a spotlight on Black research excellence that plays an integral part of what makes the University of Toronto the top university in Canada. We are a vibrant network of award-winning, multidisciplinary and leading researchers shaping a better future, with local and global impact.

Network Features

Chinaza Dibia
News | Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Temerty Medicine PhD candidate investigates non-invasive gene therapy approaches to treat Alzheimer’s disease

An estimated 750,000 people live with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia in Canada. With no cure for the disease and…

Events | Wednesday, November 20, 2024

BRN Research Conversation Series: Advancing Black Health Equity 

The BRN Research Conversation Series connects University of Toronto researchers for insightful and meaningful conversations about Black-led research and leadership. …

Wes Hall
News | Monday, October 28, 2024

‘This is where change happens’: Wes Hall on becoming U of T’s 35th chancellor

For much of his childhood, Wes Hall lived in a tin shack in rural Jamaica, where he and his siblings were raised…

Black at UTM team
News | Wednesday, October 23, 2024

‘A place where you belong, not just in words but in action’: UTM initiative champions Black excellence 

Black at UTM, a growing initiative at U of T Mississauga, is nurturing Black flourishing on campus, ensuring community members…

Denzel Lodge
News | Thursday, October 17, 2024

U of T master’s student approaches public health with a community-centered lens

Working at Toronto General Hospital during his undergrad, Denzel Lodge received advice that played an integral role in shaping his…

Jacqueline Antwi-Danso
News | Wednesday, October 9, 2024

NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellow explores puzzling questions of how the earliest galaxies came to be

In the 1990s, astronomers discovered two distant, massive galaxies that had completely stopped, or quenched, their star formation. The discovery…