CATIS-ICAS

Kanjana Perera

Scientist

Kanjana (Sashi) Perera is a Scientist in the Brain Health and Stroke research program at PHRI, Assistant Professor, Medicine (neurology), McMaster University, and a stroke neurologist at Hamilton Health Sciences. Her main research focus is on secondary stroke prevention, cryptogenic stroke, and uncommon causes of stroke and the optimization of clinical care in this patient population.

She has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator for Phase II and III clinical trials, and is on the adjudication committees for international multicenter stroke/cardiovascular trials. She has won research awards, and her work has been published in high-impact medical journals. She obtained her medical degree from Sri Lanka with Honors for academic excellence. She completed her training in Neurology at the University of Western Ontario in 2013 and subsequently pursued a fellowship in Stroke/Vascular Neurology at McMaster University.

Amanda Taylor

Associate Program Manager

Amanda Taylor is an Associate Program Manager who currently coordinates trials in stroke, and has experience conducting trials in acute coronary syndrome and arrhythmia. Amanda joined PHRI in 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Neurobiology from Brock University.

Kevin Reeh

Research Project Manager III

Kevin Reeh has more than 15 years experience in academic research. He has been at PHRI since 2014, and has been involved in the coordination of large, multicenter international clinical trials, as well as pilot/feasibility studies. These project include industry-sponsored, and investigator-initiated with industry and/or grant funding.

He has Bachelor degrees in the Biological Sciences and Health Sciences from Brock University, as well as a Masters of Science from Dalhousie University.