CIP Trainees
The Clinician Investigator Program provides an exciting opportunity for residents to pursue graduate or postdoctoral level training within a RCPSC accredited program. The program provides an innovative curriculum, mentorship and the opportunity to pursue a diverse array of cutting-edge research. The CIP aims to provide you with the skills needed to develop a successful career as a physician scientist/investigator.
Current CIP Trainees
Connor Brenna
Connor Brenna completed a bachelor’s degree in Anatomy and Cell Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan (2017), followed by a medical degree at the University of Toronto (2021).
His past research has included pursuits in philosophy, psychiatry, and neurosurgery, with generous support from the University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. As a resident physician in the Clinician Investigator Program, as well as a Research Fellow in Sunnybrook’s Perioperative Brain Health Centre, his primary focus is on the neurodepressive mechanisms of anesthetics and their implication in perioperative cognitive dysfunction and mood disorders. Through this work, he hopes to leverage the unique tools of clinical anesthesia to inform fundamental questions about the nature of cognition and consciousness.