Dr. Daniel Felsky

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Daniel Felsky is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. He is an associate member of the Institute of Medical Science and an independent scientist heading the Whole Person Modeling Group at the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics at CAMH. His research interests include structural brain imaging, human genomics and transcriptomics, biostatistics, and psychiatric epidemiology, with a focus on the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s disease and brain structural deficits associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Dr. Felsky is passionate about teaching and has led curriculum development efforts, collaborating with the Harvard Global Initiative in Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education Research. He has completed extensive postdoctoral training, studying genetic links to the immune system in the context of Alzheimer's disease at prestigious institutions including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Columbia University. His lab utilizes advanced integrative statistical methods to analyze large datasets, aiming to map the interactions of socio-demographic, environmental, and biological factors that contribute to mental illness across the lifespan.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology