Prof. Douglas Munoz is a transformational leader in the field of systems neuroscience, and an ambassador for Canadian neuroscience on the global stage. A Tier I Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience since 2001, his award-winning research on how the brain controls eye movements has led to 200 top-tier highly influential publications. Furthermore, he has translated this work to develop new diagnostic tools for a variety of brain disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, bipolar disease, frontotemporal dementia and many more. These findings were incorporated into the Ontario Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Initiative, a groundbreaking study which he co-leads.