Dr. Dale Corbett is Professor of Neurosciences (Emeritus) in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Corbett obtained his PhD in psychology from Concordia University followed by post-doctoral studies at McGill University. His first faculty appointment was at Harvard University where he became interested in stroke research. In 1985, he moved to Memorial University where his laboratory became well known for pioneering research on the protective effects of prolonged, mild hypothermia that culminated in the use of “therapeutic hypothermia ” in the treatment of cardiac arrest and perinatal asphyxia. He then changed research directions to focus on recovery of sensory-motor function following stroke where he has made several important translational discoveries regarding the importance of early and intensive rehabilitation. While at Memorial, Dr. Corbett developed the Stroke Program in Neurorecovery (SPiN), that was designed to inform basic biomedical and clinical trainees about each other’s research areas and help break down existing preclinical and clinical silos. In 2010, Dr. Corbett joined the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa and became the Scientific Director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery. Over his career he has published nearly 180 papers in leading journals related to stroke and brain repair. He has received many awards, including an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship at Harvard University, an award that recognizes the most promising young neuroscientists in the USA and Canada. He was the inaugural recipient of the Paul Morley Mentorship Award by the Canadian Stroke Network in recognition of his efforts in training the next generation of stroke researchers. In 2006, he gave the Raymond T. Hnatyshyn lecture at the Canadian Stroke Congress. Dr. Corbett held a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Stroke and Neuroplasticity at Memorial University and was named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2011. In 2019, he received the Outstanding Neurorehabilitation Clinician Scientist Award from the American Society of Neurorehabilitation. Dr. Corbett continues to publish papers related to stroke recovery while maintaining several research collaborations and mentoring young scientists in Canada and abroad.