The Brain Canada Foundation funds future leaders in Canadian brain research

The Brain Canada Foundation funds future leaders in Canadian brain research

Twenty early-career researchers from across Canada will each receive $100,000 in funding for innovative projects to better understand the brain through one of Brain Canada's flagship programs, Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research. Now in its third year, this signature program is anchored by a generous gift from the Azrieli Foundation, with support from the Alvin Segal Family Foundation, the Arrell Family Foundation, the Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust and the Erika Legacy Foundation.

As a nation, we are among the five most active countries in the world in neuroscience. By funding early-career research in conditions ranging from epilepsy to depression to multiple sclerosis, Canadian researchers will continue to contribute to important scientific advances in brain research that will advance the field both nationally and internationally.”

Dr. Viviane Poupon,President and CEO of Brain Canada

The ultimate goal of the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program is to reduce the social and economic burden of neurological and mental health problems through prevention, early detection and treatment. This year, the 20 scholarship holders are investigating a diverse range of brain disorders and diseases. From studying Gene therapy for Huntington's disease, studying the brain structures behind eating disorders in adolescents, combating memory loss, these forward-thinking leaders are making significant improvements in the lives of people in Canada.

I am motivated to study the brain through my daily interactions. Everyone knows someone affected by a brain disorder.”

Dr. Lindsay Cahill, assistant professor at Memorial University and 2021 future leader in Canadian brain research

Dr. Cahill, similar to the 19 other Future Leaders of 2021, thinks outside the box. There is a gene therapy treatment for Huntington's disease, but it suppresses both mutated and healthy genes. Dr. Cahill wants to see whether a similar therapy that targets only the mutated copy would be a more effective strategy for treating patients.

2021 future leaders in Canadian brain research

For this competition, a total of 116 candidates from across the country submitted letters of intent, which were evaluated by a peer review panel. 47 researchers were then invited to submit full and comprehensive grant applications, with the 20 grant recipients selected after a second round of peer review.

Scholarship holders:

1. Dr. Philippe Albouy, Université Laval, Arbeitsgedächtnis
2. Dr. Lindsay Bodell, Western University, Essstörungen
3. Dr. Elie Bou Assi, Université de Montréal, Diagnose von Epilepsie
4. Dr. Vincent Breton-Provencher, Université Laval, Lernen und Entscheidungsfindung
5. Dr. Lindsay Cahill, Memorial University, Huntington-Krankheit
6. Dr. Carlos Camara Lemarroy, Universität Calgary, Multiple Sklerose
7. Dr. Annie Ciernia, University of British Columbia, Darm-Hirn-Interaktion
8. Dr. Michèle Desjardins, Université Laval, Kognitiver Rückgang im Alter
9. Dr. Catherine Duclos, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Sicherere Anästhesie
10. Dr. Emma Duerden, Western University, Entwicklung des fetalen und neonatalen Gehirns
11. Dr. Alexandre Fisette, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Brain Networks & Obesity
12. Dr. Federico Gaiti, University Health Network, Hirntumorbiologie
13. Dr. Rishi Ganesan, Western University, Delirium bei kritisch kranken Kindern
14. Dr. Jiami Guo, University of Calgary, Zelluläre Reaktion auf Hirnverletzungen
15. Dr. Karl Klein, University of Calgary, Genmutation & Epilepsie
16. Dr. Julien Muffat, Das Krankenhaus für kranke Kinder, Genetik von Hirnerkrankungen
17. Dr. Aislin Mushquash, Lakehead University, Zugängliche Jugendpsychiatrieunterstützung
18. Dr. Shaun Sanders, University of Guelph, Neue Behandlung von Hirntumoren
19. Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Memorial University, Sex Bias in Autism Spectrum Disorder
20. Dr. Christoph Zrenner, Zentrum für Sucht und psychische Gesundheit, Hirnstimulation bei Hirnerkrankungen

To learn more about this year's cohort of future leaders in Canadian brain research and read about their projects, visit braincanada.ca/directory-funded-grants

These Canada-based projects were made possible by the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), an innovative agreement between the Government of Canada (through Health Canada) and the Brain Canada Foundation, as well as the Azrieli Foundation, the Alvin Segal Family Foundation, The Arrell Family Foundation, The Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust and The Erika Legacy Foundation.

The CBRF increases Canadians' support for brain research and expands the philanthropic space to support brain research for maximum impact. To date, Health Canada has invested over $130 million in brain research through CBRF, which has been matched by the Brain Canada Foundation and its donors and partners.

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Brain Canada Foundation

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