News & Updates

Depression often rears its head for the very first time during adolescence and young adulthood — a period when people are building their identity, relationships, education and future. Dr. Anthony Gifuni is committed to identifying biological markers associated with depression severity, suicide risk and treatment response.

Brain Canada and The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) are proud to announce the recipient of the 2026 ALS Canada–Brain Canada Clinical Research Fellowship.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program encourages innovative, unorthodox, and exploratory research that may be in the early and conceptual stages of project development but has potential for significant impact on our understanding of the brain.

Dr. Benicio Frey, a researcher and clinician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, is pioneering the development of a new platform that will accelerate the pace of mood disorder research in Canada.

Twenty-six early-career scientists will each receive $100,000 to pursue bold high-risk ideas in brain and mental health research, from eating disorders to chronic pain to neurodegeneration.

Brain Canada Launches BRAINS NEED HEARTS, a National Campaign to Champion the Importance of Brain Research.

Recipient of the Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation Trainee Award in Brain Cancer Research, Annika honours her grandmother’s life every day by pursuing research.

Josselyn’s team identified the group of neurons, or engram, that held a particular memory. The team also identified a molecular mechanism involved in switching these memory cells between accessible and inaccessible states.

Brain Canada has published its 2025/26 Annual Report, “Science Forward: Advancing Knowledge, Accelerating Talent,” covering the fiscal year from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. This year’s results reflect what is possible when researchers, partners, donors, and government work toward the same goal.

Currently in the fifth year of PhD studies at Dalhousie, Colin MacKay was recently awarded the Brain Canada Rising Star Trainee Award in ALS Research. His research probes a subset of cells in the spinal cord called V3 interneurons.

Three friends from Montmagny, Quebec, organized a 126-kilometer bike ride on August 8. Ride for Brains had a $2,000 fundraising goal, and for organizers Thomas Bérubé and François-Xavier Bois, the motivation to raise funds for brain research was deeply personal.

Redesigning Effective aNd Equitable systems of care for Women’s heart-brain recovery (RENEW) Network, will receive $5 million over five years to establish a Canada-wide collaboration focused on improving rehabilitation and recovery for women following heart-brain events such as stroke, heart attack, and cardiac arrest.