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For every $1 we spend in seed funding through the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, Future Leaders will attract an additional $7.75 to build on their findings.

For every $1 we spend in seed funding through the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, Future Leaders will attract an additional $7.75 to build on their findings. Since 2019, the Future Leaders program has supported 131 promising early career researchers with $100,000 each to pursue bold ideas, advance their research programs, and launch their careers. This seed funding has allowed Future Leaders to:

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Pushing boundaries in medical imaging to explore new pathways for ALS treatment

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A sister’s love: Pushing ALS research forward

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Discovery Grant gives lab capacity to deepen its focus on ALS

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Brain Canada Updates

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