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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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Brain Canada is ranked in the top 100 Canadian charities

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Autism gene’s loss hampers neurons’ trek through developing brain

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Addressing housing before mental health needs could help long-term homelessness: study

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Improving research with more effective antibodies

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New study advances quest to better understand consciousness

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Women and science suffer when medical research doesn’t study females

Medical science has a deadly historical bias problem: until very recently, most studies only included males. The article features Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, and mentions research supported by the 2014 Brain Canada Team Grant he received.

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ALS gene may be a hitchhiker’s guide to the neuron

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Inez Jabalpurwala, President and CEO of Brain Canada, discusses finding treatments for Alzheimers and Parkinsons in the latest episode of ProMIS Neurosciences’ “Saving Minds” podcast.

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A Quartet, a Plan, a Team: Building a Patient Database to understand Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

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Improving Health Outcomes: Research with a Focus on Quality of Life

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The Early Years Program: Collaborating with Indigenous Communities to Impact Young People’s Lives

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Sex, gender, and the brain: Promoting Equity for Excellence

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