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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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Funding awarded to six research teams working to improve health outcomes and quality of life for people living with brain disorders

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Celebrating Canadian leadership in brain research

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A national platform for open sharing of neuroscience research data

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An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the microbiome

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Using worms to investigate the disease mechanisms of ALS

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Accelerating the discovery of new treatments for autism

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Evaluation of the Contribution to Brain Canada Foundation’s Canada Brain Research Fund 2011-12 to 2015-16

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The effect of pregnancy on brain aging in women

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Deep brain stimulation to improve memory function

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Brain Canada’s 2017 Annual Report is now live!

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Launch of Brain Canada’s 20th anniversary year at the 2018 Annual General Meeting – June 6th in Toronto

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Faciliating the use of stem cells to treat patients

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