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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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Building capacity and sustainability for spinal cord injury care and research

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Boosting the brain imaging ecosystem in Quebec

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Creating computers that work like the human brain

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Brain Canada authored an article in the Brain Health campaign distributed in the Toronto Star

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The 6th issue of WBHI’s Mind Over Matter magazine is out, with a foreword from our Board Chair and our President & CEO

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Creating viruses that can shrink brain tumours

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Great Canadian minds working to unlock the mysteries of the brain

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Government of Canada and Brain Canada announce a $10-million grant to establish a platform that will help researchers share data more widely and efficiently

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Moving discoveries from the lab towards real-world applications

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Azrieli Foundation and Brain Canada launch grant program to develop the next generation of talent in Canadian brain research

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Can stress affect a child’s development?

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Predicting serious mental illness in youth

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