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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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Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury

Brain Canada and Brain Changes Initiative recently announced $1.1 million in funding for new brain research in Canada through the Innovation Grants for Research Impact in Traumatic Brain Injury program. Two of the three recipients are focusing on an area of research that has emerged over the last decade: traumatic brain injury (TBI) related to intimate partner violence (IPV).

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Bold Research Projects for Advancing Women’s Mental Health

Mental health conditions affect women differently than men. For example, women are more likely than men to develop anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress-related disorders. Yet only 3% of neuroscience studies are focused on women, and only about 5% include sex in the study design in a way that allows scientists to make comparisons between sexes.

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Network receives $5M over five years to advance understanding of sex and gender differences in stroke prevention, care and recovery

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Brain Canada and Cancer Research Society Fund New Brain Cancer Research

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Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards support next generation of neuroscience research leaders

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Brain Canada and Weizmann Institute of Science Team Grants encourage Open Science

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Clinical trial to help children recover from brain cancer

A pilot project funded through a W. Garfield Weston Foundation – Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) grant in 2012 proved the feasibility of repairing brain injuries in children caused by radiation treatment. Now, the team is running a phase three clinical trial to test the efficacy of repurposing metformin, a drug widely used to treat diabetes and metabolic disorders in children, at a larger scale to improve outcomes in children recovering from brain cancer.

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New awards increase the number of researchers studying women’s brain and heart health

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Brain Canada & Cancer Research Society support new doctoral research awards in brain cancer

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Research project to explore new therapies for Alzheimer’s treatment

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CQDM, Brain Canada and industry partners join forces to address unmet medical needs

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Leading the way – shining a spotlight on early career scientists

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