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Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program

Canada’s emerging brain researchers are starting their careers just as technology is giving them the tools to explore the deepest secrets of the brain. Their work could unlock cures for anything from depression to Alzheimer’s disease to brain injury.

Anchored by a lead gift from the Azrieli Foundation, the program was first launched in 2019.


131

grants awarded

$13M

invested

Meet the latest cohort

2024 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

The future of brain health is in the eye of the innovator.

In a changing world, the evolution of brain health demands the pursuit of high-risk,high-reward discoveries. Which is why this year’s Future Leaders will each receive $100,000, for a total investment of $2.2M in bold research.

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