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PHOTO: From left to right: Dr. Carolina Bottari, Dr. DJ Cook, Dr. Chantel Debert, and Dr. Sandy Shultz. Brain Canada and Brain Changes Initiative (BCI) to support innovative projects that will address some of the most pressing issues in TBI. It is estimated that approximately 165,000 people per year...

Helen Fong at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) in 2021. Ms. Fong is a member of Brain Canada funded researcher Dr. Angela Genge’s team at The Neuro, where Dr. Genge serves as Director of the ALS Clinic and the Clinical Research Unit. In partnership with Brain Canada Foundation,...

The Huntington Society of Canada (HSC), Brain Canada, and the River Philip Foundation are pleased to announce a new investment of $1.2M in Huntington disease research.  Huntington disease, or HD, is a genetic brain disorder with physical, mental, and emotional symptoms. HD is often described as...

Nine projects to advance the ALS research landscape funded through ALS Society of Canada and Brain Canada partnership, with support from the Dr. Jean-Pierre Canuel Fund – SLA Québec The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) and Brain Canada are joining forces to invest in cutting-edge discoveries and...

Brain Canada and ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada)  are proud to announce six Canadian research teams receiving funding through the 2025 ALS Canada–Brain Canada Discovery Grants, a $1.5 million investment supporting projects designed to deepen scientific understanding of amyotrophic lateral...

Brain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of a 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to a multidisciplinary research team co-led by Dr. Alexander Thiel of the Jewish General Hospital, Dr. Jodi Edwards of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Dr. Numa Dancause of the Université de Montréal....

The recipients represent outstanding Indigenous master’s and doctoral scholars from across the country Heart & Stroke, along with Brain Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), are pleased to announce the recipients of the...

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre physicians utilize innovative approaches to target brain tumors  Approximately 55,000 Canadians are living with brain cancer, and there are more than 120 distinct types of brain tumors that exist.     To enhance Canada’s capacity in brain cancer research, Brain Canada...

Canadian scientists are at the forefront of next-generation neurodevelopmental disability research, enhanced through technology and centered around children, families and community collaboration. Every day, researchers working with Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) put science to work for children...

U of A neuroscientist Sanjay Kalra is leading a project to create a platform that will help ALS researchers better understand the complex disease and find ways to personalize treatment for patients. (Photo: Tadra Boulton) Read the full story here.