Brain Canada, the Huntington Society of Canada (HSC), and the River Philip Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Navigator Awards.
HSC’s Navigator Research Program is designed to provide funding for Canadian scientific research projects of direct and immediate relevance to Huntington disease. The four approved research projects are:
Introducing the 2025 recipients:
Dr. Blair R. Leavitt
University of British Columbia
Targeted DNA methylation editing to ameliorate Huntington’s disease phenotypes in human induced pluripotent stem cells
Dr. J. Alex Parker
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Co-investigator: Dr. Takehiko Sasaki, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Stimulation of Axonal Regeneration and Repair in Huntington’s Disease
Dr. Lynn A. Raymond
University of British Columbia; Co-investigator: Dr. Timothy H. Murphy, University of British Columbia
Neurofeedback-Driven Restoration of Cortical Connectivity in HD
Dr. Aurélie de Rus Jacquet
Université Laval & Dr. Francesca Cicchetti, Université Laval
Brain rejuvenation: an innovative approach to Huntington’s disease therapy
