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International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB): Promoting Global Spinal Cord Injury Research Through Human Biobanking

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2024 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $1,915,875

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $933,375

Project Overview

The International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank (ISCIB) is a multi-user biorepository with the mission of accelerating therapeutic development in traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) through improved biological understanding of human injury, and the vision of serving as a global research resource where human SCI biospecimens are shared with researchers around…

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The University of British Columbia Genes, Cells and Circuits (UBC-GC2) platform for next-generation multiscale brain research

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2024 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $4,972,500

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,422,500

Project Overview

There is an urgent need for research that deepens our understanding of human brain function and uses this knowledge to accelerate therapeutic breakthroughs related to brain dysfunction. The University of British Columbia Genes, Cells, and Circuits (UBC-GC2) platform will address this challenge by uniquely integrating cutting-edge microscopy and gene-expression technologies…

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The Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2024 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $4,754,748

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,377,375

Project Overview

Optogenetics, defined as a technique where light-sensitive genes are introduced into brain cells to control their activity with light, allows researchers to precisely control nerve cell communication thereby, transforming brain research. The Canadian Optogenetics and Vectrology Foundry (COVF) places Canada at the forefront of this field by accelerating the development…

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Expanding CNDR as an Open Science, Multi-modal Data Platform

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2024 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $553,660

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $276,830

Project Overview

Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) are rare conditions that affect nerves and muscles. These diseases can be complex and require significant healthcare resources, but because they are rare, there are many knowledge gaps that can impact patient care. Recently, the NMD treatment landscape has changed with the introduction of new, expensive therapies…

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Advancing Brain Research Through Spatial Histology

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2024 Platform Support Grants

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $570,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $285,000

Project Overview

The Histology Innovation Platform at McGill University is a specialized facility that helps scientists study the brain at a cellular level to better understand neurological diseases like Alzheimer's, brain cancer, and epilepsy. Using advanced technologies, the platform allows researchers to explore how different brain cells interact and change in disease,…

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