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2018 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Competition

    Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $4,105

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La Bourse de voyage Hubert van Tol 2018

  • Grant Type

    Subventions - Développement des compétences

  • Area of research

  • Competition

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $4,105

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Assistive technology for cognition to increase safety at home

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2018

  • Total Grant Amount

    $195,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $97,500

Project Overview

Maintaining the ability to prepare meals independently in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is of paramount importance to the individuals themselves and to their caregivers. Beyond being necessary to feed oneself, meal preparation supports self-esteem and maintenance of social roles. However, numerous difficulties in completing tasks and inherent safety concerns, such as…

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Dysregulation of integrated stress response (ISR) pathway in Fragile X syndrome and autism

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Autism

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2018

  • Total Grant Amount

    $70,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $35,000

Project Overview

Mr. Hooshmandi's research will examine the hypothesis that reduced phosphorylation of eIF2α excessively stimulates general translation in Fmr1 KO mice during brain development, contributing to the pathophysiology of Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and potentially of other forms of autism. They propose three main aims in this study as follows: (1)…

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Sex differences in exercise efficacy: Possible role of BDNF and stress axis

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Alzheimer’s

  • Competition

    Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2018

  • Total Grant Amount

    $227,500

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $113,750

Project Overview

Research suggests that exercise can help improve brain health and decrease the risk of dementia, but there is variation in the benefit of different exercise interventions. Cindy Barha, Ph.D. and colleagues hypothesize that male and female brains may respond in different ways to different types of exercise such as aerobic…

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