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Precision in Space and Time: Brain State-Dependent Stimulation Using Real-Time EEG and TMS

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

The goal of this project is to develop new principles to treat brain disease and investigate brain function using non-invasive neurostimulation, without the side-effects of drugs. Neurostimulation is already an established treatment for many neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as major depression disorder, but the effectiveness of the method is…

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Sex bias in autism spectrum disorders: Examining how sexual differentiation leads to divergent neurodevelopment and social behaviour

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Males are 4X more likely than females to develop Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), suggesting that the biology of sex development contributes to the risk of developing this neurodevelopmental condition. We will assess whether the Y chromosome and androgens—both of which contribute to male-typical development—underlie the greater risk for ASD among…

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Targeting GRP78 palmitoylation in glioblastomas

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Cancer

  • Disease Area

    Brain Cancer

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) the most common form of brain cancer in adults with very low survival of only 15 months with less than 5% of patients surviving more than 5 years. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are the treatments currently used but recurrence is very common, often with tumors that are…

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Evaluating an innovative e-mental health solution to support youth with mental health disorders in Northwestern Ontario

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Many youth suffer from mental health-related brain disorders which can have devastating consequences Effective treatment is desperately needed. Youth in underserviced areas such as Northwestern Ontario have increased need for and decreased access to mental health treatment, especially those in rural and remote areas. Limited access and longer waits for…

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Investigating the role of microglia in brain disorders, by high-throughput single-cell screening of disease-associated genes in human immuno-competent brain avatars

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Most brain disorders remain incurable, whether they begin during early development, as seen in Autism, or seem acquired over time, as observed in Alzheimer’s disease. Population studies have now pointed to hundreds of DNA variants as possible culprits in these disorders and have highlighted the role of immunity. The functional…

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