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Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Children Treated for Brain Tumors

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    Dr. Matthew Galati Brain Changer Award

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $12,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $6,000

Project Overview

In developed countries, brain tumors are the leading cause of disability and death among children. Treatment advances have improved survival rates, but survival comes at a cost for pediatric brain tumor survivors. Surgery and cranial radiotherapy are needed for cure but are both damaging to brain tissue – especially white…

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2023 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Multiple

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $2,371

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,186

Project Overview

Aedan Rourke, a Master's student at McMaster University, investigate mechanisms by which lifestyle threatens brain health with the goal of identifying behavioural intervention strategies to protect and improve brain health in people with increased dementia risk. Aedan used the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend the University of…

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2023 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $2,521

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,261

Project Overview

Ahmad Samara, a doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia, uses naturalistic viewing conditions to study the large-scale brain organization based on all the connections between different parts. Ahmad used the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend the FLUX Congress 2023 in California, USA.

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2023 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Seizure

  • Disease Area

    Epilepsy

  • Competition

    Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Province

    British Columbia

  • Start Date

    2023

Project Overview

Anne-Sophie Sack, a doctoral candiate at the University of British Columbia, investigates how nerve cells in certain brain regions transform from their normal state to becoming capable of generating and sustaining seizures. Anne-Sophie used the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Neuroscience 2023…

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2023 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Mental Health

  • Disease Area

    Mental illness

  • Competition

    Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $4,903

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $2,450

Project Overview

Catherine Hume, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary, aims to better understand how and why cannabis influences eating habits. Catherine used the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend the 2023 Cannabinoid Function in the CNS Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Conference (GRC) in Barcelona, Spain.

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