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Uncovering the nanoscale underpinnings of cognitive decline

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

Project Overview

Even in the healthy brain, ageing is commonly associated with cognitive decline. The factors that could explain large inter-individual differences in the progression of the decline are still poorly understood. In this project, we propose to use a multidisciplinary strategy, including behavioral tests, optical microscopy, electrophysiology, and artificial intelligence, to…

A machine-learning approach to personalized risk prediction for recurrent ischemic stroke using population-level event data and routine brain imaging

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, is a leading cause of death, disability, and dementia. One in four of these strokes happens in patients who already had a prior stroke or mini-stroke. These preventable "recurrent strokes" carry a 20% risk of death. Causes include blockages of…

Longitudinal single-cell multiomic profiling toward elucidating the differential roles of sex and hormones on the molecular programming of the brain

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well understood. One factor that may be important is the influence of hormones during puberty, which can cause changes in gene expression that affect how the brain works. Our goal…

The 5kEEG project: Large-scale Electrophysiological Investigation of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Autism

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

The 5kEEG project is a pioneering study that aims to improve our understanding of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders by investigating brain activity. The diagnosis and treatment of these complex conditions are challenging due to limited knowledge of their root causes. The 5kEEG project will examine the brain activity of 5,000…

Developing a new model to study microglia and macrophage function in slowly expanding lesions of multiple sclerosis

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Multiple Sclerosis

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Saskatchewan

  • Start Date

    2023

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease in the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). Canada has amongst the highest rate of MS in the world and Canadians living with MS have lifelong disease that progressively worsens and reduces their quality of life. Although there are…