Directory of funded grants

Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

Project Overview

Jenna Hanrahan, a Doctoral Student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aims to characterize the brain of a humanized mouse model of Huntington’s disease. Jenna Hanrahan used the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend the CHDI Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference in Palm Springs, California.

Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

Project Overview

Amirhossein Jahani, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Montreal, uses intracranial EEG to investigate how network interactions during the preictal phase (i.e., period preceding a seizure) may contribute to seizure initiation and propagation. Amirhossein Jahani used the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship to attend the International League Against…

Investigating the impact of a ketogenic diet in a mouse model of FUS-ALS

Project Overview

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages nerve cells controlling movement, and many patients also experience major changes in how their bodies use energy. Early research suggests that a ketogenic diet, which is high in fats and low in carbohydrates, may help by improving how mitochondria, the…

Therapeutic Targeting of GDF15 to Treat Anxiety in Diabetes

Does impaired brain insulin action underlie the shared risk of depression and diabetes? A neuroimaging clinical trial