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Understanding cerebral blood flow control in humans after cannabis use

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Cannabis is one of the most commonly used recreational substances in Canada, yet its effects on brain blood flow remain poorly understood. While cannabis containing the psychoactive compound Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is widely consumed, research suggests that THC may significantly alter the regulation of brain blood flow. Proper blood flow to…

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Identifying Proteogenomic Signatures Of Smoldering Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Central Nervous System

  • Disease Area

    Multiple Sclerosis

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of non-traumatic neurological disability, affecting 1 in 400 Canadian adults. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord, causing nerve damage. While current treatments reduce relapses, many patients still experience worsening disability over time. This progression is…

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Dual-Actuated Acoustic Microbubble Microrobots for Targeted and Precision Brain Tumour Treatment

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Cancer

  • Disease Area

    Brain Cancer

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive brain cancers, with very few treatment options and a poor survival rate. Current treatments, like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, often don’t work well because the cancer is highly resistant and hard to target. On top of that, the brain has a natural protective…

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Proteomic associations with brain and cognitive health and their interactions with modifiable risk factors for dementia

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

Project Overview

As people live longer, our society undergoes rapid demographic change. Dementia and cognitive impairment in older adults poses a greater challenge to our healthcare system, affecting patients and caregivers. Identifying dementia early is critical to provide treatment that can slow or stop the disease. We know that early signs of…

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Vascular innervation and blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Huntington’s disease using human iPSC-derived vascularized brain organoids.

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Huntington Society of Canada - Brain Canada Undergraduate Student Fellowship

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2025

  • Total Grant Amount

    $5,000

Project Overview

"Vascular pathology, such as loss of neurovascular coupling and disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), has been documented in Huntington’s disease (HD). Loss of BBB integrity could lead to altered brain homeostasis and exacerbated neuroinflammation, which would aggravate neurodegenerative processes occurring over the course of HD onset and progression. Therefore,…

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