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Neuro-immunity in glioma and melanoma brain metastasis

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Cancer

  • Disease Area

    Brain Cancer

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $12,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $6,000

Project Overview

Melanoma brain metastases (MBMs) are a serious issue affecting up to half of all patients with stage IV melanoma, typically leading to a poor outlook. While immune therapy using anti-PD-1 can help, it only works for about 20% of MBM patients, which is much lower than the response seen in…

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Enhancing Therapeutic Responses to IDH Inhibitors in IDH Mutated Gliomas

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Cancer

  • Disease Area

    Brain Cancer

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $10,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $5,000

Project Overview

Gliomas are a type of brain tumor that pose a significant health concern due to their severity. Some of these tumors have alterations, known as mutations, in genes called IDH1 or IDH2 which affect how the tumor behaves and grows. Vorasidenib is a promising new medicine that is being studied…

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Predicting Behavioural Deficits and Creating Biomarkers After Repeated Sub-concussive Injury

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $12,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $6,000

Project Overview

Concussions frequently occur worldwide, with a subset of patients experiencing lasting symptoms impacting their quality of life. Sub-concussive injuries, which are head impacts that do not provoke acute symptoms, have been suggested to cumulate and predispose the brain to symptomatic concussion. Individuals regularly exposed to sub-concussive forces (contact sport athletes,…

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Using neuroimaging to predict recovery from acute brain injury

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $10,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $5,000

Project Overview

When a person suffers a severe brain injury, whether from an accident, stroke, or infection, clinicians struggle to predict if they will recover. During this time, families have many questions, such as: is my loved-one in there at all? Will they be themselves again at some point? Currently, our healthcare…

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Is trauma care delivery truly universal? Quantifying the equity of health resource allocation and recovery trajectories for racialized and newcomer patients after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

  • Grant Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    Rising Stars Trainee Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2024

  • Total Grant Amount

    $12,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $6,000

Project Overview

Understanding the relationship between racial marginalization and healthcare delivery to patients after traumatic brain injury may reveal inequities and highlight quality improvement opportunities. Importantly, this represents a critical priority area to ensure delivery of evidence-based treatments are equitably allocated to all Canadians, regardless of background. In this work, we aim…

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