2019 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship
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Chef d'équipe
- Julien Ferent, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
Amirah-Iman Hicks is a doctoral candidate who is conducting research using histological techniques to analyze the anatomical organization of the rat subfornical organ, including the distribution and organization of neurons and other cellular elements. She used her travel fellowship to virtua…
Katarzyna Dudek is a doctoral candidate who is combining molecular, cellular, and morphological analyzes with behavioral studies to show that the endocannabinoid system is actively involved in stress resilience in a sex- and brain region-specific manner. She used her travel fellowship t…
Lauren Forgrave is studying the value of core Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in assisting with medical decision making and early and accurate diagnosis for frontotemporal dementia. She will use her travel fellowship to attend and present a poster at the International Conference on Frontotem…
Mina Mirjalili is conducting research on deficits in working memory capacity which has been shown to be common in mild cognitive impairment. Her investigations are focused on the association between frontal theta event-related synchronization and parietal alpha event-related desynchronizati…
Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance is conducting research to determine and better understand the molecular mechanism for the pain caused by lionfish venom. She will use her travel fellowship to virtually attend and present a poster at the Society for Neuroscience conference in Chicago, Illinoi…
Sylvie Lesuis is a postdoctoral fellow who is conducting research to decipher the key pathways that underlie stress-induced overgeneralization of memory at the behavioural, network dynamics and cellular level. She used her travel fellowship to attend the European Brain and Behaviour Soc…
By 2050, over 1 million Canadians will suffer from depression; many of whom will not respond to traditional antidepressant medication, known to as treatment resistant depression (TRD). The significant social, health, and economic burden of depression reflects, to a large degree, the limited success …
Il a été démontré que les protéines amyloïdes toxiques sont un facteur qui contribue au développement de la maladie d’Alzheimer. Un dépôt anormal de fragments de protéines s’accumule entre les neurones du cerveau, ce qui entraîne une détérioration de la mémoire. Les plus importante…
Need for project: Choroidal tumors present clinicians with many challenges. The overlap between clinical and imaging findings combined with the difficulty of performing choroidal biopsies can create diagnostic dilemmas. Obtaining a diagnosis is paramount in optimizing patient outcomes, minimizing sy…
A Phase 1/2 clinical trial led by Dr. Angela Genge and co-recipient Dr. Eran Hornstein is currently underway to test the safety and tolerability of enoxacin in people living with ALS. Enoxacin is an antibiotic that on a cellular level is known to activate an enzyme called DICER, which in turn can in…
We are testing a new digital mental health solution for physicians to better manage the treatment of depression. While many treatment options for depression are available, individual responses to treatment vary tremendously. Almost 70% of patients will not recover after their first treatment attempt…
Dans la SLA et dans de nombreuses autres maladies neurodégénératives, une des caractéristiques spécifiques est que des protéines peuvent se replier de la mauvaise façon et s’agréger, ce qui peut entraîner des lésions aux cellules nerveuses. Lorsqu’un organisme sain réagit à un stress…
L’agressivité et l’agitation sont des symptômes communs auprès des patients atteints de démence. Ces symptômes sont la cause principale de l’hospitalisation et de l’admission aux établissements de soins de longue durée. Les médicaments qui sont fréquemment utilisés pour traiter ces…
EEG is a non-invasive, inexpensive, and efficient tool for measuring electrical signals in the brain. The EEGNet platform will provide a standardized, open repository of EEG data for the investigation of biomarkers of brain disorders that manifest themselves during the early years of life, disorders…
Mindfulness is a therapeutic technique that teaches one to focus on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting their feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. Previous research has demonstrated that learning mindfulness can help with navigating grief and benefit overall quality of…
Ce projet s’intéresse au développement de nouvelles technologies permettant aux cliniciens d’évaluer et de diagnostiquer la paralysie cérébrale et les troubles moteurs en observant les mouvements de nourrissons. Plus particulièrement, il s’agit de comparer leurs mouvements spontanés typ…