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Cooking Together is an innovative project that provides the opportunity for developing new relationships between generations while cooking and eating together. Project Overview Cooking Together is an innovative project that provides the opportunity for developing new relationships between...

Inez Jabalpurwala, présidente-directrice générale de Brain Canada, s'exprime lors de la conférence Coordinating Global Brain Projects à l'Université Rockefeller le 19 septembre 2016.

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is rising dramatically on a yearly basis and new interventional strategies are required to treat ASDs and related disorders like Fragile X syndrome. Project Overview The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is rising dramatically on a...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of progressive weakness that leads to death within a few years of onset. Project Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease of progressive weakness that leads to death within a few years of onset. The disease can start in one arm, leg,...

Dr. Eid will test the hypothesis that the Trio gene is a central regulator of the development and maturation of cortical interneurons (INs) and that its loss underlies some genetic forms of epileptic encephalopathies (EE) by disrupting cortical network development and function. Project Overview Dr....

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common and serious illness in which people keep drinking despite major harms. Even with today’s best medications and addiction treatments, relapse is frequent, and severe AUD can shorten life expectancy by many years. Project Overview Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a...

Dr Meaghan O'Reilly, Sunnybrook Research Institute et Université de Toronto (à gauche), et Dr Liang Li, Université de l'Alberta. Des scientifiques de l'Université de Toronto et de l'Université de l'Alberta, ainsi que leurs équipes multinationales, reçoivent un soutien financier de Brain Canada et...

Brain Canada est heureux d'annoncer l'octroi d'une subvention de soutien à la plateforme (PSG) de 4 275 000 $ pour 2019 au Dr Yves De Koninck et aux membres de l'équipe de tout le pays pour la Fonderie canadienne d'optogénétique et de vectorologie, un consortium de sites de recherche qui vise à...

The proposed research in this application will significantly broaden our understanding of the molecular basis for how stress leads to anxiety and depression. Project Overview The proposed research in this application will significantly broaden our understanding of the molecular basis for how stress...

Ms. Zeinab Mohanna’s research will test the hypothesis that CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing can increase the expression of PAX6 protein, improve the function of the neural and other tissues of the eye, and ultimately rescue the mutant phenotype in the mouse model of aniridia. Project...