Funded Grants

Esther Choi, a Master’s student at the University of Western Ontario, is investigating the involvement of the CADM2 genetic variations in attention and impulsivity traits linked to substance-use related behaviours, cognition, and impulsivity.

Elahe Memari, a Doctoral student at Concordia University, is investigating the use of focused ultrasound in conjunction with microbubbles to locally modulate the tumor microenvironment towards a pro-immune and anti-tumour response for hard-to-treat solid tumors like glioblastoma.

Donna Gift Cabalo, a Doctoral student at McGill University, aims to better understand the functional organization of memory networks in the human brain by developing an open access ultra-high field imaging dataset.

Beatrice Acheson, a Master’s student at the University of Toronto, aims to explore how genetic variations in the TREM2 protein affects microglial activity and processes related to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Regular cannabis use is indisputably linked to schizophrenia.

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the first inherited cause of intellectual disability and one of the most prevalent causes of autism spectrum disorders.

Alison Wilson, a Master’s Student at the University of Calgary, aims to use magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate the pathophysiology of chronic post-traumatic headache.

Thanks to advances in cancer treatments, more than 80% of children treated for brain tumors now survive at least five years after their diagnosis.

We are working on an innovative project to improve speech therapy for children who have trouble speaking or understanding language.

By profiling the protein expression signatures of multiple patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines, we recently identified a major signalling pathway involved in glioblastoma cell migration.