Funded Grants

Our project proposes the development and first-step validation of a new, noninvasive mapping procedure of proteinopathy in asymptomatic older adults.

Many people with dementia (PwD) live in nursing homes, which often suffer from a lack of skilled staff to support and monitor the safety of residents.

Among the earliest signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are navigation impairments and the presence of abnormal Tau (aTau) proteins in the entorhinal cortex (EC), a brain region that represents space and movement.

Trans women may take estradiol-based gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) into their old age.

Age is the most important risk factor for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), followed by sex, with a higher risk in males.

Dr. Tang and her team at the University of British Columbia will use a virtual care platform to deliver peer-led mental health support to rural and remote communities in BC, through an intervention called REACHOUT, created with support from a previous JDRF grant.

Self-compassion is a practice that involves acting the same way towards yourself as you would with friends and loved ones, and that you are kind and understanding towards yourself.

Diabetes distress, the negative emotional feelings resulting from living with diabetes and the burden of selfmanagement, is a very common challenge for people living with type 1 diabetes affecting approximately 40%.

Rationale: Mitochondrial dysfunction has been identified as a contributing factor for bioenergetic dysregulation and neurodegeneration in the motor cortex and spinal cord of patients with ALS.