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Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy and Eliminate ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal disease that paralyzes people because the brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles that we are typically able to move at will.


Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
2019 Platform Support Grants
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2021

Crosstalk between immune response and metabolic signaling: targeting leptin/AMPK axis to restore metabolic homeostasis in ALS

Increased metabolism (hypermetabolism) is a characteristic often associated with more aggressive, faster progressing cases of ALS.


Grant type
Team grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
ALS Canada - Brain Canada Discovery Grants
Province
Québec
Start Date
2021

Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN)

The Canadian Open Parkinson Network, or C-OPN, is a national network that unites researchers, physicians and patients across Canada to study Parkinson’s disease (PD).


Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Other
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2018

Project MinE

Project MinE is a multi-national initiative with currently participating countries.


Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Other
Province
Québec
Start Date
2017

Novel MRI biomarkers for monitoring disease progression in ALS

For this project Dr. Sanjay Kalra and his team aims to improve on current techniques to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a readily available way to examine if a potential new treatment is working to slow down progression of ALS.


Grant type
Team grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
ALS Arthur J. Hudson Translational Team Grant
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2016

A Patient-Derived hiPSC Neuronal Platform for Drug Discovery in Parkinson’s Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are two of the most common and devastating neurodegenerative diseases, affecting more than 2% of the population over the age of 65.


Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
CQDM - Brain Canada - Focus on Brain
Province
Québec
Start Date
2016

Human inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) platform

Studies of genetic disorders are limited because of the lack of appropriate tissue samples from patients.


Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurotechnology
Competition
2014 Platform Grants
Province
Québec
Start Date
2015