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Project MinE

Project Overview

Project MinE is a multi-national initiative with currently participating countries. The goal is to create a database of whole genome sequences for 15,000 people with ALS and 7,500 control subject. This will provide a global resource of human data that will enable scientists worldwide to understand the genetic signature that leads someone to develop ALS. This unprecedented effort is something that on one country could do alone due to the high cost and amount of resources involved.

Canada aims to provide 1000 sequences for the project. The Canadian component of Project MinE brings together some of Canada’s top ALS geneticists from across the country. This will result in a set of samples that are representative of ALS cases across Canada.

Principal Investigator

Guy Rouleau , Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute

Team Members

Nicolas Dupré, CRCHUQ-Enfant-Jesus, University Laval

Ekaterina Rogaeva, University of Toronto

Ian Mackenzie, University of British Columbia

Partners and Donors

ALS Society of Canada

Project Ongoing

Project MinE

  • Program Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodegeneration

  • Disease Area

    ALS

  • Competition

    Other

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2018

  • Total Grant Amount

    $300,000

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+1 (514) 989-2989 info@braincanada.ca

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