Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program
Canada’s emerging brain researchers are starting their careers just as technology is giving them the tools to explore the deepest secrets of the brain. Their work could unlock cures for anything from depression to Alzheimer’s disease to brain injury.
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Anchored by a lead gift from the Azrieli Foundation, the program was first launched in 2019.
63 grants awarded
$6 million invested
2023 Recipients
Dr. Corey Baimel
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Dalhousie University
Dr. Cindy Barha
Women's Brain Health Initiative (WBHI) Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Calgary
Dr. Robert Beattie
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Manitoba
Dr. Gabriel Bossé
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Université Laval
Dr. Justine Clery
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
McGill University
Aurélie De Rus Jacquet
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Université Laval
Dr. Chelsea Ekstrand
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Lethbridge
Dr. Maiya Geddes
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
McGill University
Dr. Orhan Selçuk Güven
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Centre de Recherche Azrieli du CHU Sainte-Justine
Dr. Adil Harroud
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
McGill University
Dr. Ryan Hoiland
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of British Columbia
Dr. Lisa Julian
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Kaarina Kowalec
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Manitoba
Dr. Qian Lin
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Toronto
Dr. Paul Marcogliese
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Manitoba
Dr. Dale Martin
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Waterloo
Dr. Silvia Pozzi
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research, partnered with ALS Society of Canada
Université Laval
Dr. Rachel Rabin
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
The Douglas Research Centre
Dr. Raphael Schneider
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Unity Health Toronto
Dr. Yoshiaki Tanaka
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l'Est-de-L'Île-de-Montréal
Dr. Scott Yuzwa
Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research
University of Toronto
Dr. Bénédicte Amilhon
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal
Dr. Mahsa Dadar
Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Douglas Research Center, McGill University
Dr. Yifei Jeff Dong
Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchUniversity of Saskatchewan
Dr. Guillaume Dumas
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchCHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal
Dr. Henry A. Dunn
Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe University of Manitoba
Dr. Paul A. Dutchak
Arrell Family Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchUniversité Laval
Dr. Giulia Fadda
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Dr. Wei-Hsiang Huang
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchResearch Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Milad Lankarany
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchUniversity Health Network, University of Toronto
Dr. Corina Nagy
Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Douglas Research Centre, McGill University
Dr. Sean Nestor
Erika Legacy Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchSunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto
Dr. Eszter Szekely
Alvin Segal Family Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchLady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital
Dr. Jiannis Taxidis
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Dr. Naomi Visanji
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchUniversity Health Network, University of Toronto
Annie Ciernia
Arrell Family Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe University of British Columbia
Alexandre Fisette
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Aislin Mushquash
Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchLakehead University
Ashlyn Swift-Gallant
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchMemorial University of Newfoundland
Christoph Zrenner
Erika Legacy Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchCentre for Addiction and Mental Health
Vijay Ramaswamy
Alvin Segal Family Foundation Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Hospital for Sick Children
Laurent Chatel-Chaix
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchINRS – Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
Yasser Iturria-Medina
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Jeehye Park
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Jo Anne Stratton
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Ryan Yuen
Azrieli Future Leader in Canadian Brain ResearchThe Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
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