Platform Support Grants

Many brains are better than one. When we work together to invest in platforms that facilitate innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration, we are convening experts across fields and enabling science to move a lot quicker.

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Through the Platform Support Grants, Brain Canada continues to fill a critical gap in funding as it pertains to the development, operation, and maintenance of research platforms.

34 grants awarded

$76,263,637 invested

2021 Recipients

Headshot of Benicio N. Frey, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Benicio N. Frey

Enabling Neuroscience research Approaches for Brain, feelings and Emotions (ENABLE)

McMaster University

Headshot of Emma G. Duerden, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Emma G. Duerden

SPRINT: fnirS Platform foR braIn moNiToring, analytics and data repository

Western University

Headshot of Guy Rouleau, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Guy Rouleau

The Neuro's Virtual Integrated Patient Platform

McGill University – Montreal Neurological Institute

Headshot of Lisa Saksida, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant

Lisa Saksida

MouseTRAP: The Mouse Translational Research Accelerator Platform

University of Western Ontario

Headshot of Signe Bray, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Signe Bray

The Canadian Pediatric Imaging Platform (C-PIP)

University of Calgary

Headshot of Sean Dukelow, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Sean Dukelow

CanStroke Recovery Trials

University of Calgary

Headshot of Sylvia Villeneuve, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Sylvia Villeneuve

The Canadian Alzheimer’s Prevention Data Repository and Sharing Platform

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Headshot of Trevor Pugh, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Trevor Pugh

The Brain Single Cell Initiative

University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Headshot of Vivian K. Mushahwar, a 2021 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Vivian K. Mushahwar

The SMART Platform for Advancing Foundational and Translational Neuroscience

University of Alberta

Headshot of Alan Evans, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Alan Evans

An EEG platform for national and international EEG-based neuroscience (EEGNet)

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University

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Yves De Koninck

Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry

Université Laval

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Alexander Thiel

Canadian Platform for Research in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (CanStim)

Jewish General Hospital

Headshot of Ravi Menon, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Ravi Menon

CFMM: Canada’s National Ultra-High Field MRI Platform

University of Western Ontario

Headshot of Sanjay Kalra, a 2019 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Sanjay Kalra

Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy and Eliminate ALS

University of Alberta

Headshot of Sheena Josselyn, a 2019 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Sheena Josselyn

SLAP-CAN In vivo Imaging Facility

The Hospital for Sick Children

Headshot of Liliana Attisano, a 2019 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Liliana Attisano

The Applied Organoid Core (ApOC)

University of Toronto

Headshot of Gustavo Turecki, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Gustavo Turecki

The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Headshot of Julien Doyon, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Julien Doyon

The McConnell Brain Imaging Center

McGill University

Headshot of Davis-Faith, a 2015 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Faith Davis

Brain Tumour Registry of Canada

University of Alberta

Headshot of Nomazulu Dlamini, a 2015 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Nomazulu Dlamini

Canadian Paediatric Stroke Imaging Research Platform

The Hospital for Sick Children

Headshot of Mark Bayley, a 2015 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Mark Bayley (Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Clinical Trials Platform)

Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Clinical Trials Platform

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Headshot of Ravi Menon, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Ravi Menon

Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping

University of Western Ontario

Headshot of Julien Doyon, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Julien Doyon

The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre

McGill University

Headshot of Morris Freedman, a 2015 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Morris Freedman

The Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) Dementia Clinical Research Database

Rotman Research Institute

Headshot of Jamie Hutchison, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Jamie Hutchison

A National biobank and database for patients with traumatic brain injury

The Hospital for Sick Children

Headshot of Deborah Kurrasch, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Deborah Kurrasch (Zebrafish-Based Platform for Anticonvulsant Drug Development)

A Novel Zebrafish-Based Platform for Anticonvulsant Drug Development

University of Calgary

Headshot of Karun Singh, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Karun Singh

A research platform to study animal and human cellular models of neurological disorders

McMaster University

Headshot of Steven Beyea, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Steven Beyea ( The BIOmedical Translational Imaging Centre)

BIOTIC: The BIOmedical Translational Imaging Centre

IWK Health Centre

Headshot of Chester Ho, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Chester Ho (The Rick Hansen Alberta Spinal Cord Injury Registry)

Building the Rick Hansen Alberta Spinal Cord Injury Registry

University of Calgary

Headshot of Alan Evans, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Alan Evans

CBRAIN: Canadian Brain Research And Informatics Platform

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University

Headshot of Gustavo Turecki, a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Gustavo Turecki

Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Headshot of Jack Puymirat, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Jack Puymirat

Human inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) platform

Université Laval

Headshot of Rodriguez Fidel Vila, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Fidel ViIa-Rodriguez

Integrated Neurostimulation Platform for Neuropsychiatric Research

University of British Columbia

Headshot of Pascale Tremblay, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Pascale Tremblay

Le Consortium d’Imagerie en Neurosciences et santé mentale de Québec

Université Laval

Headshot of Chris Anderson, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Christopher Anderson

Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform

University of Manitoba

Headshot of Amir Shmuel, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Amir Shmuel

Montreal functional brain imaging platform

McGill University

Headshot of Patrick Whelan, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Patrick Whelan

Regeneration Unit in Neurology

University of Calgary

Headshot of Gregory Lodygensky, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Gregory Lodygensky

The Canadian Neonatal Brain Platform

Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre

Headshot of Yves De Koninck, , a multi-year recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Yves De Koninck

The Canadian Neurophotonics Platform

Université Laval

Headshot of Jeff Dunn, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Jeff Dunn

The Experimental Imaging Centre

University of Calgary

Headshot of Art Petronis, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Art Petronis

The Ontario Brain Epigenomics Platform

University of Toronto/CAMH

Headshot of Wen Xiao-Yan, a 2014 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Xiao-Yan Wen

Z-BRAIN

St. Michael’s Hospital

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