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

Benicio N. Frey

Benicio N. Frey

Enabling Neuroscience research Approaches for Brain, feeLings and Emotions (ENABLE): A Platform for Clinical Trials in Mood Disorders

McMaster University

Emma G. Duerden

Emma G. Duerden

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

Western University

Guy Rouleau

Guy Rouleau

The Neuro's Virtual Integrated Patient Platform

McGill University – Montreal Neurological Institute

Lisa Saksida

Lisa Saksida

MouseTRAP: The Mouse Translational Research Accelerator Platform

University of Western Ontario

Signe Bray

Signe Bray

The Canadian Pediatric Imaging Platform (C-PIP): A platform to support research in child brain health

University of Calgary

Sean Dukelow

Sean Dukelow

CanStroke Recovery Trials: Platform Expansion Proposal

University of Calgary

Sylvia Villeneuve

Sylvia Villeneuve

The Canadian Alzheimer’s Prevention Data Repository and Sharing Platform: accelerating Alzheimer’s disease research and treatment in Canada and beyond

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Trevor Pugh

Trevor Pugh

The Brain Single Cell Initiative

University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Vivian K. Mushahwar

Vivian K. Mushahwar

The SMART Platform for Advancing Foundational and Translational Neuroscience

University of Alberta

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Alan Evans (EGGNet)

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 (CanStim)

Jewish General Hospital

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Ravi Menon (CFMM)

University of Western Ontario

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Sanjay Kalra (Capture ALS)

University of Alberta

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Sheena Josselyn (SLAP-CAN)

The Hospital for Sick Children

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Liliana Attisano (ApOC)

University of Toronto

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Gustavo Turecki (The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank)

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

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Julien Doyon (The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre)

McGill University

Davis-Faith

Faith Davis (Brain Tumour Registry of Canada)

University of Alberta

Dlamini-Nomazulu

Nomazulu Dlamini (Canadian Paediatric Stroke Imaging Research Platform)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Bayley-Mark

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

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

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Ravi Menon (CFMM)

University of Western Ontario

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Julien Doyon (The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre)

McGill University

Freedman-Morris

Morris Freedman (TDRA Dementia Clinical Research Database)

Rotman Research Institute

Hutchison-Jamie

Jamie Hutchison (A National biobank and database for patients with traumatic brain injury)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Kurrasch-Deborah

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

University of Calgary

Singh-Karun

Karun Singh (A research platform to study animal and human cellular models of neurological disorders)

McMaster University

Beyea-Steven

Steven Beyea ( The BIOmedical Translational Imaging Centre)

IWK Health Centre

Ho-Chester

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

University of Calgary

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Alan Evans (Canadian Brain Research And Informatics Platform)

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University

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Gustavo Turecki (The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank)

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Puymirat-Jack

Jack Puymirat (Human inducible pluripotent stem cells platform)

Université Laval

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Fidel VIla-Rodriguez (Integrated Neurostimulation Platform for Neuropsychiatric Research)

University of British Columbia

Tremblay-Pascale

Pascale Tremblay (Le Consortium d’Imagerie en Neurosciences et santé mentale de Québec)

Université Laval

Anderson-Chris

Christopher Anderson (Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform)

University of Manitoba

Shmuel-Amir

Amir Shmuel (Montreal functional brain imaging platform)

McGill University

Whelan-Patrick

Patrick Whelan (Regeneration Unit in Neurology)

University of Calgary

Lodygensky-gregory

Gregory Lodygensky (The Canadian Neonatal Brain Platform)

Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre

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Yves De Koninck (The Canadian Neurophotonics Platform)

Université Laval

Dunn-Jeff

Jeff Dunn (The Experimental Imaging Centre)

University of Calgary

Petronis-Art

Art Petronis (The Ontario Brain Epigenomics Platform)

University of Toronto/CAMH

Xiao-Yan-Wen

Xiao-Yan Wen (Z-BRAIN)

St. Michael’s Hospital

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