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): A Platform for Clinical Trials in Mood Disorders

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): A platform to support research in child brain health

University of Calgary

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

Sean Dukelow

CanStroke Recovery Trials: Platform Expansion Proposal

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: accelerating Alzheimer’s disease research and treatment in Canada and beyond

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 (EGGNet)

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University

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

Yves De Koninck (Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry)

Université Laval

Headshot of Alexander Thiel, , a 2019 recipient of Brain Canada's platform support grant.

Alexander Thiel (CanStim)

Jewish General Hospital

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

Ravi Menon (CFMM)

University of Western Ontario

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

Sanjay Kalra (Capture ALS)

University of Alberta

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

Sheena Josselyn (SLAP-CAN)

The Hospital for Sick Children

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

Liliana Attisano (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 Centre)

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)

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

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

Ravi Menon (CFMM)

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 (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)

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)

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)

University of Calgary

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

Alan Evans (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 (The 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 platform)

Université Laval

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

Fidel VIla-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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