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.

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 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 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

Alan Evans

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

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University

Yves De Koninck

Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry

Université Laval

Ravi Menon

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

University of Western Ontario

Sheena Josselyn

SLAP-CAN In vivo Imaging Facility

The Hospital for Sick Children

Liliana Attisano

The Applied Organoid Core (ApOC)

University of Toronto

Gustavo Turecki

The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Julien Doyon

The McConnell Brain Imaging Center

McGill University

Faith Davis

Brain Tumour Registry of Canada

University of Alberta

Nomazulu Dlamini

Canadian Paediatric Stroke Imaging Research Platform

The Hospital for Sick Children

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

Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Clinical Trials Platform

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Ravi Menon

Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping

University of Western Ontario

Julien Doyon

The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre

McGill University

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

A Novel Zebrafish-Based Platform for Anticonvulsant Drug Development

University of Calgary

Steven Beyea ( The BIOmedical Translational Imaging Centre)

BIOTIC: The BIOmedical Translational Imaging Centre

IWK Health Centre

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

Building the Rick Hansen Alberta Spinal Cord Injury Registry

University of Calgary

Alan Evans

CBRAIN: Canadian Brain Research And Informatics Platform

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University

Gustavo Turecki

Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank

Douglas Hospital Research Centre

Fidel ViIa-Rodriguez

Integrated Neurostimulation Platform for Neuropsychiatric Research

University of British Columbia

Christopher Anderson

Manitoba Neuroimaging Platform

University of Manitoba

Amir Shmuel

Montreal functional brain imaging platform

McGill University

Patrick Whelan

Regeneration Unit in Neurology

University of Calgary

Gregory Lodygensky

The Canadian Neonatal Brain Platform

Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre

Yves De Koninck

The Canadian Neurophotonics Platform

Université Laval

Jeff Dunn

The Experimental Imaging Centre

University of Calgary

Art Petronis

The Ontario Brain Epigenomics Platform

University of Toronto/CAMH

Xiao-Yan Wen

Z-BRAIN

St. Michael’s Hospital