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Dr. Gustavo Turecki Dr. Gustavo Turecki is the co-Director of the Douglas – Bell Canada Brain Bank based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. The Brain Bank, the recipient of a 2014 Platform Support Grant, is one of the few brain repositories in the world that actively recruits,...

Dr. Alex Parker (Left) and Dr. Matthieu Ruiz. Discovery Grant helps researchers explore the brain-gut connection and potential for future ALS therapies “I cannot emphasize how important this discovery support is to furthering ALS research in Canada,” says Parker. “It funds relevant ALS research...

The recent breakthrough technology of single-cell genomics has vastly improved our capacity to understand how the trillions of cells in our body develop and work together to make us human. Project Overview The recent breakthrough technology of single-cell genomics has vastly improved our capacity...

By the time a person receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, brain atrophy is such that memory impairments are irreversible. Project Overview By the time a person receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, brain atrophy is such that memory impairments are...

The neonatal brain is exquisitely vulnerable to the biological consequences of prematurity, birth asphyxia and congenital heart defects. Project Overview The neonatal brain is exquisitely vulnerable to the biological consequences of prematurity, birth asphyxia and congenital heart defects. Brain...

A new national initiative funded by the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Network for Psychedelic-Assisted Cancer Therapy (CAN-PACT), is bringing together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and people living with advanced cancer to explore the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy as a...

Dr. De Koninck studies the persistent changes in spinal cord function that occur after nervous system injury that lead to chronic pain. Project Overview Dr. De Koninck studies the persistent changes in spinal cord function that occur after nervous system injury that lead to chronic pain....

Many of the challenges faced by both basic and clinical neuroscientists, such as ensuring the reproducibility of important findings and the representation of underserved populations, can be tackled with Open Science approaches Project Overview Many of the challenges faced by both basic and...

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Optogenetics, defined as a technique where light-sensitive genes are introduced into brain cells to control their activity with light, allows researchers to precisely control nerve cell communication thereby, transforming brain research. Project Overview Optogenetics, defined as a technique where...