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Brain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of its first 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to Dr. Ravi Menon and his team at the Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping (CFMM) at Western University’s Robarts Research Institute. This funding will support Canada’s only collection of...

Dr. Scott and his research team focus on how feedback to the primary motor cortex, which is a key region in the brain for voluntary control, interacts with spinal activity. Project Overview Dr. Scott and his research team focus on how feedback to the primary motor cortex, which is a key region in...

Dr. Jean-François Trempe, is a post-doctoral student at McGill University. Project Overview Dr. Jean-François Trempe, is a post-doctoral student at McGill University. Dr. Trempe is working in the lab of Brain Repair Program team member Dr. Ted Fon. His main area of research is on the human gene...

Although the spinal cord contains all the circuitry necessary for locomotion, due to the absence of commands from the brain, people with spinal cord injuries are unable to walk. Project Overview Although the spinal cord contains all the circuitry necessary for locomotion, due to the absence of...

Ms. Voronova is a postdoctoral student in the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Department of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. Project Overview Ms. Voronova is a postdoctoral student in the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Department of The Hospital for Sick Children in...

Brain Canada convened five invitational stakeholder consultations in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax during the spring of 2013. These discussions were designed to help inform the research program of the Canada Brain Research Fund. A Consultation Planning Committee (page ii)...

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....

Ms. Nancy Butcher, is a doctoral candidate who is conducting research using advanced brain imaging techniques to measure levels of the brain chemical dopamine, to differentiate between Parkinson’s disease and other motor neuron defects. Project Overview Ms. Nancy Butcher, is a doctoral candidate...

Dr. David and his research team are studying the mechanisms that control the delivery and release of iron in the nervous system. Project Overview Dr. David and his research team are studying the mechanisms that control the delivery and release of iron in the nervous system. Iron is required for the...

Dr. Lutz is currently completing his post-doctoral fellowship entitled “Epigenetic mechanisms of childhood maltreatment”, in which he investigates the strong relationship between childhood malnutrition and mental health outcomes. Project Overview Dr. Lutz is currently completing his post-doctoral...