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Meet the junior researchers who received the 2022 ALS Canada – Brain Canada Trainee Awards. Donovan McDonald is the recipient of a $75,000 ALS Canada – Brain Canada 2022 Trainee Award. As a PhD student, he investigates how the function of tRNA could contribute to ALS disease processes. Meet the...

Brain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of a $2,137,500 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to Dr. Gustavo Turecki and his team for the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB), based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. This funding will support one of the most preeminent brain...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disorder that impacts development of the brain. Project Overview Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disorder that impacts development of the brain. ADHD is characterized by hyperactivity and...

Brain Canada and Brain Changes Initiative recently announced $1.1 million in funding for new brain research in Canada through the Innovation Grants for Research Impact in Traumatic Brain Injury program. Two of the three recipients are focusing on an area of research that has emerged over the last...

20,800 North Americans die from brain cancer each year. Project Overview 20,800 North Americans die from brain cancer each year. This project aims to improve patient outcomes by helping surgeons remove tumours with higher accuracy and less damage to healthy brain. When removing brain tumours,...

Brain Canada invests $889,000 in dementia research  Brain Canada, in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada, CIHR-Institute of Aging, Research Manitoba, Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, and Fond de Recherche du Quebec (FRQ), are proud to announce the 2023-2024 grant recipients of...

Brain Canada, in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada, is proud to announce the 2025 grant recipients of the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)!  These researchers are at the forefront of dementia research, working to transform innovative ideas into impactful solutions. Since...

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental brain disorder characterised by impaired communication and repetitive behaviors, and is often accompanied by intellectual disability. Project Overview Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental brain disorder characterised by...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of cerebral palsy in children that carried to term, and 60% have lifelong consequences. Project Overview Stroke is one of the leading causes of cerebral palsy in children that carried to term, and 60% have lifelong consequences.  Currently, treatment of childhood...