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2024 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship Q
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/2024-dr-hubert-van-tol-travel-fellowship-q2024 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship Vincent Bazinet, a Doctoral student at McGill University, aims to develop standardized workflows for high-resolution 7T MRI to provide clearer and more detailed insights into brain structure and function. Project Overview Vincent Bazinet, a Doctoral...
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2025 Rising Stars Trainee Award Recipients
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/2025-rising-stars-trainee-award-recipientsBrain Canada is proud to announce the 2025 Rising Star Trainee Award recipients, a new cohort of trainees (master’s students, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows) whose work is advancing our understanding of brain health across Canada. Brain Canada is proud to announce the 2025 Rising Star...
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2026 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/2026-future-leaders-in-canadian-brain-researchThe Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program encourages innovative, unorthodox, and exploratory research that may be in the early and conceptual stages of project development but has potential for significant impact on our understanding of the brain. Brain Canada is pleased to launch the...
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2026 Rising Stars Trainee Awards
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/2026-rising-stars-trainee-awardsBrain Canada is excited to announce the . Trainees are the learners of today and the leaders of tomorrow and we are committed to supporting the next generation of researchers to help ensure the success of the Canadian brain research ecosystem. Brain Canada is excited to announce the . Trainees...
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20th Anniversary Celebratory Evening – Meeting of the Minds
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$2M to support brain science
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/2m-to-support-brain-science(From left to right) Philippe Albouy, Lindsay Bodell, Elie Bou Assi, Vincent Breton-Provencher, Lindsay Cahill, Carlos Camara-Lemarroy, Annie Ciernia, Michèle Desjardins, Catherine Duclos, Emma Duerden, Alexandre Fisette, Federico Gaiti, Rishi Ganesan, Jiami Guo, Karl Klein, Julien Muffat, Aislin...
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$3.8 million investment into platform to accelerate mood disorders research and treatment at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/enable-mood-disorders-clinical-trials-st-josephs-hamiltonDr. Benicio Frey, a researcher and clinician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, is pioneering the development of a new platform that will accelerate the pace of mood disorder research in Canada. PHOTO: Dr. Benicio Frey (centre) and colleagues at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton celebrate the...
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3D brain models give new insights into ALS
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/3d-brain-models-give-new-insights-into-alsWhen Dr. Thomas Durcan, director of The Neuro’s Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), found out his team had been awarded a 2022 Discovery Grant, “It was a very happy day for us all.” Could this new 3D cell culture model help researchers better predict disease progression in ALS? Award:...
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$4.67M to help answer scientific questions and create international links within the research community
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/4-67m-to-help-answer-scientific-questions-and-create-international-links-within-the-research-communityBrain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of a $4,674,000 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to Dr. Julien Doyon and his team for the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) at the Montreal Neurological Institute (The Neuro). This funding will support a world-renowned multidisciplinary platform...
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$5M national research network to transform recovery and rehabilitation for women after heart-brain health events
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/renew-network-womens-heart-brain-recoveryRedesigning Effective aNd Equitable systems of care for Women’s heart-brain recovery (RENEW) Network, will receive $5 million over five years to establish a Canada-wide collaboration focused on improving rehabilitation and recovery for women following heart-brain events such as stroke, heart attack,...