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Longitudinal Neurocognitive Trajectories in Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/longitudinal-neurocognitive-trajectories-in-perinatal-arterial-ischemic-strokeThe highest lifetime risk of stroke is the week surrounding birth, with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) the most common stroke subtype during this period. The highest lifetime risk of stroke is the week surrounding birth, with perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) the most common stroke...
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Longitudinal single-cell multiomic profiling toward elucidating the differential roles of sex and hormones on the molecular programming of the brain
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/longitudinal-single-cell-multiomic-profiling-toward-elucidating-the-differential-roles-of-sex-and-hormones-on-the-molecular-programming-of-the-brainThere are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well understood. Project Overview There are many neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases that affect men and women differently, and the reasons for this are not well...
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Loss of C9orf72 disrupts nucleoporins and contributes to TDP-43 mislocalization
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/loss-of-c9orf72-disrupts-nucleoporins-and-contributes-to-tdp-43-mislocalizationSubcellular compartmentalization between the nucleus and cytoplasm is primarily governed by two systems; 1) active nucleocytoplasmic transport (NCT) regulated by Ran-GTPase and involving nuclear transport receptors such as Importin β-1, and 2) macromolecular nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) Project...
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Love builds brains: integrating cultural knowledge with brain science
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/love-builds-brains-integrating-cultural-knowledge-with-brain-scienceEarly childhood is a critical stage of development. The things we learn and experience at this time set the stage for our later success and fundamentally shape us as people. It is clear that past and present colonial realities have given way to disruptions in parenting and traditional child-rearing...
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Love builds brains: integrating cultural knowledge with brain science
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/love-builds-brainsEarly childhood is a critical stage of development. The things we learn and experience at this time set the stage for our later success and fundamentally shape us as people. It is clear that past and present colonial realities have given way to disruptions in parenting and traditional child-rearing...
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Lucia Jadon opens new pathways for ALS research
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/lucia-jadon-opens-new-pathways-for-als-researchMeet the students who received the 2022 ALS Canada – Brain Canada Doctoral Awards. PhD student Lucia Meng Qi Jadon (previously Liao) is the recipient of a $75,000 ALS Canada – Brain Canada 2022 Trainee Award. She will use the funding to investigate whether a newly discovered tag on TDP-43 might have...
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Magnetic resonance imaging to compare the abilities of non-selective and selective huntingtin suppression technologies to prevent brain pathology in Huntington disease
https://braincanada.ca/funded-grants/magnetic-resonance-imaging-to-compare-the-abilities-of-non-selective-and-selective-huntingtin-suppression-technologies-to-prevent-brain-pathology-in-huntington-diseaseHuntington disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes brain cells to die and impacts approximately 1 in 7000 Canadians. Project Overview Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes brain cells to die and impacts approximately 1 in 7000 Canadians. A person with HD experiences...
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Major $2M investment in next generation of Canadian neuroscientists
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/major-2m-investment-in-next-generation-of-canadian-neuroscientistsBrain Canada's 2020 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Brain Canada awards 20 grants to up-and-coming researchers to fund game-changing ideas and push innovation forward For a second year in a row, Brain Canada is joining forces with private foundations to award $100,000 each to 20...
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Major boost for brain health in Canada
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/major-boost-for-brain-health-in-canadaThe 2019 Azrieli Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Twenty neuroscientists in Canada have been awarded $100,000 each in research funding, as part of Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program. Anchored by a $5M gift from the Azrieli Foundation, this novel funding model...
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Major boost to brain research with new $4M grant to help advance the field of neuroscience
https://braincanada.ca/about/news-updates/major-boost-to-brain-research-with-new-4m-grant-to-help-advance-the-field-of-neuroscienceBrain Canada is pleased to announce the awarding of a $4,275,000 2019 Platform Support Grant (PSG) to Dr. Yves De Koninck and team members from across the county for the Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry, a consortium of research sites that aims to accelerate the development and...
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