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Restoration of mitochondrial function by activation of the NAD+/Sirtuin pathway to treat PD

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease for which there is no cure.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Other
Province
Québec
Start Date
2020

Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry

Optogenetics is a relatively new science subdomain that is revolutionizing brain research with great promises for therapeutics.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurotechnology
Competition
2019 Platform Support Grants
Province
Québec
Start Date
2020

The Applied Organoid Core (ApOC): a organoid production platform for modelling human brain development and disease

Current preclinical models to address neurological disorders fail to accurately portray human physiology.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Platform grants
Area of Research
Neurotechnology
Competition
2019 Platform Support Grants
Province
Ontario
Start Date
2020

Causal tests of the hippocampal circuits mediating neural and behavioral pattern completion

Most people have experienced the recollection of a vivid memory after encountering a trigger, such as a familiar place, object, or smell.

Project completed See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Central Nervous System
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
Québec
Start Date
2020

The cell-type-specific organization and operation of the living human subiculum in health and epilepsy

The hippocampus is a brain region critical for learning, memory, spatial navigation and emotion.

Project completed See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Injury
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
British Columbia
Start Date
2020

Investigating altered functional brain networks in autism spectrum disorder

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 ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodevlopment
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2020

Zebrafish as a novel animal model for the study of Zika virus neuropathogenesis in vivo

Infections with Zika virus (ZIKV) constitute a major global public health concern worldwide.

Project ongoing See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodevlopment
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
Québec
Start Date
2020

Direct microglial reprogramming to study Parkinson’s Disease

The human brain is a complex organ that presents many challenges for neuroscientists.

Project completed See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
Québec
Start Date
2020

Dopaminergic modulation of stroke recovery

Strokes often cause brain damage that affects normal cognitive and sensorimotor functions.

Project completed See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Injury
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
Québec
Start Date
2020

Neurodegenerative potential for microglia in a progressive MS model

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease where the immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord.

Project completed See Project & Researchers
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Azrieli Foundation - Brain Canada Early-Career Capacity Building grants
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2019