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Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program

Canada’s emerging brain researchers are starting their careers just as technology is giving them the tools to explore the deepest secrets of the brain. Their work could unlock cures for anything from depression to Alzheimer’s disease to brain injury.

Anchored by a lead gift from the Azrieli Foundation, the program was first launched in 2019.


131

grants awarded

$13M

invested

Meet the latest cohort

Dr. Éric Samarut

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

CRCHUM (Université de Montréal’s affiliated Hospital Research Centre)

Dr. Gayatri Saraf

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

The Ottawa Hospital / University of Ottawa

Dr. Hong Han

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

McMaster University

Dr. Ina Anreiter

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

University of Toronto

Dr. Jerome Fortin

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), McGill University

Dr. Julie Ottoy

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

Sunnybrook Research Institute / University of Toronto

Dr. Louis Gagnon

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

CERVO Brain Research Centre / Université Laval

Dr. Michael Tymko

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

University of Guelph

Dr. Paul Masset

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

McGill University

Dr. Paul Sabatini

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

RI-MUHC (Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre)

Dr. Simon Thebault

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), McGill University

Dr. Xian Wang

Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

Queen’s University

Research Impact News

2024 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

The future of brain health is in the eye of the innovator.

In a changing world, the evolution of brain health demands the pursuit of high-risk,high-reward discoveries. Which is why this year’s Future Leaders will each receive $100,000, for a total investment of $2.2M in bold research.

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