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Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI)

MIRI grants support the direct operating costs of research and are awarded to teams of investigators undertaking innovative and excellent research with high potential for impact.

Launched in 2012, the program was the first of the Canada Brain Research Fund’s research programs.

44

grants awarded

$80,088,980

invested

  • 2015 Recipients

    Daniel Blumberger

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Marie-Hélène Milot

    Université de Sherbrooke

    Sébastien Jacquemont

    Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre

    Graham Collingridge

    Mount Sinai

    Eric Smith

    University of Calgary

    Ruth Slack

    University of Ottawa

    Douglas Munoz

    Queen’s University

    Art Petronis

    University of Toronto/CAMH

  • 2014 Recipients

    Jean Addington

    Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary

    Brian Kwon,

    University of British Columbia

    Zafiris Daskalakis

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Jeffrey Mogil

    McGill University

    Kari Hoffman

    York University

    Doris Doudet

    Univeristy of British Columbia

    Rod Bremner

    LTRI Sinai Health System, University of Toronto

    Ann Marie Craig

    University of British Columbia

    Jim Christenson

    University of British Columbia

    Jaideep Bains

    University of Calgary

  • 2012 Recipients

    Terry Snutch

    University of British Columbia

    Roman Melnyk

    The Hospital For Sick Children

    Salah El Mestikawy

    Douglas Mental Health University Institute

    James Drake

    Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

    Neil Cashman

    University of British Columbia