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Rising Stars Trainee Awards

As a convenor and catalyst, it is critical for Brain Canada to invest in capacity-building through salary support and opportunities for training, networking and mentorship.

The awards funded through this program have been made possible thanks to the generous support of like-minded organizations and donors.


63

grants awarded

$463,808

invested

Meet the latest cohort

  • 2024 Recipients

    Alison Wilson

    University of Calgary

    Amrita Verma

    University of British Columbia

    Armaan Malhotra

    University of Toronto

    Beatrice Acheson

    University of Toronto

    Donna Gift Cabalo

    McGill University

    Elahe Memari

    Concordia University

    Elizabeth Gregory

    University of British Columbia

    Esther Choi

    University of Western Ontario

    Hayley Thorpe

    University of Western Ontario

    Isabel Rea

    University of Calgary

    Jacopo Cristini

    McGill University

    Jacquie Baker

    University of Calgary

    Jaskaran Singh

    Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

    Jennifer Cooper

    University of British Columbia

    Jenny Zhang

    University of Ottawa

    Jordan Lee

    University of Calgary

    Josephine Esposto

    Trent University

    Julia Gallucci

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Kendra Loedige

    University of Western Ontario

    Marina Rincon Sartori

    University of Calgary

    Matthew Kolisnyk

    University of Western Ontario

    Michelle Wong

    McGill University

    Olivier Dionne

    Université de Sherbrooke

    Raul Rodriguez Cruces

    McGill University

    Tuany Eichwald

    Queens University

    Vincent Bazinet

    McGill University

    Zaki Alasmar

    McGill University

    Zaleena Akheralie

    University of Toronto

  • 2023 Recipients

    Noor Al Dahhan

    The Hospital for Sick Children

    Nooshin Bahador

    University Health Network

    Annika Benson

    Dalhousie University

    Bianca Bondi

    York University

    Laurence Dion-Albert

    Université Laval (CERVO Brain Research Center)

    Michael Fiorini

    McGill University

    Elizabeth Gregory

    University of British Columbia

    Catherine Hume

    University of Calgary

    Jesse Lacasse

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Emilie Legault

    Université de Montréal

    Jimmy Li

    Université de Montréal

    Christopher Morrone

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Ana Novacic

    Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

    Yi Ren

    University of Calgary

    Aedan Rourke

    McMaster University

    Anne-Sophie Sack

    University of British Columbia

    Ahmad Samara

    University of British Columbia

    Jaskaran Singh

    Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

    Karina Thiessen

    University of British Columbia

    Haley Vecchiarelli

    University of Victoria

    Xin Wang

    University Health Network

  • 2022 Recipients

    Samantha Baglot

    University of Calgary

    Courtney Bannerman

    Queen’s University

    Laura Best

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    Allison A. Dilliott

    McGill University

    Jude Frie

    University of Guelph

    Logan Froese

    University of Manitoba

    Leah Mercier

    University of Calgary

    Catherine Hume

    University of Calgary

    Sara de la Salle

    Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR)

    Taylor Snowden

    University of Victoria

    Marie-Kim St-Pierre

    Université Laval

    Flavia Venetucci Gouveia

    The Hospital for Sick Children