/neuro/taxonomy/term/477/all en /neuro/channels/news/6m-grant-new-open-science-patient-registry-346882 <h4><b>Goal is to accelerate research and let patients know how their data is helping find treatments</b></h4> <p>A $6M grant from Brain Canada will fund the creation of a new Open Science patient registry, to share data with researchers around the world and let patients see how their data is used to develop new treatments for neurological disorders.</p> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:28:54 +0000 naiwrita.sen@mcgill.ca 5722 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/major-2m-investment-next-generation-canadian-neuroscientists Brain Canada awards 20 grants to up-and-coming researchers to fund game-changing ideas and push innovation forward Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:38:25 +0000 CBRF News 5115 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/more-18m-support-open-eeg-data-330206 <p><b>Brain Canada grant will aid research into </b><b>neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important tool in understanding the mechanism of brain disorders. Research in the field has gotten a major boost thanks to a $1.85M grant from Brain Canada to support EEGNet, an open repository for EEG data that helps scientists investigate neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders.</p> Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:43:42 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4944 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/major-funding-announced-brain-imaging-neuro-329227 <p><strong>$4.67M from Brain Canada will help probe the brain’s mysteries and create international research links</strong></p> <p>Research at The Neuro’s McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº will receive a major boost thanks to a $4.67M grant from Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grant (PSG) program.</p> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:22:13 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4913 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/multiple-als-projects-neuro-awarded-funding-328575 <p><b>Program brings together multidisciplinary teams with expertise in various areas of neurodegenerative disease</b></p> <p> </p> <p>Researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) make up a large part of eight projects funded by ALS Canada and the Brain Canada Foundation as part of their 2020 Discovery Grant Program, which brings together multidisciplinary research teams with expertise in various areas of ALS and neurodegenerative diseases to investigate critical areas of disease processes and clinical care.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:24:42 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4890 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/four-early-career-researchers-receive-leadership-grants-326122 <p><strong>Brain Canada program supports paradigm-shifting neuroscience that improves the lives of Canadians</strong></p> <p>Four researchers at The Neuro — Boris Bernhardt, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, and Jo Anne Stratton — have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.</p> <p>Brain Canada’s <i>Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research</i> <i>Program</i>, anchored by a $5M gift from the Azrieli Foundation, enables<i> </i>paradigm-changing research of the brain to improve the lives of all Canadians.</p> Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:36:34 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4784 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-researchers-receive-grants-canada-brain-research-fund-267900 <p>Brain diseases and disorders are the leading cause of disability, directly affecting one in three Canadians as well as millions of family members, friends, colleagues and caregivers. The Government of Canada recognizes the significant impact on the health of Canadians, and supports Canadian research on the brain and related diseases and disorders</p> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:20:21 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2600 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/major-als-research-funding-announced-264310 <p><strong>MNI scientists will study stem cells, genetic mutations to develop new treatments</strong></p> <p>Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº who are playing key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS will share in $3.9 million in research funding, part of $4.5 million announced on Nov. 23 by the ALS Society of Canada in partnership with Brain Canada.</p> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:50:02 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2340 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/mni-scientist-receives-15m-grant-parkinsonsals-research-265527 <p><strong>CQDM and Brain Canada join forces again in the funding of two new research projects to address unmet needs in brain research</strong></p> <p>CQDM and Brain Canada are proud to announce the funding of two new multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research projects under the second edition of their Focus on Brain strategic initiative. The partners will award a total of $3M to two research teams to develop cutting-edge tools, technologies and platforms designed to accelerate the discovery of new drugs for brain and nervous system disorders.</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:09:22 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2460 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-joins-neuroscience-data-sharing-partnership-285125 <p><strong>Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform will make disseminating and publishing data easier</strong></p> <p>Modern neuroscience research can produce massive amounts of data, which researchers can use to find patterns revealing anything from the first physiological signs of Alzheimer’s disease to a new drug target that could stop neurodegeneration. However, this data must be stored, processed, and distributed effectively.</p> Thu, 15 Feb 2018 21:05:38 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2919 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-researchers-receive-early-career-grants-295347 <p><strong>Adrien Peyrache and Stuart Trenholm will study epilepsy and vision</strong></p> <p>Two researchers from The Neuro are among just ten nationwide to receive Early-Career Capacity Building Grants this year from the Azrieli Foundation in partnership with the Brain Canada Foundation.<strong> </strong>Researchers Adrien Peyrache and Stuart Trenholm will study epilepsy and vision, respectively. The grants support early-career investigators who are conducting transformative research to advance understanding of the brain, in illness or health.</p> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:45:16 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3419 at /neuro