Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program has awarded $2.8 million to support 28 early-career brain researchers this year. The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program supports novel and transformative research that changes our understanding of nervous system function and dysfunction and their impact on health. This year is the largest cohort of researchers to ever receive funding since the launch of the program.
Congratulations to the following three UHN researchers who received funding for their work:
● Dr. Milad Lankarany, Scientist at the Krembil Research Institute, is developing advanced methods in computational neuroscience, engineering and neurotechnology to understand how neural systems process information, ultimately to help treat neurological disorders and improve our ability to understand complex neural activity to enhance data collection.
● Dr. Tijana Simic is an Affiliate Scientist at the KITE Research Institute. Her research focuses on understanding behavioural and neurological predictors of recovery in individuals with language deficits resulting from neurological issues like stroke or progressive aphasia.
● Dr. Naomi Visanji is an Affiliate Scientist at the Krembil Research Institute where she leads the in vivo research arm of the Rossy Program for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and uses biospecimens and experimental models to understand the pathobiology of proteins associated with neurodegenerative disease.
This funding program was made possible through support of the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), the Azrieli Foundation, The Erika Legacy Foundation, The Arrell Family Foundation, the Segal Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
To see the full list of grant recipients click here.