BlogParkinson Canada announces over $1.8 million in research competition funding Parkinson Canada announces over $1.8 million in research competition funding Posted Date : May 18, 2023 Parkinson Canada would like to congratulate applicants who have been awarded funding in 2023 and also acknowledge the hard work and dedication to Parkinson’s research of the many applicants whose applications were highly ranked but did not receive funding. We look forward to continuing to engage with the exceptional Canadian research community and encourage applicants who did not receive funding this cycle to apply in the upcoming 2024 competition. [bootstrap-accordion heading-id=”pilot-project” content-id=”pilot-project-content” heading=”Pilot project grants”] Amounts awarded over one year. Dr. Edward Fon McGill University Project title: Biochemical and pathological characterization of synuclein aggregates from PD and RBD patient plasma $75,000 Dr. Étienne Hébert Chatelain Université de Moncton Project title: A new tool to study how mitochondria are involved in Parkinson’s disease $75,000 Dr. Philippe Huot McGill University Project title: A vitamin for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease $75,000 Dr. Martin Ingelsson University Health Network Project title: Strain-specific alpha-synuclein immunotherapy for Parkinson’s disease $75,000 Dr. Martin McKeown University of British Columbia Project title: An individualized, machine-learning approach for prediction of medication “Off” episodes in Parkinson’s disease $72,561.80 Dr. Luka Milosevic University Health Network Project title: Modulation of long-term synaptic plasticity using deep brain stimulation for neurocircuit restoration in Parkinson’s disease $71,920 Dr. Oury Monchi University of Montreal Project title: Characterization of the comprehensive sensory profile of patients with Parkinson’s disease with and without chronic pain. $75,000 Dr. Abid Oueslati Laval University Project title: Investigation of the synergistic role of TMEM106B and alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis $75,000 Dr. Shady Rahayel University of Montreal Project title: Investigating white matter alterations to understand atrophy in prodromal Parkinson’s disease $74,220 Dr. Ali Salahpour University of Toronto Project title: Cannabinoid compounds to augment L-DOPA treatment and prevent L-DOPA induced dyskinesia $75,000 Dr. Louis-Eric Trudeau University of Montreal Project title: Identifying small molecules acting on mitochondrial efficiency for neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease. $75,000 Dr. Patrick Whelan University of Calgary Project title: Restoration of locomotor function following stimulation of the A13 region in Parkinson’s rat models. $74,621 [/bootstrap-accordion] [bootstrap-accordion heading-id=”basic-research” content-id=”basic-research-content” heading=”Basic research fellowships”] Amounts awarded over two years. Dr. Robin Nguyen Columbia University Project title: Hippocampal neuronal circuit dysfunction underlying social cognition impairments in a model of Parkinson’s Disease $100,000 Dr. Brendan Santyr University of Toronto Project title: Stimulation-task-based fMRI, a practical clinical modality for personalizing therapy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with DBS. $80,000 Dr. Chiara Tocco University of Montreal Project title: Sex differences in the innate immune response associated with Parkinson’s disease with DBS. $80,000 [/bootstrap-accordion] [bootstrap-accordion heading-id=”clinical-movement” content-id=”clinical-movement-content” heading=”Clinical movement disorder fellowships”] Amounts awarded over one year. Dr. Suzie Adam University of British Columbia $75,000 Dr. Robin Bessemer University of British Columbia $75,000 Dr. Konstantin Senkevich McGill University $75,000 [/bootstrap-accordion] [bootstrap-accordion heading-id=”clinical-research” content-id=”clinical-research-content” heading=”Clinical research fellowships”] Amount awarded over two years. Dr. Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad University of Toronto Project title: Global composite marker for disease progression in prodromal stage of Parkinson’s disease $150,000 Dr. Nikolai Gil Reyes University of Toronto Project title: Genotype-phenotype correlations and diagnostic biomarkers of chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome-associated Parkinson’s disease $150,000 [/bootstrap-accordion] [bootstrap-accordion heading-id=”graduate-student” content-id=”graduate-student-content” heading=”Graduate student awards”] Amounts awarded over two years. Ms. Claudie Beaulieu University of Montreal Project title: Exploring neurotransmitter phenotype plasticity in Parkinson’s Disease $20,000 Mr. Cyril Bolduc McGill University Project title: Unveiling the role of synaptic transmission and glycolysis on cell vulnerability $20,000 Mr. William Gauthier-Naud University of Montreal Project title: Maturation of microRNAs targeting alpha-synuclein $20,000 Mr. Nathan Karpilovsky McGill University Project title: Genetic modulators of alpha-synuclein propagation in Parkinson’s disease: a genome-wide CRISPR approach $20,000 Dr. Beatriz Elena Lucumi Villegas Laval University Project title: Modelling Parkinson’s disease using human mini-brains $20,000 Ms. Imola Mihalecz University of Montreal Project title: Characterization of sensorial profiles in Parkinson’s Disease $20,000 Mr. Srdjan Sumarac University Health Network Project title:Cortical connectivity-driven closed-loop deep brain stimulation $20,000 Ms. Sophie Sun McGill University Project title: Cognitive phenotyping of Parkinson’s Disease: parsing cognitive heterogeneity using brain-behaviour relationships $20,000 Ms. Kira Tosefsky University of British Columbia Project title: Mediterranean-ketogenic dietary interventions in Parkinson’s disease $20,000 [/bootstrap-accordion] These funding decisions are for informational purposes only. 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