Parkinson Canada would like to congratulate applicants who have been awarded funding in 2024 and 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 2025 competition.
Pilot Project Grants
Amounts awarded over one year.
Prof. Frederic Bretzner
Université Laval
Project Title: Functional contribution of Mesencephalic Locomotor Region nuclei in chronic Parkinson’s disease
$75,000
Dr. Veronica Bruno
University of Calgary
Project Title: Women’s health in Parkinson’s disease
$72,500
Prof. Kaylena Ehgoetz-Martens
University of Waterloo
Project Title: New Horizons for Treating Freezing of Gait: An integrative mind-body approach involving cognitive behavioural therapy to improve freezing of gait
$75,000
Dr. Chris Phenix
University of Saskatchewan
Funded in Partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
Project Title: Measuring GCase and GBA2 activities in leukocytes from blood and saliva
$74,925
Dr. George Robertson
Dalhousie University
Project Title: Nanoparticle drug delivery of IRX4204 to Protect and Repair the Neurovascular Unit in Parkinson’s disease
$75,000
Prof. Denis Soulet
Université Laval
Project Title: Investigation of neuroprotective and neurorescue properties of zuranolone in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
$75,000
Dr. Daryl Wile
University of British Columbia
The Judi Richardson Parkinson Canada Pilot Grant
Project Title: Exercise Snacks for People with Parkinson Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
$74,100
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Amounts awarded over two years.
Dr. Connor Bevington
University of British Columbia
Project Title: Effect of Exercise on Brain Energetics in PD
$90,000.00
Dr. Tiffany Carther-Krone
University of Manitoba
Project Title: Bilateral Prefrontal Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease
$90,000.00
Dr. Tiffany Kolesar
University of Manitoba
Project Title: Identifying the motor, cognitive, and neural basis of a dual-task cognitive game-based treadmill training intervention in Parkinson’s Disease
$90,000.00
Dr. Gabriel David Pinilla Monsalve
Centre de recherche de l’institut universitaire de gériatrie de MontréalProject Title: Comprehensive Analysis of Sensory Profiles and Modulation Mechanisms in People Living with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Chronic Pain
$90,000.00
Dr. Margaux Teil
McGill University
Project Title: Development and Analysis of a Marmoset Model of Parkinson’s Disease
$90,000.00
Dr. Chun Yao
Université de Montréal
Project Title: Predicting iRBD Phenoconversion to Synucleipathies with REM Sleep Advanced EEG Analysis
$90,000.00
Graduate Student Awards
Amounts awarded over two years.
Ms. Héloïse Baglione
Université Laval
Project Title: Maladie de Parkinson et communication : une nouvelle approche de traitement pour rééduquer les déficits de compréhension de prosodie affective
$40,000
Mrs. Julie Bouquety
Université de Montréal
Project Title: Investigation of the role of Parkin in the context of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and aging using induced neurons
$40,000
Ms. Violet Liu
Western University
Project Title: Cross-scale investigation of the zona incerta as a neuromodulatory target for Parkinson’s Disease
$40,000
Ms. Medhinee Malvankar
Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Project Title: Comprehensive Approach to Parkinson’s Disease: Early Biomarker Development and Therapeutic Impact Investigation
$40,000
Ms. Tara Shomali
McGill University
Project Title: Development of chemical probes targeting PINK1 to study Parkinson’s Disease
$40,000
Ms. Emma Somerville
McGill University
Project Title: The effect of genetics and biomarkers on the risk and progression of REM-sleep behaviour disorder (RBD)
$40,000
Mr. Alaa Taha
Western University
Project Title: Mapping the subcortical connectome in Parkinson’s disease patients undergoing deep brain stimulation
$40,000
New Investigator Awards
Amounts awarded over three years.
Dr. Aurelie de Rus Jacquet
Université Laval
Project Title: Alpha-synuclein at the brain vasculature: a new disease mechanism and drug target
$135,000
Dr. Stefan Lang
University of British Columbia
Project Title: Network signatures of Non-Motor Symptom Outcomes following Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease
$132,000
Clinician-Scientist Research Fellowship
Amounts awarded over two years.
Dr. Arjun Balachandar
University of Toronto
Project Title: Adaptive neuromodulation using electrocorticography and deep brain stimulation to treat freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease
$150,000
Clinical Movement Disorders Fellowships
Amounts awarded over one year.
Dr. Falen Fernandes
University of Calgary
$75,000
Dr. Yasmin Mahjoub
University of Toronto
$75,000