ResearchFunded research2025 Research competition 2025 Research competition Parkinson Canada announces over $2 million awarded in 2025 research competition funding. Parkinson Canada would like to congratulate the applicants who have been successful in funding in our latest research competition and acknowledge the hard work and dedication to Parkinson’s research for all of our applicants. We look forward to continuing to engage with the exceptional Canadian research community and are excited to see the new applications in the upcoming 2026 competition. On this page: Pilot Project Grants Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Graduate Student Awards New Investigator Awards Clinical Movement Disorders Fellowship Pilot Project Grants Dr. Janelle Drouin-Ouellet Université de Montréal Project Title: Investigating microglial aging in the context of Parkinson’s Disease $75,000 Dr. Anthony Incognito Memorial University Project Title: Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for managing orthostatic hypotension in people with Parkinson’s disease $75,000 Dr. Sathya Karunananthan University of Ottawa Project Title: Enhancing community-centred care and equity for people living with Parkinson’s Disease through eConsult $74,000 Dr. Philip Millar University of Guelph Project Title: Understanding the difference between Parkinson’s related fatigue and performance fatigue $74,549 Dr. Austen Milnerwood McGill University Project Title: Functional consequences of immune signalling on neurons and PD risk variants $75,000 Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Dr. Amandine Even Université de Montréal Project Title: Involvement of the immune system in the vulnerability of neurons in Parkinson’s disease $90,000 Dr. Ryan Langridge University of Manitoba Project Title: Multiple Systems Atrophy: Testing the association between brain glucose metabolism, dopamine transporter availability, and patient outcomes $90,000 Funded in partnership with Research Manitoba Dr. Miguel Angel Perez Castro University of Toronto Project Title: Creating a model with targeted genetic manipulation of dopaminergic neurons to uncover potential treatment targets through in vivo CRISPR screenings $90,000 Funded in partnership with the Parkinson Society of British Columbia Dr. Sarra Touj McGill University Project Title: Testing p75 neurotrophin receptor modulator LM11A-31 in the treatment of synucleinopathies $90,000 Dr. Anke Van Roy McGill University Project Title: The effect of different types of exercise on sleep quality and architecture in Parkinson Disease: A single-blinded randomized clinical trial $90,000 Graduate Student Awards Regina Annirood University of Toronto Project Title: Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS): Exploring the effects of 5Hz vs 10Hz TUS on different brain regions in Parkinsonian patients $40,000 Funding generously provided by the Leacross foundation Houman Azizi McGill University Project Title: Associations between genetics of Parkinson’s Disease, brain structure, and behavioral and cellular phenotypes $40,000 Funded in partnership with the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé Olivia Crozier Western University Project Title: Enhancing self-management and health program service delivery for persons living with Parkinson’s Disease and care partners $40,000 Funding generously provided by the Leacross foundation, and in partnership with the Parkinson Society of Southwest Ontario, and Mitacs Raphaëlle Denis Université de Montréal Project Title: Development of axonal arborisation and dopamine neuron connectivity $40,000 Ghislaine Deyab McGill University Project Title: Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis influences human microglia transcriptional identity and contributes to inflammatory responses in microglia containing midbrain organoids $40,000 Soraya Paquereau-Gaboreau Université de Montréal Project Title: Development of the use of Raman optophysiology for the study of neurotransmission in Parkinson’s disease $40,000 Angie Milena Bustos Rangel Laval University Project Title: Therapeutic strategy for Parkinson’s disease: Gene therapy via intravenous AAV vectors encoding FAB antibodies targeting alpha-synuclein $40,000 Funding generously provided by the Leacross foundation Shan Sohail University of Toronto Project Title: Reverse engineering the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease $40,000 Alex Tchung Université de Montréal Project Title: Optimization of mitochondrial efficiency to rescue dopamine neurons in Parkinson’s disease $40,000 Funded in partnership with the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé New Investigator Awards Dr. Camila Aquino University of Calgary Project Title: Understanding patient preferences and personalizing device-aided therapies for Parkinson’s Disease $123,650 Dr. Pooja Gandhi University of Alberta Project Title: EFFORT-PD: Exploring the efficacy of the effortful swallow maneuver for improving swallowing in people with Parkinson Disease $134,110.39 Funded in partnership with the Parkinson Society of British Columbia Dr. Jay Penney University of Prince Edward Island Project Title: Human neuron and microglia models to understand RAB32 mutations in Parkinson’s disease $135,000 Prof. Shady Rahayel Université de Montréal Project Title: Glymphatic dysfunction as an early biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease and related dementias $135,000 Clinical Movement Disorders Fellowship Dr. Stanley Li University of Toronto $75,000 Dr. Parichehr Moghaddam University of British Columbia $75,000 Funded in partnership with the Parkinson Society of British Columbia Dr. Matthieu Robitaille Lausanne University Hospital $75,000