Previously Awarded Grants and Studentships

Grantees and Graduate Student Awards listed by year

2002-2003    2003-2004    2004-2005
2005-2006    2006-2007    2007-2008
2008-2009    2009-2010    2010-2011
2011-2012    2012-2013    2013-2014
2014-2015    2015-2016    2016-2017

2002-2003

Dr. Andrea Bernascone McGill University, Montreal Detection of focal cortical dysplasia in intractable partial epilepsy using advanced MRI techniques

Dr. Jessica Brian Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto A study of inhibitory impairments in autism

Dr. Francis Choy University of Victoria A conditional knockout model for therapeutic studies of Gaucher Disease

Dr. Christopher Shaw University of British Columbia Neuroprotective effects of estrogen and apolipoprotein in a murine model of neurodegenerative disease

Mr. Brett Abrahams University of British Columbia Dr. Elizabeth Simpson Novel mice transgenic for human nuclear receptor 2E1

Ms. Fanny Bonin University of Ottawa Dr. Steffany Bennett Molecular mechanisms of LIS1 signalling

Ms. Tessa Campbell University of Victoria Dr. Francis Choy In-vivo trafficking of Glucocerbrosidase-GFP chimerae

Ms. Dalia Gotlieb-Tanaka University of British Columbia Dr. Jeff Small Creativity and Dementia

Ms. Kimberly McIvor Dalhousie University Dr. Patricia Cleave Assessing categorical perception of stop consonants in children using Event-Related Brain Potentials

Ms. Karin Steiner-Bell Queen’s University Dr. Nancy Hutchinson Theory of mind in lived experiences of friendship: instrumental case studies from a social network perspective

Mr. Kyle Whitfield University of Waterloo Dr. Susan Wismer Enhancing organizational capacity for participatory health planning with rural individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners

2003-2004

Dr. Patrick Cossette University of Montreal Searching for genes predisposing to idiopathic generalized epilepsies

Dr. Richard Dyck University of Calgary The role of zinc in the etiopathology of Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Nicolaas Verhoeff Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto Beta Amyloid PET imaging in vivo for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

Mr. Alan Castel University of Toronto Dr. Fergus Craik An investigation of the effects of aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) on memory mechanisms and utilization of memory strategies

Ms. Teena Chase Dalhousie University Dr. Michael Wilkinson Effects of psychostimulants in the developing rodent brain: implications for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Mr. Patrick Malifant Queen’s University Dr. Jeanette Holden Identification and characterization of small chromosome duplications and deletions associated with autism

Mr. Thomas Rhee York University Dr. James Bebko Examining underlying cognitive factors in memory strategy use in children with autism and developmental disabilities

2004-2005

Dr. Isabel Aubert Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Ontario The impact of amyloid-beta and hyperphosphorylated tau on cholinergic neurons and cognitive function

Dr. Margaret Fahnestock McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario Neurotrophic factor deficits in Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. D. William Molloy St. Peter’s Hospital Hamilton, Ontario A database of 2,000 Alzheimer’s patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders

Dr. Jane Rylett Robarts Research Institute London, Ontario Interplay between insulin and amyloid peptides on neuron function

Dr. Albert Wong Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Toronto, Ontario Immunological mechanisms affecting cortical neurodevelopment

Mr. Diego Garzon McMaster Health Science Centre Dr. Margaret Fahnestock Establishing the link: Alzheimer’s disease factors and its effects on transcription of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in humans

Ms. Lana Depatie McGill University Dr. Gillian O’Driscoll Executive function deficits in subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: developmental delay or developmental arrest?

Ms. Christine Valiquette Université de Montréal Dr. Ann Sutton Analyse de la pratique et des besions des acteurs pour l’utilisation d’aides a la communication en déficience intellectuelle

Mr. Brennan Eadie University of British Columbia Dr. Brian Christie Attenuating intellectual impairment in Fragile-X Syndrome by enhancing neuroplascticity

Ms. Joyce Clouston Carson Wilfred Laurier University Dr. Eli Teram A qualitative study assessing the needs of developmentally disabled Aboriginal children and their families

Dr. Lionel Carmant Sainte-Justine Hospital Montreal, Quebec Consequences of prolonged febrile seizures in the developing brain.

Dr. Brian Christie University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Fragile-X Syndrome: Effects of Fmr1 deletion on hippocampal structure and function.

Dr. Howard Mount University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Functional, bioenergetic and mitochondrial measures of cholinesterase action in mouse models of dementia

Dr. Michael Strong Robarts Research Institute London, Ontario The role of microglia in the generation of microtubule associated protein tau hyperphosphorylation in frontotemporal lobar dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Ms. Pearl Behl Sunnybrook and Women’s College Dr. Sandra Black Examination of the Longitudinal Effects of Cholinergic Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease

Mr. Jason Belkas The Hospital for Sick Children Dr. Jose Luis Perez-Velazquez Are executive dysfunctions in autism reflected in altered coordination dynamics of brain activity?

Ms. Daniella Fenili University of Toronto Dr. Joanne McLaurin Characterization of Inositol Transporters as a Method for Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System

Ms. Amy Deroches University of Western Ontario Dr. Marc Joanisse Understanding the Causes of Dyslexia: An Investigation of the Time Course of Phonological Processing.

Ms. Nancy Salmon Dalhousie University Dr. Dr. Brenda Beagan A place to belong: Enablers and constraints to friendship in adolescents with disabilities.

Ms. Christine Valiquette Université de Montréal Dr. Ann Sutton Analyse de la pratique et des besions des acteurs pour l’utilisation d’aides a la communication en déficience intellectuelle

Dr. Benedict Albensi St. Boniface Research Centre/University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba The role of sAAP and NF-kB in Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Guy Doucet Universitie of Montreal Montreal, Quebec Serotonergic axon guidance in developing forebrain and midbrain: roles of ephrin-As and EphA receptors

Dr. Marc Joanisse University of Western Ontario London, Ontario How does remediation change the brain? Multimodal imaging of children with dyslexia

Dr. David Vocadlo Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia O-Glycosylation protects tau protein from hpyerphosporylation in Alzheimer’s and related frontotemporal diseases

Mr. David Gerritsma McMaster University Dr. Alfredo Capretta Novel Compounds and Screening Technologies for Rapid Evaluation of GSK-3 Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease.

Ms. Grace Lee University of British Columbia Dr. Christopher Shaw Neurobiological Basis of Cycad Tocisicy in a Mouse Model of ALS-PDC

Ms. Erin Robertson University of Western Ontario Dr. Marc Joanisse Speech Perception Deficits in Children with Dyslexia and Specific Language Impariment: Event-Related potentials and the Mismatch Negativity Paradigm.

Ms. Roxana Vernescu Memorial Univeristy of Newfoundland Dr. Mary Courage Attention Process Training in Young Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Ms. Karen VandeKamp University of British Columbia Dr. Shelley Hymel Secondary Special Education Student’s Perceptions of School Safety and Social Responsibility.

Ms. Alison Burgess – (Award Declined) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre – University of Toronto Dr. Isabelle Aubert Novel Regulation of Cholinergic Function by Polysialic Acid.

Dr. Alasdair Barr Dr. William Honer University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Relevance of complexin proteins to cognitive function in aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Karl Fernandes Université de Montreal Montreal, Quebec Regulation of the subventrical zone stem cell niche in transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Marie Kmita Dr. Martin Houle IRCM Montreal, Quebec Validation of Hoxb4 and Hoxd4 as candidate genes for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Dr. Margaret McKinnon Dr. Glenda MacQueen St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Autobiographical memory for emotionally valenced events in bipolar disorder

Ms. Danielle Dyke University of Calgary Dr. Vicki Schwean Specificity in Executive Functions in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ms. Jodie Gawryluk Dalhousie University Dr. Ryan D’Arcy A multimodal approach to surgical planning in temporal lobe epilepsy

Mr. Daminda Hewapathirane University of British Columbia Dr. Kurt Haas Investigating the effects of neonatal seizures on brain development using a novel experimental model system -implications for cognitive, learning and memory dysfunction in epilepsy.

Mr. Kieran Ritchie The University of Western Ontario Dr. Nathalie Bérubé Mitotic regulation by the chromatin remodeling protein, ATRX

Ms. Charlene Supnet University of Prince Edward Island Dr. Michael Mayne The role of increased ryanodine receptors in Alzheimer’s disease

2008-2009

Grantees

Dr. Janis Oram Cardy University of Western Ontario London, ON Brain markers of auditory integration in autism spectrum and language disorders

Dr. Graziella Di Cristo CHU Ste-Justine Hospital Montreal, QC Regulation of inhibitory circuit development in transgenic mouse model of Rett Syndrome

Dr. Evelyn Lambe University of Toronto Toronto, ON Mechanisms of aberrant attention circuitry in a  mouse model of Fragile X mental retardation

Dr. Linda Mah Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Toronto, ON Neural substrates of emotional processing in mild cognitive impairment and late-life depression

Dr. Millan Patel University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of a Novel Mental Retardation Syndrome

Graduate Students Awards

Hye Won Jeon University of Toronto Dr. Gerold Schmitt-Ulms Characterization of distinct γ- secretase protein complexes involved in Alzheimer’s disease.

Kristen Klassen University of Manitoba Dr. Robert Kerr American Sign Language as a Tool Successful  for Cognitive,  Linguistic, and Motor Development.

Sathyanath Rajasekharan McGill University Dr. Timothy Kennedy A role for netrin-1 and DCC in oligodendrocyte and myelin pathogenesis, leading to behavioural dysfunction.

Grace Lee University of British Columbia Dr. Christopher Shaw Sterol glucoside neurotoxicity in mSOD mice and the role of  progranulin in neuroprotection.

Dr. Nicole Caza Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal Comparative studies of medial temporal and frontal lobe functions in individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer type and Lewy Body disorders

Dr. Kurt Haas University of British Columbia Direct in vivo imaging of the effects of early-life seizures on brain circuit structure and function

Dr. Sébastien Hébert Céntre de Recherche du CHUQ (CHUL) The role of microRNAs in tau alternative splicing and sporadic tauopathies

Dr. Romina Mizrahi Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Mapping Neuro-Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease with [18F]-Feppa-A New Ligand for the Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor (PBR)

Graduate Students Awards

Ms. Marie-Christine Halle Universite de Montreal Dr. Guylaine Le Dorze Elaboration d’un modele theorique de l’experience d’aider un proche aphasique a partir du point de vue de l’aidant

Ms. Ashleigh McLean University of Ottawa Steffany Bennett Examining the role of Cx32 in demyelination following EAE disease induction, a model of Multiple Sclerosis

Mr. Neil Schwartz McGill University Dr. Edward Ruthazer Neural activity regulates dendritic structure in vivo through regulation of NFAT

Ms. Gabrielle Young The University of Western Ontario Dr. Jacqueline Specht The Impact of Assistive Technology on Self-Concept, Motivation and Academic Achievement

 

Dr. Armando Bertone Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies Montreal, QC Behavioral and physiological assessment of lateral neural interactions in autism

Dr. Danielle Andrade Dr. David Cole Dr. Miles Thompson Dr. W. McIntyre Burnham Toronto Western Hospital Toronto, ON Candidate gene analysis of genes located within regions of chromosomes linked to Mabry Syndrome in patients/families (hyperphosphatasia with neurologic deficit and seizures – OMIM # 239300)

Dr. Mojgan Rastegar University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB High Resolution Study of MeCP2 Isoforms in Neurons for Therapy Applications in Rett Syndrome

Dr. Mark Woodbury-Smith Dr. Peter Szatmari St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, ON Using Phenotypic Information to Identify Novel Pathogenic Alleles Overlapping Rare Inherited Copy Number Variants (CNVs) in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Dr. Richard Bazinet University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Protective effects of docosahexaenoic acid in a mouse model of neuroinflammation

Dr. Robert Cumming University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Evaluation of the neuroprotective effects of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-1 in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model

Dr. Elsa Rossignol Hôpital Ste. Justine Montreal, Quebec Genetics of Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms

Dr. Christine Till York University Toronto, Ontario Structural and functional neuroimaging correlates of cognitive impairment in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis

Dr. Roberto Araya Universite de Montreal Montreal, QC Role of dendritic spines in the processing, storage and integration of excitatory inputs on a murine model of Fragile-X mental retardation syndrome

Dr. Sarah Lippé Dr. Anthony McIntosh CHU Ste-Justine Hospital Montreal, QC Learning mechanisms in Fragile X syndrome patients

Dr. Hong-Shuo Sun University of Toronto Toronto, ON Role of ion channels in neonatal hypoxic sichemic injury and cerebral palsy and its potential therapeutic application

Dr. Mark Woodbury-Smith Dr. Peter Szatmari Dr. Andrew Paterson St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, ON Identifying Causes of Autism Spectrum disorder through Next-Generation Sequencing in combination with Genetic Linkage

2013-2014

Dr. Brian Chen Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC The role of DSCAM in neural development

Dr. Carl Ernst Douglas Hospital Montreal, QC Chromatin modifiers in neurodevelopmental disorders

Dr. Karun Singh McMaster University Hamilton, ON Investigating Wnt/GSK3 signaling in Autism spectrum disorders and novel therapeutic interventions

Dr. Marie-Eve Tremblay CHU de Quebec Montreal, QC The roles of microglia-synapse interactions in Alzheimer’s disease

2014-2015

Dr. Karen Milligan Ryerson University Toronto, ON Co-applicants: Dr. Marjory Phillips Dr. Sidney Segalowitz Dr. Louis Schmidt Using mindfulness to address cognitive processing and emotion regulation challenges in youth with learning disabilities

Dr. Hideto Takahashi Institut du recherche cliniques de Montreal Montreal, QC Functional Characterization of autism associated genetic mutations in the Cadm1-Mupp1 synaptic adhesion complex

Dr. Ryan van Lieshout McMaster University Hamilton, ON Co-applicants: Dr. Stephanie Atkinson Dr. Michael Boyle Dr. Alison Niccols Dr. Louis Schmidt Early Cognitive Development in the Offspring of Women Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of a Nutrition + Exercise Intervention for Healthy Gestational Weight Gain

Dr. Alana Watt McGill University Montreal, QC Alterations in GABA mediated early cerebellar activity in the Autistic brain

2015-2016

Dr. Mark Brandon McGill University/Douglas Research Centre Montreal, Quebec Is the entorhinal navigational circuit disrupted in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease?

Dr. Viviane Labrie Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, Ontario DNA-epigenetics interactions in the mechanism underlying Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Pannexin 1: role in neurodevelopmental disorders?

Dr. John Vessey University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario Investigating the Role of RNA Localization and Splicing in the Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder

2016-2017

Dr. Pushpal Desarkar Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, Ontario Assessing and stabilizing neuroplasticity in Autism Spectrum Disorder using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Dr. Julie Lefebvre Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario The roles of autism-associated clustered Protocadherins genes in inhibitory circuitry development and dysfunction

Dr. Lisa Münter McGill University Montreal, Quebec Cellular effects of RHBDL4-generated APP fragments

Dr. Jing Wang Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Ottawa, Ontario Targeting the aPKC-CBP pathway in Alzheimer’s disease