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
Grantees
Dr. Andrea Bernascone
McGill University, Montreal
Detection of focal cortical dysplasia in intractable partial epilepsy using advanced MRI techniques
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Dr. Jessica Brian
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
A study of inhibitory impairments in autism
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Dr. Francis Choy
University of Victoria
A conditional knockout model for therapeutic studies of Gaucher Disease
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Dr. Christopher Shaw
University of British Columbia
Neuroprotective effects of estrogen and apolipoprotein in a murine model of neurodegenerative disease
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Graduate Student Awards
Mr. Brett Abrahams
University of British Columbia
Dr. Elizabeth Simpson
Novel mice transgenic for human nuclear receptor 2E1
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Ms. Fanny Bonin
University of Ottawa
Dr. Steffany Bennett
Molecular mechanisms of LIS1 signalling
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Ms. Tessa Campbell
University of Victoria
Dr. Francis Choy
In-vivo trafficking of Glucocerbrosidase-GFP chimerae
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Ms. Dalia Gotlieb-Tanaka
University of British Columbia
Dr. Jeff Small
Creativity and Dementia
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Ms. Kimberly McIvor
Dalhousie University
Dr. Patricia Cleave
Assessing categorical perception of stop consonants in children using Event-Related Brain Potentials
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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
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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
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2003-2004
Grantees
Dr. Patrick Cossette
University of Montreal
Searching for genes predisposing to idiopathic generalized epilepsies
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Dr. Richard Dyck
University of Calgary
The role of zinc in the etiopathology of Alzheimer’s disease
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Dr. Nicolaas Verhoeff
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto
Beta Amyloid PET imaging in vivo for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
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Graduate Student Awards
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
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Ms. Teena Chase
Dalhousie University
Dr. Michael Wilkinson
Effects of psychostimulants in the developing rodent brain: implications for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Mr. Patrick Malifant
Queen’s University
Dr. Jeanette Holden
Identification and characterization of small chromosome duplications and deletions associated with autism
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Mr. Thomas Rhee
York University
Dr. James Bebko
Examining underlying cognitive factors in memory strategy use in children with autism and developmental disabilities
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2004-2005
Grantees
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
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Dr. Margaret Fahnestock
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Neurotrophic factor deficits in Alzheimer’s disease
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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
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Dr. Jane Rylett
Robarts Research Institute
London, Ontario
Interplay between insulin and amyloid peptides on neuron function
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Dr. Albert Wong
Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
Toronto, Ontario
Immunological mechanisms affecting cortical neurodevelopment
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Graduate Student Awards
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
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Ms. Lana Depatie
McGill University
Dr. Gillian O’Driscoll
Executive function deficits in subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: developmental delay or developmental arrest?
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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
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Mr. Brennan Eadie
University of British Columbia
Dr. Brian Christie
Attenuating intellectual impairment in Fragile-X Syndrome by enhancing neuroplascticity
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Ms. Joyce Clouston Carson
Wilfred Laurier University
Dr. Eli Teram
A qualitative study assessing the needs of developmentally disabled Aboriginal children and their families
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2005-2006
Grantees
Dr. Lionel Carmant
Sainte-Justine Hospital
Montreal, Quebec
Consequences of prolonged febrile seizures in the developing brain.
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Dr. Brian Christie
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Fragile-X Syndrome: Effects of Fmr1 deletion on hippocampal structure and function.
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Dr. Howard Mount
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Functional, bioenergetic and mitochondrial measures of cholinesterase action in mouse models of dementia
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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)
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Graduate Student Awards
Ms. Pearl Behl
Sunnybrook and Women’s College
Dr. Sandra Black
Examination of the Longitudinal Effects of Cholinergic Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease
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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?
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Ms. Daniella Fenili
University of Toronto
Dr. Joanne McLaurin
Characterization of Inositol Transporters as a Method for Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System
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Ms. Amy Deroches
University of Western Ontario
Dr. Marc Joanisse
Understanding the Causes of Dyslexia: An Investigation of the Time Course of Phonological Processing.
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Ms. Nancy Salmon
Dalhousie University
Dr. Dr. Brenda Beagan
A place to belong: Enablers and constraints to friendship in adolescents with disabilities.
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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
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2006-2007
Grantees
Dr. Benedict Albensi
St. Boniface Research Centre/University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The role of sAAP and NF-kB in Alzheimer’s disease
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Dr. Guy Doucet
Universitie of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
Serotonergic axon guidance in developing forebrain and midbrain: roles of ephrin-As and EphA receptors
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Dr. Marc Joanisse
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
How does remediation change the brain? Multimodal imaging of children with dyslexia
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Dr. David Vocadlo
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
O-Glycosylation protects tau protein from hpyerphosporylation in Alzheimer’s and related frontotemporal diseases
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Graduate Student Awards
Mr. David Gerritsma
McMaster University
Dr. Alfredo Capretta
Novel Compounds and Screening Technologies for Rapid Evaluation of GSK-3 Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Ms. Grace Lee
University of British Columbia
Dr. Christopher Shaw
Neurobiological Basis of Cycad Tocisicy in a Mouse Model of ALS-PDC
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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.
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Ms. Roxana Vernescu
Memorial Univeristy of Newfoundland
Dr. Mary Courage
Attention Process Training in Young Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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Ms. Karen VandeKamp
University of British Columbia
Dr. Shelley Hymel
Secondary Special Education Student’s Perceptions of School Safety and Social Responsibility.
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Ms. Alison Burgess – (Award Declined)
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre – University of Toronto
Dr. Isabelle Aubert
Novel Regulation of Cholinergic Function by Polysialic Acid.
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2007-2008
Grantees
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.
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Dr. Karl Fernandes
Université de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
Regulation of the subventrical zone stem cell niche in transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Dr. Marie Kmita
Dr. Martin Houle
IRCM
Montreal, Quebec
Validation of Hoxb4 and Hoxd4 as candidate genes for Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Dr. Margaret McKinnon
Dr. Glenda MacQueen
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Autobiographical memory for emotionally valenced events in bipolar disorder
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Graduate Student Awards
Ms. Danielle Dyke
University of Calgary
Dr. Vicki Schwean
Specificity in Executive Functions in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Ms. Jodie Gawryluk
Dalhousie University
Dr. Ryan D’Arcy
A multimodal approach to surgical planning in temporal lobe epilepsy
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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.
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Mr. Kieran Ritchie
The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Nathalie Bérubé
Mitotic regulation by the chromatin remodeling protein, ATRX
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Ms. Charlene Supnet
University of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Michael Mayne
The role of increased ryanodine receptors in Alzheimer’s disease
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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. |
2009-2010
Grantees
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 |
2010-2011
Grantees
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 |
2011-2012
Grantees
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 |
2012-2013
Grantees
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
Grantees
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
Grantees
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
Grantees
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
Grantees
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 |