Grantees and Graduate Student Awards listed by year
Grantees
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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
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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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Grantees
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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
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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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Grantees
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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
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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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Grantees
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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
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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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Grantees
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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
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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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Grantees
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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
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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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Grantees
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Dr. Janis Oram Cardy University of Western Ontario London, ON Brain markers of auditory integration in autism spectrum and language disorders |
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Dr. Graziella Di Cristo CHU Ste-Justine Hospital Montreal, QC Regulation of inhibitory circuit development in transgenic mouse model of Rett Syndrome |
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Dr. Evelyn Lambe University of Toronto Toronto, ON Mechanisms of aberrant attention circuitry in a mouse model of Fragile X mental retardation |
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Dr. Linda Mah Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Toronto, ON Neural substrates of emotional processing in mild cognitive impairment and late-life depression |
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Dr. Millan Patel University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of a Novel Mental Retardation Syndrome |
Graduate Students Awards
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Hye Won Jeon University of Toronto Dr. Gerold Schmitt-Ulms Characterization of distinct γ- secretase protein complexes involved in Alzheimer's disease. |
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Kristen Klassen University of Manitoba Dr. Robert Kerr American Sign Language as a Tool Successful for Cognitive, Linguistic, and Motor Development. |
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Sathyanath Rajasekharan McGill University Dr. Timothy Kennedy A role for netrin-1 and DCC in oligodendrocyte and myelin pathogenesis, leading to behavioural dysfunction. |
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Grace Lee University of British Columbia Dr. Christopher Shaw Sterol glucoside neurotoxicity in mSOD mice and the role of progranulin in neuroprotection. |