Evaluation of the role of EMMPRIN and MMP-9 in extracellular matrix degradation during ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that progressively destroys motor neurons, leading to paralysis and death, with no current cure.
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Province
Québec
Start Date
2026
Targeting Cryptic Exon Inclusion to Modify the G3BP1 Interactome in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are devastating diseases in which a protein called TDP-43 ends up in the wrong part of the cell, disrupting its normal role in managing RNA.
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Province
Québec
Start Date
2026
Rising Star Award in Mental Health Research, in memory of Vivian Distler
The Role of the Hypocretin-Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Circuit in Chronic Social Isolation and Acute Social Stress
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Mental Health
Competition
Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Province
Alberta
Start Date
2026
Characterization of Glutamatergic Premotor Spinal V3 Interneurons in a SOD1G93A Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that destroys the motor neurons needed for movement, speech, and breathing, but new research shows that other spinal cord cells called interneurons may be affected even earlier.
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Province
Nova Scotia
Start Date
2026
Investigating the Templated Propagation of the ALS-related Protein FUS in iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoids
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle weakness and paralysis, partly due to the buildup of protein aggregates in nerve cells.
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Province
Québec
Start Date
2026
Rising Star Award in Mental Health Research, in memory of Vivian Distler
Personalized Modeling and Optimization of Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder
Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Mental Health
Competition
Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Province
Ontario
Start Date
2026
Does impaired brain insulin action underlie the shared risk of depression and diabetes? A neuroimaging clinical trial
Area of Research
Mental Health
Competition
2025 End Diabetes Award (Mental Health Pool)
Province
Ontario
Start Date
2026
Therapeutic Targeting of GDF15 to Treat Anxiety in Diabetes
Area of Research
Mental Health
Competition
2025 End Diabetes Award (Mental Health Pool)
Province
Ontario
Start Date
2026
DIgital markers of Social Cognition for diagnosis & pRognosis in Neurodegeneration (DISCeRN)
Impairments in social cognition (SC), such as difficulties in understanding emotions, social cues, and maintaining meaningful interactions, are key contributors to the loss of social inclusion and quality of life in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (ND).
Area of Research
Neurodegeneration
Competition
EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)
Province
Québec
Start Date
2026
Identification of novel ALS targets and development of non-invasive nanodiscs for ASO delivery
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) can result from many different mutations in the same gene, making mutation-specific treatments challenging.