2017 Accelerator - Round 3

The role of Astrocytes in memory: Focus on pattern separation
PI: Bussey, Tim

Department: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Physiology & Pharmacology

Award Value: $94,500

Relating functional and structural signatures of Parkinson’s disease to changes in dopamine signaling: A PET/fMRI study
PI: MacDonald, Penny

Department: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Clinical Neurological Sciences

Award Value: $68,300

The impact of maternal immune activation on fetal brain development
PI: McIntyre, Christopher

Department: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Medical Biophysics

Award Value: $20,000

The impact of violent gaming on the brain as a function of individual differences in trait empathy
PI: Mitchell, Derek

Department: Psychology

Award Value: $51,125

Growing new dendritic spines to correct cognitive deficits of schizophrenia
PI: Rajakumar, Nagalingam

Department: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Anatomy & Cell Biology

Award Value: $79,000

Role of microglia signaling in brain circuit development and cognition.
PI: Prado, Vania

Department: Robarts Research Institute

Award Value: $90,000

Establishing a translational platform for studying sensory processing in neurodevelopmental disorders
PI: Schmid, Susanne

Department: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Anatomy & Cell Biology

Award Value: $66,500