Organizer: Kate Shingler – Brain Canada
Date & Time: May 18, 2026 – 1PM – 4PM
Venue: Hotel Bonaventure
The 2026 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, presents an ideal opportunity for Brain Canada to bring together researchers funded through one of its flagship programs – Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research. Launched in 2019, this annual grant program, which is anchored by a lead gift from the Azrieli Foundation, provides funding at the most critical point in a researcher’s career – the beginning, and gives budding scientists the courage to dream big and be brilliant. Through this revolutionary funding model, Brain Canada is establishing Canada’s pipeline of future leaders, and laying a foundation of research excellence and innovation.
Six cohorts, 131 recipients, have been funded to date through the Future Leaders program. At this satellite event, Brain Canada will be providing a forum for an in-person, half-day workshop comprised of panels and individual presentations, as an opportunity to connect, network, and share updates on their research.