Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Travel and Professional Development Awards!
IBRO travel award winners
| Name | Supervisor | Affiliation |
|---|
| Abrar Basha, Mohammed | Tabrez Siddiqui | University of Manitoba |
| Chary, Patrick | Greg Silasi | University of Ottawa |
| Gagnon, Anthony | Larissa Takser | University of Sherbrooke |
| Geahchan, Sarah | Karun Singh | University of Toronto |
| Gomes Welter, Priscilla | Patricia de Souza Brocardo | Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Jones, Nathaniel | Simon Chen | University of Ottawa |
| Kecheliev, Vasil | Kerry Delaney | University of Victoria |
| Koziel Ly, Nikita | Melissa Chee | Carleton University |
| Manzanet Freyre, Karla | Qiumin Tan | University of Alberta |
| Messmer, Miranda | Michael Levin | University of Saskatchewan |
| Peña Sánchez, Marisol | Alina Gonzalez-Quevedo | Neurology and Neurosurgery Institute. Cuba |
| Ramsaran, Adam | Jiannis Taxidis | The Hospital for Sick Children |
| Randell, Alison | Cheryl McCormick | Brock University |
| Rosenbaum, Jack | Katrina Choe | McMaster University |
| Salia, Stephanie | Ashlyn Swift-Gallant | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Sanson, Jamie | Jackson J. Cone | University of Calgary |
| Scholey, Cara | Jeffrey Dason | University of Windsor |
| Shanbhag, Riya | Georg Zoidl | York University |
| Verville, Laurie-Shan | Martin Parent | Université Laval, CERVO Brain Research Centre |
| Yang, Hyeyun | Nina Jones | University of Guelph |
Bright Focus Diversity Travel Award Winners
| Name | Supervisor | Affiliation |
|---|
| Adigun, Kabirat | Jonathan Epp | Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary |
| Brody, Morgan | Stephanie Grella | Loyola University Chicago |
| Eckert, Fabiola | Cilene Lino de Oliveira | Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Kanjirassery Radhakrishnan, Risna | Lisa Topolnik | Université Laval |
| Mascarenhas, Fernanda | Ana Paula Mendes-Silva | University of Saskatchewan |
| Peart, Davin | Jennifer Murray | University of Guelph |
| Rurak, Gareth | Thomas Papouin | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Stein, Lexi | Clayton Dickson | University of Alberta, Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute |
| Vardhan, Aarushi | Eyal Gruntman | University of Toronto Scarborough |
CAN Professional Development Award Winners
| Name | Supervisor | Affiliation |
|---|
| Asemi Rad, Azam | Hassan Marzban | University of Manitoba |
| Babcock, Megan | Tamara Franklin | Dalhousie University |
| Breault, Émile | Philippe Sarret | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Cadoret, Alice | Caroline Ménard | Université Laval, CERVO brain research center |
| Canella, Anna Elisabete | Maithe Arruda Carvalho | University of Toronto |
| Chik, Kennedi | Maria Ioannou | University of Alberta |
| Cline, Daemon | Mark Cembrowski | University of British Columbia |
| Combadiere, Kayvan | Frederic Bretzner | Universite Laval, CHU de Québec |
| Cooke, Matthew | Jason Snyder | University of British Columbia |
| Fafouti, Maria Eleni | Shreejoy Tripathy | University of Toronto, CAMH – Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics |
| Garay, Pristine Rey | Julie Lefebvre | University of Toronto, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning |
| Glasson, Bastien | Chantelle F. Sephton | Université Laval, Centre de recherche CERVO |
| Heilman, Georgia | Wendie Marks | University of Saskatchewan |
| Landwehr, Antonia | Marie-Ève Tremblay | University of Victoria |
| Lawson, Alexandra | Jessica M. Rosin | University of British Columbia |
| Leclerc, Sara-Maude | Benoit Labonté | Laval University, CERVO Brain Research Center |
| Marriott, Brian | Jesse Jackson | University of Alberta |
| Monteiro, Leanne | Kathryn Murphy | McMaster University |
| Nathaniel, Ryley | Liya Ma | York University |
| Paton, Sam | Craig Brown | University of Victoria |
| Ramdeo, Karishma | Aimee J Nelson | McMaster University |
| Ramezani, Sina | Jacques-P. Tremblay | Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval |
| Ranjbar, Hoda | Derya Sargin | University of Calgary |
| Rezaei, Ali | Jason Gallivan | Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University |
| Rojas-Carvajal, Mijail | Matthew Hill | University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute |
| Salo, Stefan | Melissa Perreault | University of Guelph |
| Suarez-Uribe, Isaura | Karl Fernandes | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Veilleux, Charles | Nafissa Ismail | University of Ottawa |
| Wang, Ting Ting | Hongyu Sun | Carleton University |
| Warsi, Sareen | Armen Saghatelyan | University of Ottawa, RGN |
| Zheng, Zhihao | Sebastien Tremblay | Universite Laval, CERVO brain research centre |
