The Canadian Association give awards yearly in the following categories
- CAN New Investigator Award
- CAN Outreach and Advocacy Awards
- CAN-CIHR INMHA Brain Star Awards
- CAN Travel Awards
View the CAN awards page for details
2025/08/19
Brain Star Award feature: Erika Harding, Nicole Burma, Charlie Hong Ting Kwok, University of Calgary
Identification of the Pannexin-1 channel in the brain as a target to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms Opioids remain one of the most effective analgesics, with 10-15% of Canadians receiving opioid […]
2025/08/12
Brain Star Award Feature: Kassem Jaber, Montreal Neurological Institute
A new framework to assess placement of electrodes in the brain for epilepsy surgery Epilepsy is a chronic condition that is characterized by spontaneous recurring seizures. In clinical practice, the […]
2025/08/05
Brain Star Award Feature: Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi, University of Alberta
Identification of CD33m as a new protective factor in Alzheimer’s Disease development. Immune cells in the brain, called microglia, are thought to be critical in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) development through […]
2025/07/29
Brain Star Award Feature: Jessie Muir and Eshaan Sriram Iyer, McGill University
Discovery of differences in encoding threat discrimination in the brain of males and females Learning to predict threat is essential, but equally important—yet often overlooked—is learning about the absence of […]
2025/07/22
Brain Star Award Feature: Maira Belen Blasco, Douglas Research Institute, McGill University
A reduction in the number of connexions between brain cells is seen in the early stages of psychosis and is associated with negative symptoms. Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder […]
2025/07/15
Brain Star Award winner feature: Diego B. Piza, Western University
Better understanding the role of vision in the brain’s representation of space by studying freely moving primates The hippocampus is a structure of the mammalian brain that has been implicated […]
2025/07/10
Brain Star Award Feature: Andrew Mocle, University of Toronto
Better understanding how ensembles of neurons are recruited in memory formation. The hippocampus is a critical brain region for encoding and recall of episodic memories. The physical trace left in […]
2025/07/08
Brain Star Award Feature: Niklas Brake, McGill University
Better understanding the non-rhythmic components of Electroencephalography (EEG) can lead to better interpretation of brain activity Article citation Brake, N., Duc, F., Rokos, A., Arseneau, F., Shahiri, S., Khadra, A., […]
2025/06/25
Brain Star Award Feature: Caroline Nettekoven, Western University
Development of a functional atlas of the human cerebellum The human cerebellum is a brain region that is activated during many behaviours, including movement, language and cognitive tasks. However, the […]
2025/06/20
Brain Star Award feature: Lizheng Wang, University of Calgary
Uncovering the role of cilia in astrocyte development and function Astrocytes are a type of cells that act as crucial regulators of nearly all aspects of the brain. Different types […]