BRC Newsletter
Neurotransmitter
International Partnerships
Dalhousie BRC and Ben Gurion University of the Negev
TBI Research Partnership
In 2017 the BRC received funding from the Department of Labour and Advanced Education to develop a business model to include the provision of continuing and individualized care to brain injured patients while combining with research/investigation and delivery of support through a collaborative care model. This model is based on the development of a patient-centric, inter-disciplinary and collaborative research effort that aims to improve prevention policies for all Nova Scotians and clinical outcomes for TBI survivors.
The Brain Repair Centre welcomes you to learn more about this partnership by downloading the digital version of the business plan. Click on the cover image to learn more about the proposed model concept, which promotes patient driven research projects, and exploits and capitalizes on existing talent and facilities to bring the concept of a living laboratory to the fore.
BRC Grants
In 2013, the Brain Repair Centre introduced funding for Knowledge Translation (KT), Research Dissemination & Commercialization (RD&C), and Discovery (D) grants. The BRC has since awarded $270K via the KT grants, which in addition to funding specific research projects, has leveraged additional funds by those researchers in excess of $3 million. The total awarded to date as RD&C grants is $45K and $25K as Discovery grants.
The BRC also implemented the Summer Student Scholarship Fund in 2016. As a result of a donation from b.r.a.i.n.child*, the BRC matched the donation and applications were sought from students with an interest in Child-related Neurodevelopment. Through the same peer-reviewed, competitive process used for the KT and RD&C grants, the BRC awarded 4 summer scholarships totalling $18,000, which will be supplemented by the PIs/supervisors of the awardees.
Further information on the individual grant programs and details of how and when to apply can be found on the following pages:
- Knowledge Translation (KT) Grant
- Research Dissemination & Commercialization (RD&C) Grant
- Discovery Grant
- BRC Summer Student Scholarship Fund
BRC Grant Awardees
Date |
Awardee |
Type |
Title |
| 2013 | Robert Brownstone | RDC | 2013 Canadian Spinal Cord Conference |
| 2013 | Alan Fine | KT | |
| 2013 | Ying Zhang | KT | |
| 2013 | Sultan Darvesh | KT | Detecting Alzheimer early: Dr. Sultan Darvesh pioneers diagnostic test |
| 2014 | Shaun Boe & Tim Bardouille |
KT | To develop a working prototype of a portable unit that will help survivors of stroke recover lost motor functions |
| 2014 | George Robertson | KT | |
| 2014 | Michael Schmidt | KT | |
| 2014 | James Fawcett & Robert Brownstone |
RDC | 9th International Motoneuron Meeting |
| 2014 | Steven Beyea / IWK | RDC | BIOMAG 2014 |
| 2015 | Gail Eskes | KT | |
| 2015 | David Clarke | KT | |
| 2015 | George Robertson | KT | |
| 2015 | Johane Robitaille | RDC | International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases and Retinoblastoma |
| 2015 | Turgay Akay | D | |
| 2016 | Michael Schmidt | KT | Neuroprotection using noble gases - deeper insight and next steps in knowledge translation |
| 2016 | Shaun Boe | KT | MiScreen: Rapid and portable assessment of imagery abiltiy for rehabilitation. |
| 2016 | Alon Friedman | KT | Customization, implementation and testing of an image analysis algoritmin in regards to UWFFA data |
| 2016 | Bernd Pohlman-Eden | RDC | 4th Annual Halifax International Epilepsy Conference and Retreat (Halifax) |
| 2016 | George Robertson | KT | Therapeutic support of peroxisomal and mitochondrial function as a combinatorial approach to promote spinal cord repair. |
| 2017 | John Frampton | KT | Systems and Methods for High-Throughput 3D Neural Cell Culture |
| 2017 | Jeremy Brown | KT | Integrated Ablation and Imaging Electronic Harware for Guided Neurosurgery |
| 2017 | Shaun Boe | KT | Motor Imagery (MI) Screen: Rapid and portable assessment of imagery ability for rehabilitation (Pt 2) |
| 2017 | Gail Eskes | KT | Business Case and Commercialisaiton Plan for a Cognitive Assessment and Repair Technology Start-up Company |