August 22, 2024
Launched in January 2024, the 10th edition of the HBHL (Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives) Graduate Fellowships program awarded 31 fellowships. The central vision of the HBHL initiative is to create a global centre for excellence, establish a hub for neuroinformatics and big data analysis, and accelerate translational discoveries that will improve brain health in Canada and around the world.
Master’s students receive $10,000 for one year, and doctoral students $15,000 for one year.
We are delighted to welcome 11 Douglas Research Centre students among the 31 winners:
- Aliza Brzezinski Rittner, PhD, team of Yashar Zeighami
Project title : Modeling sex-specific brain aging trajectories in health and neurodegenerative disorders - Je Sern (Zac) Yeap, PhD, équipe de Rachel Rabin
Project title : Investigating the Interactive Effects of Cannabis and Tobacco Co-Use on Episodic Memory and its Associated Brain Activity - Megan Davies, PhD, équipe de Manuela Ferrari
Project title : Video Games, Emotions & Well-Being: Understanding Video Game Streaming in Young People - Refilwe Mpai, PhD, équipe de Naguib Mechawar
Project title : Characterizing perineuronal nets in the human cerebellum: are these structures impacted by child abuse? - Reine Khoury, PhD, équipe de Corina Nagy
Project title : Running from Stress: Investigating Exercise-Induced Small Extracellular Vesicles and their Potential in Alleviating Major Depressive Disorder - Alice Mukora, Master’s, équipe de Mallar Chakravarty
Project title : Investigation of the relationship between menopause and other lifestyle risk factors on the aging brain - Farida Zaher, Master’s, équipe de Lena Palaniyappan
Project title : Natural Language Processing to Detect Mental State Effects of Ketamine in Depression - Gabriella Malamud, Master’s, équipe de Rachel Rabin
Project title : Investigating Sex Differences in the Cannabis Withdrawal Trajectory During 28 Days of Cannabis Abstinence - Ishana Rue, Master’s, équipe de Simon Ducharme
Project title : Longitudinal Neurofilament light as a clinical tool to differentiate frontotemporal dementia from primary psychiatric disorders - Jiaxuan Deng, Master’s, équipe de Katie Lavigne
Project title : From brain connectivity to social functioning in at-risk-youth: A multiscale approach to understanding neuropsychosocial pathways of severe mental illness - Lina Sifi, Master’s, équipe de Mallar Chakravarty
Project title : The influence of long-term hormone suppression on brain structure and function
Congratulations to the winners!
Discover the list of 31 winners