June 21, 2024
On June 14, 2024, Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, and Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced on behalf of the Hon, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced $693.8 million in research funding, of which more than $554 million will be allocated through the Discovery Research Program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Investing in research, developing Canadian research talent, and attracting top scientists working on groundbreaking research from around the world boost our innovation capabilities. The discoveries made in the research of today will help launch the businesses of tomorrow.
– Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
We are pleased to announce that Drs Salah El Mestikawy, Katie Lavigne and Dominique Walker have all received funding through this competition.
The Discovery Research Program funds long-term research projects, rewarding the creativity and innovation essential to scientific progress. It also supports early-career researchers, giving them the opportunity to bring fresh perspectives and become tomorrow’s research leaders.
The Douglas winners are :
Salah El Mestikawy,
Dissecting molecular and neuronal implication of a point mutation (p.T8I) of the atypical vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT3.
Katie Lavigne
Uncovering the nature and neural mechanisms of individual cognitive variability
Dominique Walker
Cross-talk between clock genes, metabolic effectors and mitochondrial function during early life
stress in rats
Congratulations !
For a list of recipients of the Discovery Research Program, consult the Fellows database here.