Two Douglas researchers supported by CFI investments
August 24, 2026, This year, twenty-five McGill research projects have received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to sinvest in research infrastructure supporting their innovative work. The Government of Quebec will match the federal investment, bringing the total value of the funding to more than $15 million. Two of these projects are being led…
Several researchers receive NSERC funding
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced the results for the year 2026. Drs Mark Brandon, Mallar Chakravarty, Bruno Giros, Majid Mohajerani, Patricia Silveira, Nicolas Tritsch, Sylvain Williams and Tak Pan Wong are among the winners of the Discovery-Oriented Research Programme competition. The Discovery Grants Program supports long-term research programmes.…
Drs. Ferrari and Sauvé obtain SSHRC funding
August 18, 2026 The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced new funding for research projects addressing important social and community issues. Among the recipients are two researchers from the Douglas Research Centre: Dr. Manuela Ferrari, who received a Partnership Development Grant, and Dr. Geneviève Sauvé, who received an Insight Development…
Drs. Rachel Rabin and Lena Palaniyappan join Canada’s first national Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium
August 12, 2026 Drs. Rachel Rabin and Lena Palaniyappan will play a leading role in a major new national initiative to advance understanding of the relationship between cannabis use and brain health across the lifespan. The Government of Canada has announced a $24 million investment through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to establish…
Six teams funded through CIHR’s Spring 2026 Project Grant Competition
CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published last month. We are pleased to report that in this latest competition, Douglas researchers have secured over $6M in grant funding. Congratulations to our successful applicants, and thank you to Dr. Dominique Walker, who chairs the Internal Grant Review Committee, as well as to all the researchers who gave their time to review their…
Drs Orri and Whitley have been awarded a SSHRC Connection grant
The list of Connection 2026 grant recipients has been published by the SSHRC, and we are delighted to announce that Drs. Massimiliano Orri and Rob Whitley are among the recipients. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) supports postsecondary-based research, research training and knowledge mobilization activities in the social sciences and humanities. SSHRC also…
Drs. El Mestikawy and Ducharme obtain CQDM funding for two collaborative projects
June 18, 2026 We are pleased to announce that CQDM is funding two projects run by Douglas researchers, Drs. Simon Ducharme and Salah El Mestikawy. Their two projects are among six collaborative R&D projects supported by CQDM and that collectively represent a total investment of $10,173,321. Supported by $3,908,482 from the Government of Québec and…
Dr. Mahsa Dadar, Anna Marier, funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada
The Alzheimer Society of Canada Research Program has awarded over $4.1 million in research grants to 31 Canadian researchers in 2026. Among the recipients are Dr. Mahsa Dadar, researcher at the Douglas, and Anna Marier, a doctoral student at the Douglas, whose research projects were selected for their potential to advance our understanding of Alzheimer’s…
The Fonds de recherche du Québec funds research at the Douglas
On April 30, 2026, the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) announced the results of its funding applications. We are delighted to announce that several members of the Douglas Research Centre have received support from FRQ through Research scholar, DIALOGUE, and postdoctoral, doctoral and masters training awards. Congratulations to everyone who received funding! Research Scholar…
Drs. Chakravarty and Dadar awarded a CFI Innovation Fund in support of the Cerebral Imaging Centre
March 13, 2026, The Government of Canada has announced an investment of over $552 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) under the Innovation Fund, to support 92 research infrastructure projects across the country. Among these, six projects led or co-led by members of McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) will…
Dr Yashar Zeighami and Dr Mahsa Dadar receive Discovery Grants
May 20, 2025 We are proud to announce that Dr. Yashar Zeighami and Dr. Mahsa Dadar have been awarded a Discovery Grant from the ALS Society of Canada and Brain Canada Foundation. The 2025 ALS Canada–Brain Canada Discovery Grants fund innovative projects to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate new approaches to treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
New project: Predictive models to optimize mental health services in Quebec
Congratulations to Dr. Massimiliano Orri‘s team and all co-applicants/collaborators for obtaining significant CIHR funding to develop predictive models in mental health. The project—Leveraging predictive models to optimize mental health service delivery and improve clinical practice—builds directly on the collaborations, infrastructure and expertise made possible by the Alliance santé mentale Québec, which enabled its emergence and provincial…
Video presentation of Dr Lena Palaniyappan’s work for the Royal-Mach Gaensslen Prize
4 February 2026, Last week, the Royal-Mach Gaensslen Prize award ceremony was held, at which Dr Lena Palaniyappan received the prize. During the ceremony, a video specially produced for the occasion was shown to highlight the major impact of her research. Winner of the 2025 award, Dr Palaniyappan is revolutionising youth mental health by combining…
Congratulations to our CIHR Project Grant Recipients!
CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published yesterday. We are pleased to report that in this latest competition, Douglas researchers have secured nearly $5.8M in grant funding. Congratulations to our successful applicants, and thank you to Dr. Dominique Walker, who chairs the Internal Grant Review Committee, as well as to all the researchers who gave their time to review their colleagues’…
Wellcome Trust grant to study impact of urban heat on young people’s mental health
December 17, 2025 The Wellcome Trust awarded a major grant of $5.45 million to support Youth in Urban Centres Across the Americas (YUCA), a five-year project aimed at better understanding how increasing exposure to heat affects the mental health of young people in urban areas. This is an international collaboration bringing together teams from Canada,…
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