2007 Research Grants

In 2007, six new research grants were awarded to the following researchers in Canada.

Dr. Michael Cusimano

St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Project: A driving simulator study of brain tumour patients with focal cerebellar lesions.

Dr. Juliette Hukin

BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia

Project: Evaluation of biomarkers in relation to recurrence rate in childhood ependymoma.

Read Dr Hukin's publication on ependymoma data.

Dr. Cynthia Menard

Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Project: Hippocampal Radiosurgery Exposure and Memory

Dr. Seyed M. Mirsattari

London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario

Project: Clinical features, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of epilepsy associated with cerebral oligodendrogliomas in adults and children.

Dr. Aru Narendran

Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta

Project: Little patients are losing patience: Studies to evaluate urgently needed therapeutic agents for the treatment of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour of the CNS.

Dr. Michael Petrides

Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec

Project: Development of new functional neuroimaging tools for the assessment of high-order cognitive functions in patients with low-grade gliomas.

Any questions in regards to the Research Program, please call or e-mail the Research and Education Specialist:

Sue Ruypers
sruypers@braintumour.ca
(519) 642-7755 or 1-800-265-5106 ext. 240