Research
 Click on the button to the left to learn about the projects and research initiatives that Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada funds each year (opens with Microsoft Media Player). Research is a fundamental component of our organization's mission to help patients.
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada supports important research into brain tumours, their causes, and treatments. Since 1985, we have provided $2.5 million to fund research projects.
In addition to funding research grants, and the William Donald Nash Brain Tumour Fellowship, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is proud to support the Brain Tumour Tissue Bank, which supplies brain tumour tissues to researchers all over the country and all over the world.
2010 Grants and William Donald Nash Brain Tumour Research Fellowship Awarded
Research into the cause of and cure for brain tumours received a $250,000 boost recently with the announcement of seven new grants and the William Donald Nash Brain Tumour Research Fellowship awarded by Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Dr. Tommy Alain of McGill University was awarded the Fellowship which provides $100,000 for two years of research. Additionally, seven Canadian researchers were awarded more than $150,000 for projects focused on the causes, diagnosis and treatment. Summaries of each project can be found here.
New Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative Research Funding Opportunity
(April 16, 2009) The eight-member Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative (including Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada) today announced the availability of funding for researchers working on non- or minimally-invasive techniques/response markers for monitoring the effectiveness of investigational treatments and therapies.
Read the Press Release by CLICKING HERE.
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS:
 Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is now offering a FREE quarterly e-newsletter for members of the health care profession. Please CLICK HERE to subscribe. The e-news update is a great way to keep up-to-date with advances in research, local events and news from other brain tumour organizations in one condensed and inclusive e-mail. Sign up today!
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