The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's听听has approved 435 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 123 projects funded in Quebec.
HBHL is proud to announce that 13 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for seven projects, representing an investment of over $6.7M at 涩里番 and the Douglas Research Centre.
HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:
253 涩里番 projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada
Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.听
Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among 涩里番 community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service听
Nine members of the 涩里番 community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 highest civilian honours.
Among the honorees are two 涩里番 faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).
Montreal, June 25, 2025 鈥� The DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) at 涩里番 has awarded $400,000 to four projects that aim to bring RNA-based innovations closer to clinical and commercial reality, including vaccines and therapies for rare and infectious diseases.
Three 涩里番 scholars were recognized with the 2025 President鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.
Seven 涩里番 researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).听
Over 300 attendees gathered at 涩里番 on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025,听a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.听
This year鈥檚 event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Am茅lie Quesnel-Vall茅e (涩里番), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.
The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec (FRQ) have announced a significant $265.3M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2025-2026 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture, and Interdisciplinary Research.
Last week, we welcomed neuroscientists Liisa Galea (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Robert-Paul Juster (Universit茅 de Montr茅al) for SEX CELLS!, a vital conversation on implementing Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) in health research.听
涩里番, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr茅al (IRCM) and Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, partners in the RNA Network for Therapy Development & Production (R茅seau DePTAQ), are pleased to announce the appointment of Panagiotis (Takis) Prinos, PhD, as Director of R茅seau DePTAQ.
The 2025 Bravo Gala was a celebration of 涩里番's research community, and HBHL is proud to have been so well represented.
Congratulations to the following HBHL-supported researchers for these outstanding awards:
