Special Invitation – Work in Adjacent Fields

Information and Communication Technology

Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery

Deadlines

Academic Unit:

Memorial Deadline: Inquire with RGCS

External Deadline: Consult with Sponsor - Program Dependent

Description

With our Adjacent Fields: Canada initiative, we are encouraging applications from fields such as computational neuroscience, data science, engineering, etc., through our Canadian funding programs. These applications must meet our other disease and project scope criteria. Read ‘What we Fund’ here.

Expression of particular interest in applications that bring in expertise, technologies, or approaches to advance the development of therapeutics and tools for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
HIGH PRIORITY AREAS INCLUDE:
Artificial Intelligence, Big data, Machine Learning, Data science, Computer science, Medicinal chemistry, Biostatistics and Engineering

How to apply:

Applicants can apply to any of our existing programs. Applications must be within the scope of the relevant program.

Funding available:

Up to $10 million/year. In addition, resources and support will be available as needed for researchers to work across these disciplines to advance treatments for our diseases.

For more information:

Contact Cristina Tang (cristina.tang@westonbrain.org) – 416-967-7823