Lead: Manuel Montero-Odasso

Program Managers: Areej Hezam and Lauren Bechard

Logistics Manager: Tania Al-Jilawi

Developing the next generation of highly skilled scientists and professionals in brain health and cognitive impairment has always been a priority for CCNA.

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Manuel Montero-Odasso recently obtained CIHR’S Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) grant in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging. We will leverage this grant and work synergistically with the TCB program to create a national training hub. Our focus from 2024 onwards will be on increasing equitable access to training for Indigenous, racialized, and gender groups that have been historically underrepresented.

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  • We will build also on the past success of our “Mining COMPASS-ND Gold” workshops to access and analyse COMPASS-ND data to provide training opportunities and accelerate research.

  • Mentorship and networking with top Canadian scientists in neurodegenerative disease research will be offered via CCNA’s annual scientific meeting.

  • Trainees affiliated with the TCB program/national training hub will have access to resources from the Support Hub including knowledge mobilization, engagement of people with lived experience, Indigenous dementia research, and sex and gender considerations in dementia research.

  • Follow us on X: @CCNA_Trainees

  • Visit the Training Program: Resource Library

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