Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Lethbridge
$25,000.00
Comparative Neuroanatomy
FY 2024-25
Summary
The brain varies in size and shape more so than any other organ. However, despite our advancements in neuroscience, we still know very little about why the anatomy of the brain varies so much across species. My research program aims to close this knowledge gap using state-of-the-art imaging technology and one of the largest comparative brain collections in the world, housed in my lab. The studies I have proposed will greatly improve our understanding of how and why the brain has evolved into its diversity of forms and sizes and yield novel insights into the genes responsible for this variation.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00023
Name nom
Iwaniuk, Andrew
Department département
Neuroscience - University of Lethbridge
Organization id
12
Institution établissement
University of Lethbridge
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF30104
Field of research list names en
Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects
Field of research list names fr
Neurosciences, aspects médicaux et physiologiques et de la santé
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Comparative Neuroanatomy
Keywords
comparative anatomy; ornithology; evolutionary biology; neuroethology; neuroanatomy; digital imaging; neuroscience; domestication
Application summary
The brain varies in size and shape more so than any other organ. However, despite our advancements in neuroscience, we still know very little about why the anatomy of the brain varies so much across species. My research program aims to close this knowledge gap using state-of-the-art imaging technology and one of the largest comparative brain collections in the world, housed in my lab. The studies I have proposed will greatly improve our understanding of how and why the brain has evolved into its diversity of forms and sizes and yield novel insights into the genes responsible for this variation.
