Grant: Collaborative Health Research Projects
Université Laval
$250,000.00
Minimally-invasive, wireless, multimodal micro-optrodes for brain sensing
EF 2016-17
Résumé
The proposed 3-year research project relates to the rapid convergence of Fiber optics, Wireless technology, andNeurological sciences to the study of brain activity. The project aims to combine the complementary expertise of physics,neurobiology, and electrical engineering of three leading research labs to develop a novel minimally-invasive, wireless,multimodal brain microprobe technology that will maximize the amount of brain activity, neurochemistry, cell signaling andionic fluctuations acquired, with high temporal resolution, from freely behaving animals while minimizing significantly the sizeof the implant. The project involves experienced researchers in natural and health sciences, and a Canadian technologyuser organization.The project will accelerate ground breaking research towards new treatments for brain diseases like Alzheimers andParkinsons disease, epilepsy, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders and, chronic pain,driven mainly by age-relatedneurological disorders in an ageing population, by decreasing the cost and time of preclinical studies
Programme
Collaborative Health Research Projects
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
478458-2015
Name nom
Messaddeq, Younès
Department département
Physique, génie physique et optique
Organization id
51
Institution établissement
Université Laval
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
250000
Program id
CHRPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Health Research Projects
Program name fr
Projets de recherche concertée sur la santé
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
360
Committee name en
Collaborative Health Research Projects Selection Panel
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection de projets de recherche concertée sur la santé
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
Partie
2 & 3
Nb partie
3
Application title
Minimally-invasive, wireless, multimodal micro-optrodes for brain sensing
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The proposed 3-year research project relates to the rapid convergence of Fiber optics, Wireless technology, andNeurological sciences to the study of brain activity. The project aims to combine the complementary expertise of physics,neurobiology, and electrical engineering of three leading research labs to develop a novel minimally-invasive, wireless,multimodal brain microprobe technology that will maximize the amount of brain activity, neurochemistry, cell signaling andionic fluctuations acquired, with high temporal resolution, from freely behaving animals while minimizing significantly the sizeof the implant. The project involves experienced researchers in natural and health sciences, and a Canadian technologyuser organization.The project will accelerate ground breaking research towards new treatments for brain diseases like Alzheimers andParkinsons disease, epilepsy, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders and, chronic pain,driven mainly by age-relatedneurological disorders in an ageing population, by decreasing the cost and time of preclinical studies
