The Banting Research Foundation and DMRF Canada are pleased to announce the second year of research funding to support research by early career investigators focused on areas relevant to dystonia, a neurological movement disorder impacting more than 50,000 Canadians.

The goal of the DMRF Canada’s Science Program is to support the discovery of new or improved therapies and, ultimately, a cure for dystonia. To achieve this goal, the DMRF is dedicated to supporting the field of dystonia research and stimulating the collaborations and projects necessary to accelerate progress.

Mohawk College is offering a new post-graduate certificate program in Brain Disorders Management. The program will begin in the fall of 2017. It is the first of its kind in Ontario. More information is available at: http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/graduate-studies/brain-disorders-m…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was present on December 16, 2016 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital  for the announcement of the donation of $20 million by the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum family. This gift, which McGill University calls “transformative”,  will help to establish the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute, to facilitate the sharing of neuroscience findings worldwide to accelerate the discovery of leading edge therapeutics to treat neurological conditions.

He is five years old now.   It has been four years since his accident.

While other boys his age run, and play and pretend to be a superhero, police officer or fireman, Jesse sits, his small body involuntary twisting, his back tensing, his arms outstretched.  He still cannot walk although he is learning to crawl.

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