https://simplecast.com Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research spotlights the daring ideas of early-career scientists. These trailblazers are venturing into the uncharted territory of brain science - tackling everything from childhood brain development, to cutting-edge brain cancer treatments, precision mental health, and the hidden codes of neurological disease. Brain Canada Foundation en Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:18 +0000 https://bold-minds.simplecast.com Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/86a43675-c827-4923-bd60-ae87a6e9a93d/b5feb363-803e-4fad-8ca9-122a0ae2510b/3000x3000/max_jpg.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://bold-minds.simplecast.com episodic Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research spotlights the daring ideas of early-career scientists. These trailblazers are venturing into the uncharted territory of brain science - tackling everything from childhood brain development, to cutting-edge brain cancer treatments, precision mental health, and the hidden codes of neurological disease. Brain Canada Foundation false https://feeds.simplecast.com/lq96HpZY non-profit Brain Canada Foundation jessdoespodcasting@gmail.com c362716c-fec7-4042-933d-bca77088f0c8 Under the Influence Are two of the most talked-about drugs in our culture today quietly reshaping how we understand the brain? Host Fiona Sanderson sits down with two researchers exploring the intersection of metabolic health and neuroscience - including how cannabis impacts the nervous system's ability to regulate blood flow to the brain, why GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic work brilliantly for some people and not at all for others, and what this could mean for the future of personalized medicine.

With cannabis now legal in Canada and GLP-1 agonists reshaping how we treat obesity and diabetes, these researchers are asking the questions patients - and the public - most need answered.

Featured guests:

Dr. Alexandre Caron, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Laval University

Dr. Michael Tymko, Assistant Professor in the College of Biological Science, Department of Human Health Sciences at Guelph University

This work is supported by the Azrieli Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

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]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 jessdoespodcasting@gmail.com (Dr. Alexandre Caron, Dr. Michael Tymko) https://bold-minds.simplecast.com/episodes/under-the-influence-Qnlwrkly Are two of the most talked-about drugs in our culture today quietly reshaping how we understand the brain? Host Fiona Sanderson sits down with two researchers exploring the intersection of metabolic health and neuroscience - including how cannabis impacts the nervous system's ability to regulate blood flow to the brain, why GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic work brilliantly for some people and not at all for others, and what this could mean for the future of personalized medicine.

With cannabis now legal in Canada and GLP-1 agonists reshaping how we treat obesity and diabetes, these researchers are asking the questions patients - and the public - most need answered.

Featured guests:

Dr. Alexandre Caron, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Laval University

Dr. Michael Tymko, Assistant Professor in the College of Biological Science, Department of Human Health Sciences at Guelph University

This work is supported by the Azrieli Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

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]]> Under the Influence Dr. Alexandre Caron, Dr. Michael Tymko 00:28:57 With cannabis now legal in Canada and GLP-1 agonists reshaping how we treat obesity and diabetes, host Fiona sits down with are asking the questions patients - and the public - most need answered. With cannabis now legal in Canada and GLP-1 agonists reshaping how we treat obesity and diabetes, host Fiona sits down with are asking the questions patients - and the public - most need answered. neurometabolic research, glp-1 receptor agonists, obesity neurobiology, brain blood flow regulation, cannabis thc research false full 3 1b43cf79-ecb4-4f60-83dd-ab1e36ca6b92 Mind Forecasting What if we could stop treating illness by trial and error, and actually understand the signals that our brains are giving us? Host Fiona Sanderson sits down with two of Canada's bold early-career clinician-scientists to explore the cutting edge of mental healthcare - including using brainwave patterns to predict which treatments will work, novel imaging methods that capture the brain in real time, and the surprising promise of psilocybin as a next-generation treatment for bipolar depression.

With more than one in three people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the stakes couldn't be higher…and these researchers are tackling the problem from bench and bedside - asking the questions patients need answered, and harnessing neuroscience to find them.

Featured guests:

Dr. Anthony Gifuni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and a Researcher and Psychiatrist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Dr. Gayatri Saraf, Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at University of Ottawa

This work is supported by The Erika Legacy Foundation.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:04:55 +0000 jessdoespodcasting@gmail.com (Brain Canada Foundation) https://bold-minds.simplecast.com/episodes/mind-forecasting-qPUo_cwV-R2Vj4MFQ What if we could stop treating illness by trial and error, and actually understand the signals that our brains are giving us? Host Fiona Sanderson sits down with two of Canada's bold early-career clinician-scientists to explore the cutting edge of mental healthcare - including using brainwave patterns to predict which treatments will work, novel imaging methods that capture the brain in real time, and the surprising promise of psilocybin as a next-generation treatment for bipolar depression.

With more than one in three people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the stakes couldn't be higher…and these researchers are tackling the problem from bench and bedside - asking the questions patients need answered, and harnessing neuroscience to find them.

Featured guests:

Dr. Anthony Gifuni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and a Researcher and Psychiatrist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Dr. Gayatri Saraf, Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at University of Ottawa

This work is supported by The Erika Legacy Foundation.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

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]]> Mind Forecasting Brain Canada Foundation 00:26:48 What if we could stop treating illness by trial and error, and actually understand the signals that our brains are giving us? Host Fiona Sanderson sits down with two of Canada's bold early-career clinician-scientists to explore the cutting edge of mental healthcare - including using brainwave patterns to predict which treatments will work, novel imaging methods that capture the brain in real time, and the surprising promise of psilocybin as a next-generation treatment for bipolar depression. What if we could stop treating illness by trial and error, and actually understand the signals that our brains are giving us? Host Fiona Sanderson sits down with two of Canada's bold early-career clinician-scientists to explore the cutting edge of mental healthcare - including using brainwave patterns to predict which treatments will work, novel imaging methods that capture the brain in real time, and the surprising promise of psilocybin as a next-generation treatment for bipolar depression. social rejection brain research, pet imaging neuroscience, personalized medicine psychiatry, bipolar disorder treatment, brain imaging mental health false full 2 10572a5c-e814-4a20-8723-95380ec52a93 Repair from Within What if the brain could repair itself all along, and we just needed to learn how to help it? In this debut episode of Bold Minds, host Fiona Sanderson sits down with three of Canada's bold early-career neuroscientists to explore the cutting edge of brain regeneration, including stem cell and myelin biology, the support cells in our brains that might be responsible for stress regulation, and the surprising mechanisms behind what might just be the next generation of antidepressants.

With more than one in three people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the stakes couldn't be higher…and these researchers are tackling the problem from the inside out, literally - starting with the brain's own cells.

Featured guests:

Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta

Dr. Argel Aguilar-Valles, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University

Dr. Ciaran Murphy-Royal, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at l’Université de Montréal

This work is supported by the Azrieli Foundation and Crabtree Foundation.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Tue, 3 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 jessdoespodcasting@gmail.com (Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Dr. Argel Aguilar-Valles, Dr. Ciaran Murphy-Royal) https://bold-minds.simplecast.com/episodes/repair-from-within-TsR7dF52 What if the brain could repair itself all along, and we just needed to learn how to help it? In this debut episode of Bold Minds, host Fiona Sanderson sits down with three of Canada's bold early-career neuroscientists to explore the cutting edge of brain regeneration, including stem cell and myelin biology, the support cells in our brains that might be responsible for stress regulation, and the surprising mechanisms behind what might just be the next generation of antidepressants.

With more than one in three people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the stakes couldn't be higher…and these researchers are tackling the problem from the inside out, literally - starting with the brain's own cells.

Featured guests:

Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta

Dr. Argel Aguilar-Valles, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University

Dr. Ciaran Murphy-Royal, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at l’Université de Montréal

This work is supported by the Azrieli Foundation and Crabtree Foundation.

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Repair from Within Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Dr. Argel Aguilar-Valles, Dr. Ciaran Murphy-Royal 00:25:11 With more than one in three people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the stakes couldn't be higher in enabling brain repair…and these researchers are tackling the problem from the inside out, literally - starting with the brain's own cells. With more than one in three people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the stakes couldn't be higher in enabling brain repair…and these researchers are tackling the problem from the inside out, literally - starting with the brain's own cells. neurological disorders canada, psychedelics mental health treatment, neural stem cells therapy, stress response neuroscience, brain repair and regeneration false full 1 a13c4fc9-5ba0-4860-9b7a-8b52e3adf802 Meet the Bold Minds Shaping Our Future There are many questions yet to decipher in brain disease research - but advances in neuroscience are providing new tools to explore how treatments may change the brain…making now the right time for the bold minds on the cutting edge to come together and find us the answers we need to improve the lives of Canadians and beyond!

Bold Minds premieres March 3, 2026, so subscribe to Bold Minds to be the first to hear about the latest brain research shaping our future!

Featured guests:

Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta

Dr. Gayatri Saraf, Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at University of Ottawa

Dr. Anthony Gifuni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and a Researcher and Psychiatrist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 jessdoespodcasting@gmail.com (Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Dr. Gayatri Saraf, Dr. Anthony Gifuni) https://bold-minds.simplecast.com/episodes/meet-the-bold-minds-shaping-our-future-PFuUPTPX There are many questions yet to decipher in brain disease research - but advances in neuroscience are providing new tools to explore how treatments may change the brain…making now the right time for the bold minds on the cutting edge to come together and find us the answers we need to improve the lives of Canadians and beyond!

Bold Minds premieres March 3, 2026, so subscribe to Bold Minds to be the first to hear about the latest brain research shaping our future!

Featured guests:

Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta

Dr. Gayatri Saraf, Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at University of Ottawa

Dr. Anthony Gifuni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, and a Researcher and Psychiatrist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Meet the Bold Minds Shaping Our Future Dr. Anastassia Voronova, Dr. Gayatri Saraf, Dr. Anthony Gifuni 00:03:03 Bold Minds premieres March 3, 2026 - subscribe to Bold Minds to be the first to hear about the latest brain research shaping our future! Bold Minds premieres March 3, 2026 - subscribe to Bold Minds to be the first to hear about the latest brain research shaping our future! early career neuroscience researchers, depression research breakthrough, brain research canada, canadian brain scientists, brain health innovation false trailer 6fb458b0-948e-4514-a042-f9baeb633447 Introducing Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research The human brain is one of the most complex structures we know of in the universe. It’s at the root of who we are as humans. And yet, we know so little about it.

Across Canada, researchers are working on the next big breakthrough in brain science. What if we could bring these bold minds together to share their discoveries and build on each other's success?

That’s part of our mission at Brain Canada - and the inspiration behind our new show, Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research. Brain Canada brings together funders and researchers to enable health innovations for Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

Our first episode debuts this March, so make sure you subscribe to Bold Minds to hear about the latest brain research shaping our future!

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Fri, 6 Feb 2026 23:35:11 +0000 jessdoespodcasting@gmail.com (Brain Canada Foundation) https://bold-minds.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-bold-minds-QrBIcGY7 The human brain is one of the most complex structures we know of in the universe. It’s at the root of who we are as humans. And yet, we know so little about it.

Across Canada, researchers are working on the next big breakthrough in brain science. What if we could bring these bold minds together to share their discoveries and build on each other's success?

That’s part of our mission at Brain Canada - and the inspiration behind our new show, Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research. Brain Canada brings together funders and researchers to enable health innovations for Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

Our first episode debuts this March, so make sure you subscribe to Bold Minds to hear about the latest brain research shaping our future!

The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program is made possible thanks to an anchor gift from the Azrieli Foundation, and matched by Brain Canada through the Canada Brain Research Fund. It supports bold, early-career neuroscientists and helps bring their ideas to life.

Bold Minds is hosted by Fiona Sanderson. Our executive producers are Jillian Donnelly and Kate Shingler.

Our lead producer is Jess Schmidt, with editing by Morgane Chambrin.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, we’d appreciate it if you could send it to a friend. If you want to learn more about Brain Canada and the amazing research we support, please visit our website at 

braincanada.ca.

]]> Introducing Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Brain Canada Foundation 00:00:52 Brain Canada's new show Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research launching this March, aims to unite researchers across the country to share breakthroughs in brain science and accelerate discoveries about one of the universe's most complex yet poorly understood structures - the human brain Brain Canada's new show Bold Minds: Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research launching this March, aims to unite researchers across the country to share breakthroughs in brain science and accelerate discoveries about one of the universe's most complex yet poorly understood structures - the human brain future leaders brain research, canadian brain research, brain canada podcast, brain science innovation, neuroscience breakthroughs canada false trailer