The following research projects have been recommended for funding by CPRF's Professional Advisory Board and Approved by the Board of Directors

Addiction Research Award Dr. Philip Seeman, University of Toronto "Receptor Basis for Addiction and Sensitization "

AstraZeneca / CPRF Award

Dr. Mark Nachtigal, Dalhousie University "Effect of Mood Stabilizers on Stat Signaling Pathway" Dr. Art Petronis, University of Toronto (CAMH) "Epigenetics of "Junk" DNA: Insights for Finding the Genes of Major Psychosis"

CIBC World Markets Children's Miracle Award Dr. Alison Niccols, McMaster University "An Ounce of Prevention: Evaluation of a Group Intervention for Parents of Toddlers at Risk of Disruptive Behaviour Disorders"

Royal Bank Award Dr. Daniel Li, University of Alberta "Effects of Depression, Social Phobia and Monoamines on Facial Emotion Processing and Social Comparison"

The Frank Cowan Family Foundation Award Dr. Walter James Rushlow, University of Western Ontario "WNT Signalling and Antipsychotics "

The Temerty Family Foundation Award Dr. Xingqun Ni, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health "Searching for Major Susceptibility Genes for Bipolar Disorder: Differential Screening of Gene Initiation Sequences"

CPRF/ CIHR Partnered Fellowships Dr. Jacquie D. Corness, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) "Stress-Mediated Transcriptional Control of the Tryptohan Hydroxylase (TPH) Gene"

Dr. Adele Jackson, University of Ottawa "Regulation of Dopamine Receptor Responsiveness and Trafficking: Effects of Agonists and Antipsychotic Drugs"

Dr. Tod S. Woodward, University of British Columbia "The Functional Link Between Impairment of the Prefrontal/ Cingulate Neural Circuit and the Disorganization Symptoms of Schizophrenia"

The McColl-Early Foundation - The Mary Early Fellow Dr. Zafiris J. Daskalakis, University of Toronto (CAMH) "A Study of Cortical Inhibition in Schizophrenia Using TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation"

Other CPRF Awards Dr. Jaideep Singh Bains, University of Calgary "Dopamine Mediated Plasticity of Hypothalamic GABAergic Synapses: A possible Line Between Schizophrenia and Polydipsia"

Dr.Bruce K. Christensen, University of Toronto (CAMH) "Schizophrenia as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Selective Dorsal Pathway Impairment"

Dr. Adele Jackson, University of Ottawa "Molecular Analysis of Dopamine Receptor Function"

Dr. Fang Liu, University of Toronto (CAMH) "Dopamine D1: NMDA: Receptor Protein Interactions: Implications for Schizophrenia"