Government of Canada Investing In Alzheimers Research

UWO Researchers Awarded Over $1 Million

January 28, 2026  The Government of Canada made significant investments in Alzheimers research and the University of Western Ontario will benefit with the awarding of three grants totalling $1,068,887 as part of the Government of Canadas investment in Seniors health.

London will benefit as a result of the $1 million being awarded to Western for these three projects.  There are already half a million Canadians living with Alzheimers and the healthcare needs of our Seniors will continue to become a growing issue in Canada.  This research funding will help us address those needs and find better ways to care for our aging population, said London West MP Ed Holder.

• Dr. Robert Bartha will study the use of Magnetic Resonance PARACEST Imaging of in-vivo Protease Activity.  The federal Government is providing $449,243.
• Dr. Stephen Pasternak at the University of Western Ontario will study the production of beta-amyloid protein in brain cells to determine where it is produced and how its production is affected in Alzheimers disease.  The federal Government is providing $602,144.
• Joshua Tam will receive the Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Masters Award for his work on following the trafficking and cleavage of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) using photoactivatable green florescent protein.  The award from the federal Government is $17,500.

Western has some of Canadas best researchers and these grants are proof that Londons science community continues to garner national attention for its work, said Holder.

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