Rebecca MacPherson, Brock University

Research

Alzheimer'S Disease Bdnf Brain Female Gsk Menopause

Latest funding

Exercise as an educational intervention? Examining which students benefit most from exercise's boost to executive function
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$91,875
Xray Source for a Microcomputed Tomography System
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$142,595
High resolution integrated respirometry and fluorometry system for cellular and subcellular metabolic assessment
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$101,975

All 7 grants and awards

Exercise as an educational intervention? Examining which students benefit most from exercise's boost to executive function

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Panda, Erin

$91,875

Xray Source for a Microcomputed Tomography System

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ward, Wendy

Keywords: bone microstructure; bone mineral density; bone strength; nutrition; physical activity; microgravity; brain-bone axis; rats; mice

$142,595

High resolution integrated respirometry and fluorometry system for cellular and subcellular metabolic assessment

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: LeBlanc, Paul

$101,975

Targeting BDNF signaling for postmenopausal brain health

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants

Principal investigators: MacPherson, Rebecca E

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Bdnf; Brain; Female; Gsk; Menopause

$130,000

Immunotherapeutic targeting of vascular protein deamidation in age-linked dementia

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sze, Newman S

Keywords: Biomarker; Cerebrovascular Disease; Dementia; Gain-Of-Function Deamidation; Isodgr; Protein Deamidation; Proteomics; Vascular Cognitive Impairment

$757,350

Multimode Microplate Reader with Imaging Capabilities

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Macpherson, Rebecca

$139,941

Mechanisms of acute brain BACE1 regulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacPherson, Rebecca

$240,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alzheimer'S Disease Dear Professor MacPherson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on alzheimer's disease connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Targeting BDNF signaling for postmenopausal brain health" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]