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Bernard Brais

ResearcherNeurology and NeurosurgeryMcGill University

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Bernard Brais

Researcher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
98 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2012.

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Research

Ataxia Proteomics Transcriptomics Natural History Aging Cerebellum Chanelopathy Gait

Latest papers

Longitudinal progression, metrics, age-dependence, and modifiers of ataxia severity in SCA27B: a multicentre study of 219 patients.
EBioMedicine · 2026
Muscle Strength, Balance, and Indoor Mobility in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: An Exploratory Canadian Multicenter Study.
Muscle & nerve · 2026
Establishment and characterization of three human pluripotent stem cell lines from patients with spinocerebellar ataxia 27B (SCA27B).
Stem cell research · 2026

All 179 publications

Latest funding

OPMDx- Canadian Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy Biomarkers Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,212,525
NMD4C: the neuromuscular network for Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000
Real-World Evidence for Canadian Neuromuscular Disease: Establishing a Framework for National Integration of Patient Reported Outcomes, Clinical Registry Data, Healthcare Utilization and Healthcare Associated Costs
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,597,256

All 19 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 179 publications.

Longitudinal progression, metrics, age-dependence, and modifiers of ataxia severity in SCA27B: a multicentre study of 219 patients.

Traschütz A, Hilgers RD, Erdlenbruch F, Depienne C, Wirth T, Delvallée C, Nümann A, Ashton C, Pellerin D, Indelicato E, Heindl F, Renaud M, Borsche M, Grobe-Einsler M, Faber J, Klockgether T, Schöls L, Brais B, Anheim M, Timmann D, Synofzik M

EBioMedicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106437 PMID: 42603514

Muscle Strength, Balance, and Indoor Mobility in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: An Exploratory Canadian Multicenter Study.

Bélair N, Brisson JD, Brais B, Rodrigue X, Lochmüller H, Hébert LJ, MacGregor J, Dennison B, Lessard I, Côté I, Duchesne E, Gagnon C

Muscle & nerve2026

DOI: 10.1002/mus.70343 PMID: 42439050

Establishment and characterization of three human pluripotent stem cell lines from patients with spinocerebellar ataxia 27B (SCA27B).

Pellerin D, Rebelo A, Zafeer MF, Ditmeyer M, Iruzubieta P, Van de Vondel L, Rodriguez Y, Jacobs EH, Dicaire MJ, Danzi MC, Napierala M, Saporta M, Brais B, Zuchner S

Stem cell research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2026.104055 PMID: 42391783

Establishment and characterization of two human pluripotent stem cell lines from patients with ATX-FGF14/spinocerebellar ataxia 27A (SCA27A).

Pellerin D, Rebelo A, Zafeer MF, Iruzubieta P, Türkdogan D, Smolina N, Tekgül Ş, Ditmeyer M, Van de Vondel L, Rodriguez Y, Jacobs EH, Gül-Demirkale T, Yesilyurt A, Dicaire MJ, Danzi MC, Brais B, Napierala M, Başak AN, Zuchner S

Stem cell research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2026.104050 PMID: 42372627

Expert commentary for "Episodic cerebellar ataxia mimicking stroke - diagnostic and therapeutic lessons from SCA27B".

Iruzubieta P, Brais B, Pellerin D

Parkinsonism & related disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2026.108329 PMID: 42055934

Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) and [18F]-FDG PET findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type SCA27B.

Cros L, Pellerin D, Palpacuer T, Puisieux S, Frismand S, Hocquel A, Wandzel M, Roth V, Pourié C, Brais B, Bonnet C, Meyer M, Dillier C, Jardel A, Hopes L, Verger A, Renaud M, Clément G

Journal of neurology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00415-026-14015-5 PMID: 42481725

Toward a Neuroimaging Consensus for the Work-up of Adult Genetic Leukoencephalopathies on Behalf of the White Matter Rounds Network: State of Practice.

Wong AD, Airas L, Alvarez E, Antel J, Araujo D, Bernard G, Boudjani H, Brais B, Cocozza S, Corboy JR, Fadda G, Imitola J, Lacasse MC, Longbrake EE, Macaron G, Narayanan S, Orthmann-Murphy J, Ortiz J, Shor N, Uggetti C, Venkateswaran S, Wilson N, Miller E, La Piana R, White Matter (WM) Rounds Network

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2026

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a9127 PMID: 41371978

Frequency and phenotype of GAA-FGF14 disease in bilateral vestibulopathy syndromes: insights from repeat expansion carriers, including a case of co-occurrence with RFC1-related CANVAS.

Pellerin D, Heindl F, Traschütz A, Iruzubieta P, Dicaire MJ, Zuchner S, Hartmann AM, Rujescu D, Houlden H, Brais B, Strupp M, Synofzik M

Journal of neurology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00415-026-13867-1 PMID: 42178418

Identification of FGF14 GAA Expansions in Polish Patients with Undiagnosed Cerebellar Ataxia - A Preliminary Study.

Matlawska M, Ziora-Jakutowicz K, Dicaire MJ, Pera J, Pellerin D, Brais B, Iruzubieta P, Elert-Dobkowska E, Sulek A

Cerebellum (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1007/s12311-026-02003-4 PMID: 42096001

The Cerebellar Cognitive-Affective Syndrome Scale Reveals Consistent, Early, and Progressive Neuropsychological Deficits in Autosomal-Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: A Large International Cross-Sectional Study.

Fortin J, Synofzik M, Pedneault-Tremblay ÉA, Hermle D, Thieme A, Timmann D, La Piana R, Brais B, Dolbec J, Côté I, Gagnon C, Traschütz A

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2026

DOI: 10.1002/mds.70201 PMID: 41669957

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Bernard Brais

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Longitudinal progression, metrics, age-dependence, and modifiers of ataxia severity in SCA27B: a multicentre study of 219 patients.

Muscle Strength, Balance, and Indoor Mobility in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy: An Exploratory Canadian Multicenter Study.

Establishment and characterization of three human pluripotent stem cell lines from patients with spinocerebellar ataxia 27B (SCA27B).

Establishment and characterization of two human pluripotent stem cell lines from patients with ATX-FGF14/spinocerebellar ataxia 27A (SCA27A).

Expert commentary for "Episodic cerebellar ataxia mimicking stroke - diagnostic and therapeutic lessons from SCA27B".

Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) and [18F]-FDG PET findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type SCA27B.

Toward a Neuroimaging Consensus for the Work-up of Adult Genetic Leukoencephalopathies on Behalf of the White Matter Rounds Network: State of Practice.

Frequency and phenotype of GAA-FGF14 disease in bilateral vestibulopathy syndromes: insights from repeat expansion carriers, including a case of co-occurrence with RFC1-related CANVAS.

Identification of FGF14 GAA Expansions in Polish Patients with Undiagnosed Cerebellar Ataxia - A Preliminary Study.

The Cerebellar Cognitive-Affective Syndrome Scale Reveals Consistent, Early, and Progressive Neuropsychological Deficits in Autosomal-Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: A Large International Cross-Sectional Study.

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Roberta La Piana

Jodi Warman Chardon

Jacek Majewski

Antoine Duquette

Kalle Gehring

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Guy Rouleau

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Lawrence Korngut

Gerald Pfeffer

Taila Hartley

John Woulfe

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Daniela Pohl

Maryam Oskoui

Kristin Kernohan

Lily Zhou

Jocelyn Zwicker

Myriam Srour

Krista Best

Angela Genge

Simon Ducharme

Craig Campbell

Mark Tarnopolsky

Geneviève Bernard

Jack Antel

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Anne-Marie Laberge

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