Donald Weaver, University of Toronto

Research

Alzheimer'S Disease Brain Tumor Drug Design Drug Discovery Glioblastoma Multiforme Innate Immunity Medicinal Chemistry Tryptophan Metabolism

Latest papers

Daily listening to Mozart reduces seizures in individuals with epilepsy: A randomized control study.
Epilepsia open · 2020

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Development of Novel Small Molecule Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease through Targeting Arginine Metabolism
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
The Design of Disease Modifying Drugs for Alzheimer's Targeting the 3-Hydroxyanthranilate Tryptophan Metabolite
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000
Design and Development of Brain Permeant Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase Inhibitors
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$765,000

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Daily listening to Mozart reduces seizures in individuals with epilepsy: A randomized control study.

Rafiee M, Patel K, Groppe DM, Andrade DM, Bercovici E, Bui E, Carlen PL, Reid A, Tai P, Weaver D, Wennberg R, Valiante TA

Epilepsia open2020

DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12400 PMID: 32524054

Development of Novel Small Molecule Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease through Targeting Arginine Metabolism

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Lee, Yui Sun Marvick

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Arginine Metabolism; Drug Development; Medicinal Chemistry; Neuroinflammation

$120,000

The Design of Disease Modifying Drugs for Alzheimer's Targeting the 3-Hydroxyanthranilate Tryptophan Metabolite

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Yu, Liu

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Computer-Aided Drug Design; Cytokine; Neuroinflammation; Tryptophan

$105,000

Design and Development of Brain Permeant Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase Inhibitors

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weaver, Donald F

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Brain Tumor; Drug Design; Drug Discovery; Glioblastoma Multiforme; Innate Immunity; Medicinal Chemistry; Tryptophan Metabolism

$765,000

Canada Research Chair Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2014Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Weaver, Donald F

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

CIHR Training Grant in Health Law, Ethics and Policy

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Flood, Colleen M; Caulfield, Timothy A; Kouri, Robert P; Lahey, G.R. W; Lemmens, Trudo

Keywords: Bioethics; Comparative Health Systems; Health Law; Health Policy; Multidisciplinary Mentoring And Training; Research Ethics

$1,947,000

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

Frequent collaborators

Aylin Reid

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alzheimer'S Disease Dear Professor Weaver, 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]. I read your paper "Daily listening to Mozart reduces seizures in individuals with epilepsy: A randomized control study." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]