Jodi Edwards, Western University

Research

Dementia Alzheimer'S Disease Biomarkers Microglia Stroke Aging Clinical Guidelines Cognition

Latest funding

Using circulating microglia extracellular vesicles to discriminate microglia activation phenotype, and cognitive outcomes in comorbid AD and stroke
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,227,826
The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,070,656
Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$2,400,000

All 3 grants and awards

Using circulating microglia extracellular vesicles to discriminate microglia activation phenotype, and cognitive outcomes in comorbid AD and stroke

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Whitehead, Shawn N; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Edwards, Jodi D

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarkers; Dementia; Microglia; Stroke

$1,227,826

The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Barha, Cindy; Bartha, Robert; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Borrie, Michael J; Burhan, Amer M; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Edwards, Jodi D; Faria, Frederico P; Fraser, Sarah A; Li, Karen Zown-Hua; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Middleton, Laura E; Rajah, Maria N

Keywords: Aging; Clinical Guidelines; Cognition; Dementia; Exercise; Gait; Motor Biomarkers; Neurodegeneration

$1,070,656

Brain Health Care (BHCare) and Support in Aging Research Training Platform

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Training Grant: HRTP - Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (IA)

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Bechard, Lauren E; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Bronskill, Susan E; Burhan, Amer M; Chertkow, Howard M; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Faria, Frederico P; Feldman, Howard; Fraser, Sarah A; Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas; Ismail, Zahinoor; Kivipelto, Miia; Kobor, Michael S; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Mangialasche, Francesca; Monchi, Oury; Mullings, Delores V; Rajah, Maria N; Raymond, Lynn A; Roach, Pamela Marie; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Schabrun, Siobhan; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Whitehead, Shawn N

Keywords: Cognition, Aging, Brain Health; Dementia Risk Factors; Training

$2,400,000

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: Dementia Dear Professor Edwards, 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 dementia 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 "Using circulating microglia extracellular vesicles to discriminate microglia activation phenotype, and cognitive outcomes in comorbid AD and stroke" (2026), 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]