Jenny Gilbert, McGill University

Research

Brain Development Brain-Based Developmental Disabilities Children And Youth Knowledge Mobilization

Latest funding

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science - Extension

Principal investigators: Majnemer, Annette; Banerjee, Ananya T; Brossard-Racine, Marie; Costello, Carrie; Dlamini, Nomazulu; Gilbert, Jenny L; Glegg, Stephanie M; Laur, Celia; Li, Patricia T; Miller, Steven P; Nguyen, Linda; Shikako, Keiko

Keywords: Brain Development; Brain-Based Developmental Disabilities; Children And Youth; Knowledge Mobilization

$2,000,000

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: Brain Development Dear Professor Gilbert, 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 brain development 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 "CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories" (2025), 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]