Jibran Khokhar, McGill University

Research

Brain Health Cannabis Cannabis Abstinence Data Harmonization Development Mental Health Neuroimaging Parallel Preclinical Models

Latest funding

Youth Cannabis Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Trajectories (Y-CONECT)
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$2,396,391
The impact of gestational cannabis exposure on brain and behavioural development: a study spanning fetal development to adulthood
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$983,025

All 2 grants and awards

Youth Cannabis Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Trajectories (Y-CONECT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2026TG:The CND Cannabis/Brain Health Cons-Parallel pre-clinical cannabis studies

Principal investigators: Rabin, Rachel A; Khokhar, Jibran Y; Palaniyappan, Lena K

Keywords: Brain Health; Cannabis; Cannabis Abstinence; Data Harmonization; Development; Mental Health; Neuroimaging; Parallel Preclinical Models; Psychopathology; Youth And Adolescence

$2,396,391

The impact of gestational cannabis exposure on brain and behavioural development: a study spanning fetal development to adulthood

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chakravarty, Mallar

Keywords: Brain Development; Child And Adolescent Development; Fetal Development; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pre-Natal Cannabis Exposure; Pre-Natal Environment; Small Animal Mri

$983,025

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 Health Dear Professor Khokhar, 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 health 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 "Youth Cannabis Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental and Clinical Trajectories (Y-CONECT)" (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]