Isabelle Boucoiran

Research

Biobank Brain Cannabis Family Genomics Neurobehavior Neurodevelopment Neuroimaging

Latest funding

Cannabis Exposure from Pregnancy to Early Childhood: A Family-Triad Brain Health Program CAN-B+FAM
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$2,399,873

Cannabis Exposure from Pregnancy to Early Childhood: A Family-Triad Brain Health Program CAN-B+FAM

Principal investigatorCIHR2026TG: The CDN Cannabis/Brain Health Cons.-Scaling Novel Measurement Methods

Principal investigators: Ouellet, Annie; Auray-Blais, Christiane; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Brodeur, Magaly; Brunet, Marie A; Carpentier, André C; Jacques, Pierre-Étienne; Lane, Julie; Lariviere, Sara; Lemelin, Jean-Pascal; Lodygensky, Gregory A; Nazif-Munoz, Jose I; Pascuzzo, Katherine; Sarret, Philippe; Therriault, Danyka; Whittingstall, Kevin S

Keywords: Biobank; Brain; Cannabis; Family; Genomics; Neurobehavior; Neurodevelopment; Neuroimaging; Pregnancy; Psychosocial Functionning

$2,399,873

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: Biobank Dear Professor Boucoiran, 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 biobank 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 "Cannabis Exposure from Pregnancy to Early Childhood: A Family-Triad Brain Health Program CAN-B+FAM" (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]