The BC Schizophrenia Society Foundation raises funds for schizophrenia research and the programs and services offered by BC Schizophrenia Society. The Society’s mission is to support families affected by schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses in British Columbia through education, advocacy and research. The Foundation is committed to ensuring that research into schizophrenia and related disorders continues in British Columbia. Learn more at http://www.bcss.org and at https://bcssfoundation.org.
Funding interests
Award types
Health Professional-Investigator, Scholar, Research Trainee
Research interests
The BC Schizophrenia Society Foundation seeks to fund research that is related to understanding and treating schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, caregiver/family involvement in the patient care journey, medication adherence, concurrent substance use, and improving access to key resources (i.e. housing support and psychologists/psychiatrists).
- schizophrenia
- psychosis
Awards
2024
Recipient
Allie SlemonAward type
Reach
Project title
Embedding research knowledge to prevent seclusion in a young adult inpatient mental health setting in British Columbia
2022
Recipient
Benneth Ben-AzuAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Outcomes of a ketogenic dietary intervention on the gut microbiome-microglial brain axis and schizophrenia-like behaviour in mice exposed to a double-hit immune challenge
Recipient
Carly MageeAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to adequate care for serious mental disorders in British Columbia
2021
Recipient
Ivan TorresAward type
Health Professional-Investigator award
Project title
Neuropsychological functioning in treatment resistant schizophrenia
Recipient
Rafal SkibaAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Counteracting the “Jumping to Conclusion” bias in schizophrenia with a combination of neuromodulation and metacognitive training
2018
Recipient
Peter Axerio-CiliesAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Re-establishing cognitive function in models of mental illness by boosting neural activity in the prefrontal cortex
2016
Recipient
Mieke van HolsteinAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Flicking the switch: cross-species translation of rapid context-based switching between tasks
2014
Recipient
Leigh Anne SwayneAward type
Scholar award
Project title
Ion channels: Molecular determinants of health and disease in the head and heart
2013
Recipient
Alfredo RamosAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Screening and development of molecules targeting presynaptic SNARE protein-protein interactions as novel pharmacological strategy in schizophrenia and other mental illnesses
Recipient
Anita CoteAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in children with mental health conditions