Alzheimer's. Parkinson's. Neuromuscular Diseases.
Tumours. Stroke. Spinal Cord Injuries. Epilepsy.
Eye Disease. Depression. We all know someone
affected by one of these conditions. The key to
curing all these conditions lies in the brain.
Diseases of the brain are poised to be a major
public health threat in the years to come.
As death rates for heart disease and cancer go
down, disability and death rates from neurological
diseases are on the rise. We are living longer but,
simply put, our brains weren' t designed to last
that long. There is an urgent need to find answers.
The Brain Campaign by the Numbers
The Krembil Neuroscience Centre at Toronto
Western Hospital features Canada' s largest concentration of neurologists, neurosurgeons
neuroradiologists and neuroscientists. We are considered among the top in the world for
Parkinson's and Alzheimer's research and rank in the top 5 in North America for vision research.
We' ve already raised $60M to bring the world's best scientists, clinicians, neurologists and
neurosurgeons together in a state of the art research tower. Now we' ve got to give them the tools, labs and support staff they need to advance
patient care and develop more cures and
world-first treatments for diseases of the brain.
What's needed now:
 People $75 million
We need to give our top doctors
and surgeons protected time so
they can concentrate on their
next breakthrough. We need to
recruit young, talented scientists
to push discovery forward.
Establishing positions such as
Chairs and Fellowships provide
secured funding so we can
retain our senior scientists.
 Equipment $40 million
Thanks to advances in imaging
technology, we can now see and
treat abnormalities in the brain,
eye and spine. We need a new
dedicated Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) scan machine
for our Imaging experts. We also
need to equip the state-of-theart
lab space in the new Krembil
Discovery Tower.
 Facilities $85 million
We need to completely renovate our Surgical Centre
to accommodate the growing
complexity of brain and spine surgery. Surgical suites will be
completely reconfigured to
include diagnostic equipment. If our surgeons "can see it, they
can treat it."
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Support our Brain Campaign! Your gift will ensure that the Krembil
Neuroscience Centre has the resources it needs to provide the best in
neuroscience research and treatment – today, tomorrow and in the years
to come. To find out more or to donate, please visit braincampaign.ca or
call Louise Aspin at 416-340-3632.
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