Montreal, December 8, 2025 — The Douglas Brain Bank remains Canada’s largest repository of donated human brain tissue, and it continues to make headlines worldwide. These milestones serve as further evidence that the Douglas Brain Bank remains at the forefront of neuroscience, transforming donations into discoveries that benefit the global scientific community. 📌 References
The French public television network, TV5 visited the Douglas Brain Bank highlighting its crucial role in science. View the report here (in French only): https://information.tv5monde.com/international/au-canada-une-banque-de-cerveaux-precieuse-pour-la-science-2674299
Read a recent article by the Director of the Douglas Brain Bank in “The Conversation” magazine: The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank: a goldmine for brain research It’s thanks to the hard work and dedication of the entire DBB team, as well as the unfailing support of all its partners, patrons (often anonymous) and granting agencies, … Read more
The CBC visited the Douglas Brain Bank to understand how the “brain repository is helping researchers better understand, and improve, our collective mental health.” View the report here: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.6864241
A radio interview on ICI Première with Gustavo Turecki explaining why brain donation is critical for advancing science, and how brain donation is open to everyone. Listen on Radio-Canada (in French only)
Gustavo Turecki appears on the Brain Canada podcast, Playing with Marbles, featuring interviews with Canadian neuroscientists to explore how the brain works in health and in disease. Listen here!
Naguib Mechawar featured on Y’a du monde à messe, a weekly interview show broadcast on Téléquébec and hosted by Christian Bégin. Dr. Mechawar enthusiastically walks us through his work both as a researcher and as the Director of the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank, then shares his perspective on some of the challenges facing research. View the … Read more
Read an interview with Naguib Mechawar, director of the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank in Le Soleil de Châteauguay (in French). À la tête d’une banque de cerveaux
Listen to a recent interview with the director of the Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank, Dr. Naguib Mechawar on Radio-Canada (in French): https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/penelope/segments/entrevue/150247/banque-cerveaux-douglas-naguib-mechawar
Autism BrainNet, a program funded by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) announced a new collaboration with the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB). This collaboration will allow Canadian individuals and families the opportunity to consider postmortem brain donation to help advance research on the causes and treatments of ASD. Pictured are Louis Reichardt, SFARI … Read more