Canadian Concussion Centre joins the Concussion Legacy Foundation Global Brain Bank to advance CTE research in Canada

Friday, April 21, 2023

Canadian Concussion Centre joins the Concussion Legacy Foundation Global Brain Bank to advance CTE research in Canada

(Toronto) The Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) is announcing today that the Canadian Concussion Centre (CCC) will become the sixth member of the CLF Global Brain Bank, an international collaboration of researchers studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the United States, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The new partnership will accelerate the pace of CTE research in Canada and create new collaboration opportunities for Canadian researchers to understand how to diagnosis and treat CTE.

“As a former CFL player, I am at risk for CTE, as are my teammates,” said CLF Canada Executive Director Tim Fleiszer. “We appreciate the commitment of the CCC team to CTE research, and we look forward to collaborating to ensure they can continue to make breakthroughs in our understanding of CTE and its impact on the brain.”

CCC is Canada’s leading concussion research center, and its brain bank has already made significant contributions to the field. By joining the Global Brain Bank, CCC will be able to share its research and expertise with other leading experts around the world, and benefit from their insights and discoveries.

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