Over $12 million has been provided in grants since 2001

The Mach-Gaensslen Foundation of Canada honours the lives of Vaclav F. Mach and Dr. Hanni Gaensslen by supporting research in mental health, heart disease and stroke, and cancer.

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Olexsandr Baran

Luxiga Thanabalachandran

Ethan Checroune

Brenda Wells

Evan MacKenzie

Quentin Tsang

Shuvam Prasai

Jayatee Ray

Pénélopé Brochu

Adam Mouncef

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Feb 2

Predicting and preventing serious mental illness in youth

Dr. Lena Palaniyappan wins the 2025 Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize Dr. Lena Palaniyappan tells the story of a young man with ...

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Jan 5

First postdoc award through CIHR

Personalized approaches help treat depression Translating the findings from clinical trials into tools that clinicians can ...

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Mach-Gaensslen 2025 grant application package
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research: guidelines and application process