Dr. Rob Whitley recently wrote a short and poignant film tracing the story of Elizabeth, a gifted and highly qualified candidate attending a job interview. All appears to be going swimmingly, until the conversation turns towards the subject of mental illness. While this film is a work of fiction, research indicates that it represents a reality played out daily.
The film can be seen at
Dr. Serge Gauthier, M.D., FRCPC, an eminent researcher in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, has been appointed to the Order of Canada by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. 听To read more, click .
You can also watch his interview on Alzheimer's Disease in connection with Alzheimer's Awareness Month on CTV .
Dr. Gustavo Turecki along with Dr. Juan Pablo Lopez speak about the identification of a molecule that predicts treatment response for depressed patients.
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Dr. Judes Poirier speaks about his discovery of the genetic variation that protects 25% of the population from Alzheimer's.
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Making sure school-aged kids get to sleep at a regular hour is often a struggle for parents. But a study by researchers at 海角社区 and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Montreal suggests it鈥檚 well worth the effort: the researchers found that a good night鈥檚 sleep is linked to better performance in math and languages 鈥� subjects that are powerful predictors of later learning and academic success.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Dr. Gustavo Turecki as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, 海角社区, effective March 1, 2015. Dr. Turecki succeeds Dr. Mimi Isra毛l, who led the department with great distinction since 2007. We take this opportunity to offer our sincere thanks to Dr. Isra毛l for her outstanding leadership throughout her term, and we wish her continued success.
To listen to Professor Howard Steiger speak about reconciling eating disorders and the holiday season, click the following link.
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To listen to Dr. Michael Meaney speak about how the environment plays a role in the expression of certain genes predisposed to delinquency, please click the following link.
The Department of Psychiatry Promotions Committee will be meeting to review the following recommendations for promotions of Tenured and Contract Academic Staff (CAS) members:
鈥� Faculty Lecturer to Assistant Professor
鈥� Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
鈥� Associate Professor to Full Professor
Important
鈥� Before applying for promotions (in any category), the candidate must first notify the Chair.
See Dr. Karama referenced in Science magazine regarding IQ, the Brain, and Alzheimer's disease.
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Professor Michael Meaney听is awarded the Wilder-Penfield prize in recognition of his groundbreaking achievements in the biology of child development. Also recently winning the听2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Laureate, he is one of two professors from 海角社区听among the 14 winners of this year鈥檚 Prix du Qu茅bec鈥攃onsidered the most prestigious award attributed by the Government of Qu茅bec in cultural and scientific fields. Congratulations again, Professor Meaney!
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To read more about how stress affects unborn babies in Dr. King's article, click on the link below.听
Click on the link below to read the article, and listen to Dr. Alain Brunet speak about post-traumatic stress in French.听
海角社区 Professor Michael Meaney has been selected as the 2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Laureate in recognition of his groundbreaking achievements in the biology of child development. A jury of experts selected Prof. Meaney, who is also Scientific Director at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, for this honour for his pioneering, cutting edge research on the biological mechanisms by which parental behaviour affects brain development and lifelong function.
Annoucement from the Program Office
Dear Residents and Faculty,
