Congrats Claudia and Rixing!… Read More
MGSS students awarded for their presentations at D3S
July 9th, 2021MGSS student awarded CIHR – INMHA 2020 Brain Star Award
July 5th, 2021Congrats Kathryn!… Read More
MGSS student recognized with Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award
May 24th, 2021Congrats Marina!… Read More
Naguib Mechawar awarded CIHR Project Grant funding
September 23rd, 2020Congrats Naguib!… Read More
Q & A with Marie-Claude Geoffroy
September 17th, 2020MGSS researcher, Marie-Claude Geoffroy, PhD holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention. … Read More
Massimiliano Orri receives the NARSAD Young Investigator Award
September 17th, 2020Congrats Massimiliano!… Read More
Gustavo Turecki is recipient of the CINP Sumitomo/Sunovion Brain Health Clinical Research Award
June 19th, 2020Congrats Gustavo! … Read More
MGSS students recognized with Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award and the Rémi Quirion Excellence Award
May 22nd, 2020Congrats to Malosree and Kelly!… Read More
MGSS publication takes the spotlight in Nature Communications
April 21st, 2020Congratulations to the MGSS team and trainees for this outstanding achievement!… Read More
Q&A with Dr. Turecki: Managing Stress During the COVID-19 CrisisÇa va bien aller!
March 31st, 2020 Some useful tips to cope with this changing reality provided by Dr. Turecki. … Read More
The MGSS hit the slopes for their annual ski day!
February 26th, 2020Healthy body = healthy mind, as the saying goes.… Read More
Cyber-bullying victims at higher risk of having suicidal thoughts
February 7th, 2020MGSS researcher, Marie-Claude Geoffroy shares her work on cyber-bullying.… Read More
Massimiliano Orri featured in the science and society magazine CURIUM
January 30th, 2020Congrats Massimiliano!… Read More
January 29th 2020 was #BellLetsTalk Day
January 29th, 2020For each view of the Bell Let’s Talk Day video, Bell donated 5¢ towards Canadian mental health initiatives. When it comes to mental health, every action counts.… Read More
Naguib Mechawar and the Douglas – Bell Canada Brain Bank featured on Canal Savoir
December 13th, 2019A profile on Dr. Mechawar’s work on inflammation in the brain during depression and suicide.… Read More
MGSS student, Daniel Almeida named among Forbes’ 30 Under 30
December 4th, 2019Congrats Daniel!… Read More
MGSS student, Daniel Almeida wins awards at the Science Exposed Contest (NSERC and Acfas)
December 4th, 2019Congrats Daniel!… Read More
Gustavo Turecki awarded Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize
November 6th, 2019Congrats Gustavo!… Read More
Congratulations to Massimiliano Orri, winner of the February 2019 Relève étoile Jacques-Genest prize
February 21st, 2019Congratulations to Massimiliano Orri, Postdoctoral fellow, on winning the February 2019 Relève étoile Jacques-Genest prize, from the Fonds de recherche Santé – Québec. His award-winning publication is : Association of Childhood Irritability and Depressive/Anxious Mood Profiles With Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Attempts… Read More
In conversation with Dr. Gustavo Turecki – McGill News
December 3rd, 2018Read a recent interview with Dr. Gustavo Turecki in McGill News, to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Department of Psychiatry, celebrated November 29th: https://mcgill.ca/channels/channels/news/conversation-dr-gustavo-turecki-291506… Read More
Gustavo Turecki named Canada Research Chair in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide (Tier 1)
December 21st, 2016Congratulations to Gustavo Turecki, recently named Canada Research Chair in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide (Tier 1). CRCs are granted to outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. The CRC program was created to enable Canadian universities to attract and retain established and emerging world-class researchers. View the full list of new… Read More
Naguib Mechawar receives a research grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
November 21st, 2016Congratulations to Naguib Mechawar, who received a $100,000 research grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This research grant aims to determine if early life adversity affects white matter development in the brain in a way that increases suicide risk. This research could lead to the identification of potential brain targets for suicide prevention. Read the… Read More
Gustavo Turecki wins the Léo-Pariseau prize from ACFAS
October 20th, 2016Gustavo Turecki was recently awarded the Léo-Pariseau prize for biological and health sciences by the Association francophone pour le savoir, ACFAS. This prize is awarded yearly to a researcher to highlight the excellence and impact of his work and actions in the area of biological or health sciences. The Association francophone pour le savoir –… Read More
Gustavo Turecki – new Chair of the CIHR Advisory Board on Research Excellence, Policy and Ethics
May 16th, 2016Gustavo Turecki is one of five chairs of the CIHR new Institutes Advisory Boards recently nominated by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The CIHR Nominating and Governance Committee followed a transparent, fair and merit-based process to duly review the profiles of 453 applicants for the 5 positions and identified the candidates who embodied the… Read More
New research by Marie-Claude Geoffroy shows victimized teens are more at risk of suicide
March 15th, 2016A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry(JAACAP) by the team of Dr Marie-Claude Geoffroy, researcher at the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (Douglas mental health university institute, McGill group for suicide studies) and the Sainte-Justine hospital research centre, reports that adolescents chronically victimized during two school years at… Read More