McGill Group for Suicide Studies – Group McGill d’études sur le suicide

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) presented the Joel Elkes Research Award to Gustavo Turecki, December 8th 2015 in Hollywood, Florida.  This award recognizes a young scientist for outstanding clinical contribution to neuropsychopharmacology. The contribution may be based on a single discovery or a cumulative body of work. Of particular interest are contributions that further… Read More

The latest study by Dr. Fabrice Jollant, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University, demonstrates how difficulty making effective decisions can predispose an individual to suicide, a discovery that could lead to potential solutions for prevention. The study was recently published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.  … Read More

A new study by Naguib Mechawar and his team, published in Molecular Psychiatry, sheds light on the role of a class of cells called astrocytes in depression and suicide. This research provides evidence that networks of astrocytes are altered specifically in areas of the brain associated with mood regulation. In addition, in describing the existence… Read More

Listen to Naguib Mechawar  on the Montreal radio station 98,5 in an in-depth interview about his research on suicide and the Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank. The full interview is available online (in French only):   Une nouvelle approche dans le diagnostic et le traitement de la dépression   Dr. Mechawar’s research was also featured… Read More

Dr. Fabrice Jollant has recently published a book for the general public titled “Le suicide, comprendre pour aider l’individu vulnérable”. The book explores our current understanding of suicide, and how this knowledge can be used to help vulnerable individuals. It is published by the renowned publishing house Odile Jacob, and has been released in March 2015… Read More

Dr. Gustavo Turecki has been appointed as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, and will take office on March 1st 2015. Read more about Dr. Turecki and his appointment on the McGill Department of Psychiatry News website: Appointment of Dr. Gustavo Turecki as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill.… Read More

Watch a feature about the Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank tonight, February 5 2015  at 7 PM on Télé-Québec.   The segment will air on the “Une pilule une petite granule” television show, and is titled : “Banque de cerveaux : pour étudier le suicide”.  Visit the television show website for more information: http://pilule.telequebec.tv/occurrence.aspx?id=1285… Read More

The Daily Planet television show will featured the research from the Turecki laboratory on January 29th. The segment is available on the Daily Planet website: http://www.discovery.ca/dailyplanet (The segment title is: “BrainBank 2015: Bell Let’s Talk”) This episode features a profile on the Bell Douglas Brain Bank in Montréal, home to revolutionary brain research and a recipient of… Read More

A new study published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry shows that youth suicides could be prevented through early detection and increased public awareness and information sharing among professionals. Read more in a recent Press release: Youth Suicide – More early detection and better coordination are needed Read the abstract: Service Use and Unmet Needs… Read More

Read Dr. Gustavo Turecki’s recent review in Nature Reviews Neuroscience: The molecular bases of the suicidal brain, in which he reviews the key molecular changes associated with suicidality and explores promising avenues for future research.… Read More

SAVE THE DATES IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research October 11-14, 2015 • Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City Preventing Suicide: Progress through Research… Read More

The Fonds de recherche du Québec has named Juan Pablo Lopez “Étudiant chercheur étoile” for the month of november, for his recent publication in Nature Medicine: miR-1202 is a primate-specific and brain-enriched microRNA involved in major depression and antidepressant treatment. Go to the Fonds de recherche du Québec to view Pablo’s page: http://www.frq.gouv.qc.ca/laureats/juan-pablo_lopez Congratulations Pablo!… Read More

Congratulations to Daniel Zhou, who won third prize for the essay he submitted to The Brain@McGill Prize for Neuroscience Undergraduate Research 2014. The title of his essay was “Elucidating the role of endogenous opioids in the regulation of social pain”. Mr. Zhou will receive his prize at the IPN retreat, on September 18th, in front… Read More

Gustavo Turecki was recently awarded the 2014 Samarthji Lal award for mental health research from the Graham Boeckh Foundation. More information about the award, and an interview with Dr. Turecki is available on the Graham Boeckh Foundation website.… Read More

Congratulations to Juan Pablo Lopez, whose recent publication in Nature Medicine is getting a lot of press! Read: The paper: Juan P. Lopez, Raymond Lim, Cristiana Cruceanu, Liam Crapper, Caroline Fasano, Benoit Labonte, Gilles Maussion, Jennie P. Yang, Volodymyr Yerko, Erika Vigneault, Salah El Mestikawy, Naguib Mechawar, Paul Pavlidis, and Gustavo Turecki. miR-1202 is a… Read More

Journal de Montréal journalist Sarah-Maude Lefebvre visited the Brain Bank last week for a feature interview. The article was published in the Saturday May 3 edition of the Journal. Read the article and view a video here: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/05/02/3000-cerveaux-stockes-a-montreal… Read More

The Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank was featured in a video in La Presse recently. View it here: www.lapresse.ca… Read More

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Réjean Hébert, M.D., Ph.D, along with Executive Director of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Lynne McVey, and the Head of the Institute’s Depressive Disorders Program and Director of the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D., has announced the granting of $7.2 million for the… Read More

Naguib Mechawar is featured in Recherche en santé, a publication of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé, which highlights achievements by health science researchers. Dr. Mechawar is part of a international team of researchers who was awarded an ERA-NET Neuron II (http://www.neuron-eranet.eu/). Read more in Recherche en santé. Dr. Mechawar is featured in… Read More

Paper accepted for publication in Psychological Medicine F. Jollant, A. Malafosse, R. Docto, and C. Macdonald. A pocket of very high suicide rates in a non-violent, egalitarian and cooperative population of South-East Asia.… Read More

A reading suggestion from Fabrice: An Editorial in Nature: Head start: Europe’s mega-project to simulate the human brain has much to offer neuroscience research — whether or not it delivers on its central promise. http://www.nature.com/news/head-start-1.14091?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20131107… Read More

Ian Mahar (Mechawar lab) won the Dr. Steven S. Zalcman Memorial Award. Congratulations!… Read More

A reading suggestion by Fabrice Jollant: Neuroscience: Map the other brain, published in Nature by R. Douglas Fields… Read More

Richard-Devantoy S., Berlim M., Jollant F. “A Meta-Analysis of Neuropsychological Markers of Vulnerability to Suicidal Behavior in Mood Disorders”… Read More

Congratulations to Juan Pablo Lopez and Cristiana Cruceanu for their tied first place for best presentation at the McGill Human Genetics Research Day! Additional kudos to Pablo for winning the prize for best presentation given by a PhD student a the 2013 Douglas & Dept. of Psychiatry Student Research Day. Finally, congratulations to Gabriela, Carolina… Read More