The Douglas Research Centre

Upcoming events

CIC
CIC Imaging Series Lecture
Casey Paquola, PhD
2019-11-20 11:00
Formation croisée Santé mentale et cannabis : problématiques chez les jeunes
2019-11-21 08:30
Research Blitz
Research Blitz followed by Social Blitz
2019-11-22 16:00
WHO Collaborating Centre
Mental Health and Society Lecture series
Dr. Marc Laporta: The WHO Collaborating Centre and us
2019-11-26
12:30 - 13:30
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Recent news

Congratulations to Dr. Jai Shah!

2019-11-20

Congratulations to Dr. Shah, who was among the six 2019 recipients of the SickKids-CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) New Investigator Grants in Child and Youth Health. He received funding for his project entitled, Understanding pathways to mental health care during and after the...

Congratulations to Drs. Naguib Mechawar and Gustavo Turecki

Dr. Gustavo Turecki and Dr. Naguib Mechawar
2019-11-05

Congratulations to our researchers who recently received the ERA-Net NEURON Joint Transnational Call 2019!

Out of the 15 international projects funded, 2 of them involve Douglas researchers (https://www.neuron-eranet.eu/en/909.php):

Dr. Naguib Mechawar received funding for his project, entitled MOODMARKER: Discovery,...

Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds Receives Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience

2019-10-23

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) award the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds, PhD, a former doctoral student in Cecilia Flores’ laboratory at the Douglas Research Center and McGill University.

The prestigious Nemko Prize recognizes a young neuroscientist for his or her PhD thesis that advances the understanding of molecular, genetic or...

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Did you know?

  • The Douglas Research Centre has state-of-the-art research infrastructures

    The Douglas Research Centre has 4 innovative platforms:

    1. Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank,
    2. the Cerebral Imaging Centre,
    3. the Neurophenotyping Centre, and the
    4. Molecular and Cellular Microscopy Platform

  • The Douglas Research Centre is multidisciplinary

    The Douglas Research Centre has 4 strong approaches to research:

    1. Psychosocial and health services research,
    2. Clinical research,
    3. Human neuroscience, and
    4. Basic Neuroscience

  • The Douglas Brain Bank was the first brain bank in Canada

    Dr. Samarthji Lal created the brain bank in 1980.

    Learn more about the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank

  • The Douglas Research Centre is 40 years old

    The Douglas RC was founded in 1979 by Dr. Samarthji Lal and Dr. Vasavan Nair

    DRC Founders Samarthji Lal and Vasavan Nair

  • Douglas researchers publish in the most prestigious journals

    Douglas researchers regularly publish in the top journals, including Nature and Nature-family journals, PNAS, JAMA, etc.

  • The Douglas Research Centre has strong partnerships

    Strong partnerships with the Douglas Foundation, McGill University, the Montreal West Island CIUSSS, The Neuro make the Douglas what it is today

  • The Douglas Research Centre is a world leader in mental health research

    The Douglas RC is among the top 40 research hospitals in Canada with:

    • 62 full researchers,
    • 8 Canada Research Chairs,
    • $32M in research grants,
    • 253 graduate students,
    • 37 funded scholars,
    • over 400 publications/year.
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  • Dobell Pavillion
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