June 16, 2026
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the eight Douglas Foundation awards that are made possible by the generous gifts of donors and the Douglas Foundation.
Congratulations to all the recipients!
Ennio Barbuto Award for Research in Suicide and Depression
Zoey Chapman (Orri team)
We are pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s competition of the Ennio Barbuto Award for Research in Suicide and Depression. This award recognizes the outstanding work of a Douglas resident, postdoctoral fellow, graduate or undergraduate students pursuing research in the area of suicide and depression. The goal of the award is to stimulate young researchers to perform high quality research that has the potential to prevent suicide and depression, and to improve diagnosis and treatment of depression. The award is made possible by a generous gift from the Barbuto family.
Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award
We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s competition of the Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award. This award recognizes the outstanding work of a Douglas resident, postdoctoral fellow or Ph.D. student pursuing research in the area of depression and suicide. The goal of the award is to stimulate young researchers to perform high quality research that has the potential to prevent depression and suicide, and improve diagnosis and treatment of depression. This award is made possible by the generous gifts from Dr. Holly Carsley’s family and friends.
Marie Giguère Travel Awards
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Marie Giguère Travel Awards. Thanks to the generous support from Ms. Marie Giguère, Ad. E., past Vice-President of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Foundation, awards worth up to $500 are offered to support travel and attendance for graduate students (MSc and PhD candidates) presenting their work at a national or international scientific conference.
Lorna Knight Award for Research in Bipolar Disorders
Victor Bienvenue Mimeau (Raucher-Chéné team)
We are pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s Lorna Knight Award for Research in Bipolar Disorders. The Lorna Knight Award recognizes the outstanding work of a student (undergraduate, Masters or PhD), a postdoctoral fellow or a resident who demonstrates an interest to improve knowledge about causes or treatment of bipolar disorders by conducting or contributing to a research project at the Douglas Institute. This award is made possible by the generous donation from Lorna Knight’s family.
Marilyn Meikle Award for Research in Mental Health
Isabella Di Matteo (Raucher-Chéné & Lavigne teams)
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Marilyn Meikle Award for Research in Mental Health. This award recognizes the outstanding work of a student (undergraduate, Masters or PhD), a postdoctoral fellow or a resident who demonstrates an interest in improving knowledge about causes or treatment of depression and/or bipolar disorder by conducting or contributing to a research project at the Douglas Institute. This award is made possible by a generous gift from Marilyn Meikle.
Roger J. Paiement Outreach Award
Arabella Bouzigues (Montembeault team)
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Roger J. Paiement Outreach Award. Thanks to the generous support from Ms. Danielle T. Paiement, an award worth up to $1,000 is offered to support the participation of graduate students (MSc and PhD candidates), postdoctoral fellows or residents at an international scientific conference to present their research work in the field of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, memory disorders or aging.
Rémi Quirion Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Rémi Quirion Excellence Award. In addition to being a world-renowned researcher in the field of neuroscience and mental health and the former Scientist-in-Chief of Québec, Dr. Quirion was the Scientific Director of the Douglas Research Centre from 1996 to 2011. As such, he has highly contributed to model the research centre as we know it. In particular, he has always been a strong promoter of the essential contribution of students to the research centre. With this in mind, this excellence award aims to recognize the outstanding research contribution of Master students of the Douglas Research Centre. This gift is made possible by the generosity of former students and collaborators.
Freeha Anjum (Palaniyappan team)
Vikram Nathan (Chakravarty team)
Adam Wright Award for Research in Schizophrenia
Jana Totzek (Lepage team)
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Adam Wright Award for Research in Schizophrenia. The Adam Wright Award recognizes the outstanding work of a student (undergraduate, Masters or PhD), a postdoctoral fellow or a resident who demonstrates an interest to improve knowledge about causes or treatment of schizophrenia by conducting or contributing to a research project at the Douglas Institute. The award is made possible by a generous donation.
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