Dr. Benrimoh receives HBHL Ignite Grant
December 3, 2024 We are pleased to announce that Dr. Benrimoh has been awarded funding through the Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Neuro Commercialization Grants – Ignite Program for … Read more
Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve receives Weston funding for research on sleep and Alzheimer’s disease
October 31, 2024 Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve has been nominated as one of the winners of the Weston Foundation‘s “Brain Health: Sleep 2023” program. This program aims to explore sleep-related approaches to … Read more
Drs. Katie Lavigne and Alban Voppel obtain BBRF Young Investigator grants
September 30, 2024 We are proud to announce that two of our researchers, Dr. Katie Lavigne and Dr. Alban Voppel (a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Lena Palaniyappan‘s lab), have been … Read more
Dr. Maxime Montembeault obtains an Insight Development Grant
September 26, 2024 This year, SSHRC awarded Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants to numerous researchers, representing a wide range of research disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Among … Read more
Dr. Mahsa Dadar obtains CFI infrastructure support
September 19, 2024 This year, twenty research projects at McGill received funding from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund, highlighting their innovative character with a total federal investment of $5.5 … Read more
Douglas research teams secure over $3M in CIHR funding
July 17, 2024 Congratulations to our CIHR Project Grant Recipients! CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published today. We are pleased to report that in this latest competition, Douglas researchers … Read more
Dr. Eric Latimer obtains a Partnership Development Grant from SSHRC
Congratulations to Dr. Eric Latimer, who has been awarded a Partnership Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for the project The Québec homelessness prevention policy … Read more
Drs. El Mestikawy, Lavigne, and Walker obtain NSERC Discovery Grants
June 21, 2024 On June 14, 2024, Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, and Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of … Read more
Dr. Maxime Montembeault receives a New Investigator grant from the Alzheimer Society Research Program
June 18, 2024 Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) has announced the recent recipients of funding for research into neurocognitive disorders. We are proud to announce that Dr. Maxime Montembeault has … Read more
Dr. Srividya Iyer and Dr. Jai Shah : Canadian Network for Child and Youth Mental Health Trials secures federal funding
May 23, 2024 CIHR Accelerating Clinical Trials program propels Canada’s first child mental health trials network Federal funding has been announced for the Canadian Network for Child and Youth Mental … Read more
Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury receives funding from the Substance Use and Addictions Program
May 13, 2024 Health Canada, through its Substance Use and Addictions Program, has awarded funding to Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury from 2024 to 2028. The Substance Use and Addictions Program has selected … Read more
Three Douglas researchers and several students awarded FRQS funding
April 30, 2024 Congratulations to our researchers and students who have received FRQS funding! The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQS) today announced the results of its funding applications for … Read more
Michel Perreault receives funding from the Substance Use and Addictions Program
30 April, 2024 Health Canada, through its Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP), has awarded funding to Dr. Michel Perreault from 2024 to 2028. This funding from the SUAP should … Read more
Drs. Villeneuve and Poirier obtain funding from FRQ to support the Stop-AD Centre
April 16, 2024 On April 4, the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) announced that they would renew funding for the Stop-AD Centre, led by Drs. Villeneuve and Poirier. This … Read more
Dr. Eric Latimer awarded a MSSS contract for project to support people experiencing homelessness
April 10, 2024 Dr. Eric Latimer was awarded a contract from the MSSS to deploy support programs for people experiencing homelessness. In a significant development aimed at enhancing support for … Read more
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy and Dr. Maxime Montembeault obtain CIHR funding
March 15, 2024 We are proud to share that two of our researchers, Drs. Marie-Claude Geoffroy and Maxime Montembeault, have obtained CIHR grants to study mental health in young and … Read more
Dr. Delphine Raucher-Chéné obtains a 2023 Clinical Innovation Pilot Fund Award
Dr. Delphine Raucher-Chéné has obtained a McGill PSychiatry 2023 Clinical Innovation Pilot Fund Award for her project, entitled, Minds@Work for individuals with bipolar disorder. The prize amount of $25,000 is … Read more
Dr. Pedro Rosa Neto receives $1.5 M in funding to pursue research on Alzheimer’s Disease
February 9, 2024 We are pleased to share that Dr. Pedro Rosa Neto, along with study co-lead Dr. Yasser Iturria-Medina, from The Neuro, has received $1.5M from the Weston Family … Read more
Five Douglas research projects funding in CIHR’s Fall 2023 Project Grant Competition
February 2, 2024 The results for the Fall 2023 CIHR Project Grant Competition were announced on January 31. We are pleased to share that five research projects from the Douglas, … Read more
Srividya N. Iyer co-leads a major $ 4.7 M grant to evaluate Aire ouverte
January 11, 2024 We are delighted to share that today, FRQS and Quebec’s health and social services ministry (MSSS) announced that Drs. Srividya N. Iyer and Martin Goyette of ENAP … Read more
Lena Palaniyappan awarded a Discretionary Award from the Wellcome Trust
January 11, 2023 Last December, Dr. Lena Palaniyappan, co-investigator in a project led by Dr. Iris Sommer at the University Medical Center Groningen, was awarded a Discretionary Award from the … Read more
Dr. Lena Palaniyappan awarded research funding from the Quebec Bio-Imaging Network
December 6, 2023 We are pleased to share that Dr. Lena Palaniyappan has been awarded research funding by the Quebec Bio-Imaging Network (QBIN) to support his pilot project, “Magnetoencephalography in … Read more
The Douglas, a major player in Quebec’s new mental health initiatives
November 29, 2023 On November 28, Quebec announced an investment of $4.5 million in mental health research initiatives. These include 4 research projects and the Alliance en santé mentale et … Read more
Dr. Myra Piat funded through CIHR’s Transforming Health with Integrated Care Program
October 20, 2023 Dr. Myra Piat was among 13 researchers whose projects were funded through CIHR’s Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) initiative. This initiative supports health research projects, people, teams … Read more
The Douglas renews its FRQS Research Centre status with flying colours
October 14, 2023 The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé has announced the renewal of the Douglas Research Centre’s status as an FRQS Research Centre. The Douglas is proud … Read more
Drs. Cermakian, Dadar, and Zeighami obtain NSERC Discovery Grants
September 27, 2023 On September 19, 2023, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awarded 147 McGill research projects with funding from its Discovery Research Programs, including … Read more
Douglas Researchers supported by CFI investments
September 25, 2023 This year, thirty McGill research projects were funded through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund for innovative tools and infrastructure. Among them three projects were awarded to … Read more
Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury obtains a Partnership Development Grant from the SSHRC
September 5, 2023 Congratulations to Drs. Marie-Josée Fleury (principal investigator) and Xiangfei Meng (co-investigator), who was recently awarded a Partnership Development Grant from the The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council … Read more
Douglas researchers awarded CIHR funding in latest Project Grant Competition
July 21, 2023 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research have released the results for the Spring 2023 Project Grant Competition. We are pleased to report that several of our researchers … Read more
Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury obtains funding from FRQSC
Congratulations to Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury, who was just awarded funding from FRQSC for her project, entitled ‘Profils, trajectoires et qualité des services des usagers avec un trouble lié au jeu … Read more
The prestigious Molson Foundation supports Youth Mental Health research at the Douglas
The Douglas Research Centre is thrilled to announce a significant investment from The Molson Foundation, marking a milestone in our longstanding partnership. This transformative gift of $3M from The Molson … Read more
Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve awarded Brain Canada platform support grant
March 25, 2023 We are proud to announce that Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve has been awarded a Brain Canada 2021 Platform Support Grant (PSG). The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable … Read more
The Douglas receives new support from the RBC Foundation to support youth mental health
May 03, 2023 The Douglas has received a major investment from the RBC Foundation to create a family intervention program for young patients at the Douglas’ Centre of Excellence in Youth … Read more
Dr. Tak Pan Wong obtains a research grant from FRQNT
Congratulations to Dr. Tak Pan Wong, who was recently awarded a team research grant from the Fond de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) for his submitted project, La … Read more
Seven Douglas researchers and several students obtain FRQS awards
April 27, 2023 Congratulations to our researchers and students who received FRQS funding! The Fonds de recherche du Québec announced its funding results today, for both researcher and student salary … Read more
Douglas researchers awarded funding through CIHR’s Pan-Canadian standards for children and youth mental health services competition
On Feb. 28, 2023, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is investing … Read more
CIHR funds 11 Douglas researchers through the Fall 2022 Project Grant Competition
CIHR results for the Fall 2022 Project Grant competition were published on February 1, 2023. We are pleased to report that in this latest competition, Douglas researchers have collectively secured … Read more
Dr. Corina Nagy awarded a 2022 Young Investigator Grant by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention recently announced their annual list of research grantees. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Corina Nagy is among the 10 promising researchers who … Read more
Dr. Manuela Ferrari obtains grants from SSHRC and from the Fondation du Barreau du Québec
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Manuela Ferrari has just been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant Competition Year 2022! Dr. Ferrari's project, entitled, "Building a theoretical framework for youth-led … Read more
Dr. Geneviève Sauvé obtains funding to support employment of people with psychiatric disability
Dr. Geneviève Sauvé and her collaborators have received over $76,000 from the Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale (MTESS) to support their project, entitled, “Augmenter … Read more
Romina Mizrahi awarded a CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund
We are pleased to announce that on September 22, 2022, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced more than $64 million to support 251 research infrastructure … Read more
Six Douglas trainees receive Fellowships from Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives
Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives has just announced the recipients of the Fellowship Competition 8. We are pleased to announce that six of our trainees have obtained support through this Canada … Read more
Drs. Xiangfei Meng and Corina Nagy obtain Tri-agency funding
In the last round of competitions, two of our investigators received funding through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Dr. … Read more
HBHL funding supports ground-breaking research at the Douglas
Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives, recently announced the results of their Discovery Funds Competition 2, which aims to attribute substantial (over $1M) funding allocations to strategic projects within each of its … Read more
5 CIHR Project Grants awarded to Douglas Researchers
Congratulations to our CIHR Project Grant Recipients! CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published on July 14. Congratulations to our researchers on their successful applications: Mark Brandon – Identify how entorhinal-hippocampal … Read more
Dr. Tak Pan Wong obtains research funding from The Alzheimer’s Society of Canada
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Tak Pan Wong has been awarded a Proof-of-concept grant by The Alzheimer's Society for his project, Role of cannabidiol in ameliorating neuronal hyperactivity: A cellular … Read more
Geneviève Sauvé obtains funding for her project, Cerveau@Travail from the Ministère de l’économie et de l’innovation
On May 10, 2022, Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbons, on behalf of the Ministère de l'économie et de l'innovation (MEI), announced the 51 projects that are being funded through their special call … Read more
Simon Ducharme obtains funding from The Association for Fronto-temporal Degeneration and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
Dr. Simon Ducharme was awarded funding to support a project aiming to evaluate nabilone, a drug that targets the brain’s endocannabinoid system, as a symptomatic treatment in fronto-temporal degeneration. The … Read more
Dr. Mallar Chakravarty receives funding through HBHL’s Initiative in Translational Neuroscience
Drs. Mallar Chakravarty and Marco Prado (Western University) have been awarded a significant grant through a brand new initiative from Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) and BrainsCAN, two Canada First Research Excellence … Read more
Dr. Geneviève Sauvé obtains funding from FRQSC for CERVEAUX@TRAVAIL
Congratulations to Dr. Geneviève Sauvé, who was just awarded funding from FRQSC for her project, CERVEAUX@TRAVAIL; an innovative research approach to promote psychological health in the workplace for individuals … Read more
Drs. Ducharme, Lepage, Orri, Rajah, Rosa Neto, and Wong receive CIHR funding
Congratulations to all of our researchers whose projects were funded through CIHR's latest Project Grants competition! Simon Ducharme Neurodevelopmental vs. Neurodegenerative: A study of neurodevelopmental consequences of FTD genetic mutations in at-risk youth … Read more
Dr. Geneviève Sauvé receives funding from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation
Dr. Geneviève Sauvé, who was recently awarded funding from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation for her project, Cerveaux@Travail une intervention pour améliorer l’inclusion professionnelle des personnes vivant avec le … Read more
Drs. Manuela Ferrari and Martin Lepage receive Brain Canada-Bell Let’s Talk Awards
Congratulations to Drs. Manuela Ferrari and Martin Lepage, who each received one of five prestigious awards through the Bell Let’s Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program. This program, which is funded … Read more
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy obtains a CIHR grant on the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of children
Congratulations to Dr. Geoffroy, who was recently awarded a CIHR grant to study the effect of École à Ciel Ouvert (Open Sky School), a program that could potentially benefit the mental … Read more
Dr. Srividya Iyer awarded a CIHR Phase 3 Indigenous Gender and Wellness grant
Congratulations to Dr. Srividya Iyer, who has received a CIHR Phase 3 Indigenous Gender and Wellness grant! This grant will build on the ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Council, and aims to … Read more
Drs. Flores and Karama receive research funding through a gift to the Douglas Foundation from Bombardier
The Douglas Foundation and Bombardier offered two grants of $50,000 each to support clinical research projects on mental health carried out by Douglas researchers. After independent review of the applications submitted, … Read more
The CIC and M3 platforms obtain HBHL Core Facility Funding
The Douglas’ Cerebral Imaging Centre (CIC) and McGill-Mouse-Miniscope (M3) Platforms were recently awarded funding through the 2nd Core Facility Funding Competiition from Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL). Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL) is an … Read more
Six of our researchers obtain a CIHR Project Grants
CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published. In total, the Douglas research centre was awarded over $4.2 M in this competition. Congratulations to our researchers for their successful applications! Mark Brandon: Bridging the … Read more
Drs. El Mestikawy, Silveira, and Williams obtain HBHL’s Neuro Commercialization IGNITE grants
Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives has announced the projects selected to receive this year's Neuro Commercialization Ignite Grants. These grants aim to support small-scale validation/proof-of-principle efforts in the development of a neuroscience-related technology. We are pleased … Read more
Brain Canada awards the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank a nearly $2.14 M Platform Support Grant
The Brain Canada Foundation has awarded the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB) a Platform Support Grant totalling nearly $2.14 M. These funds are provided jointly from the Brain Canada Foundation and partners of the DBCBB, including the Réseau … Read more
Carl Ernst awarded a CFI grant
Congratulations to Carl Ernst for receiving funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for his project, Next Generation dopaminergic cell modeling and therapeutics for movement disorders. This project, led by Carl … Read more
Congratulations to our CIHR Project Grant Recipients!
CIHR results for the last project grant competition were published today. Congratulations to all of our researchers named as PIs on successful applications: John Breitner, Alain Brunet, Manuela Ferrari, Marie-Josée Fleury, and … Read more
Drs. Diane Boivin, Michel Perreault, and Manuela Ferrari obtain funding from the NRC
Congratulations to Drs. Diane Boivin, Michel Perreault, and Manuela Ferrari on obtaining funding for their project, Development of a digital sleep and fatigue coach for fronline health care workers during the … Read more
Carl Ernst obtains 1.6 million Euros to support research on Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome
Congratulations to Dr. Carl Ernst and his European collaborators on obtaining a grant from the European Joint Programme for Rare Diseases, for their project, Development and preclinical testing in human cell … Read more
Mark Brandon obtains a Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award
Congratulations to Mark Brandon for receiving a Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award! He is one of 20 awardees across Canada to receive this $100,000 award aimed at enabling paradigm-changing … Read more
Drs. Nathan Spreng, Judes Poirier, Sylvia Villeneuve and others awarded $2.7M to study loneliness and Alzheimer’s disease
Congratulations to our researchers, Drs. Judes Poirier and Sylvia Villeneuve, for their collaborative work on loneliness and Alzheimer’s disease, which was recently awarded a large grant from the NIH. Led by Nathan … Read more
Dr. Cecilia Flores obtains NIDA Project Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Cecilia Flores on her National Institute on Drug Abuse Project Grant! This 5-year project, entitled, “Amphetamine in adolescence disrupts prefrontal cortex development,” aims to study how exposure to stimulant drugs of … Read more
Congratulations to our CIHR Grant recipients!
Congratulations to our researchers who were successful in this latest round of CIHR grants! The successfully funded researchers and their respective projects are: Dr. Naguib Mechawar – "Remodeling of cerebral plasticity … Read more
Congratulations to our researchers!
Congratulations to Drs. Mallar Chakravarty, Cecilia Flores, Jamie Near, Judes Poirier, Lalit Srivastava, and Florian Storch, all recipients of a research grant from the Discovery Grants Program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury!
Congratulations to Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury, recipient of two grants : Insight Grant (SSHRC) and Substance Use and Addictions Program (Health Canada). Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program provides grants and contributions … Read more
New funding for Open Science!
The Douglas Research Centre was recently awarded funding from the Neuro’s Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) to support the development of Open science. TOSI is a leader and living lab for Open Science, … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Srividya Iyer, CIHR Grant recipient!
Congratulations to Dr. Srividya Iyer, who was recently awarded a CIHR Operating Grant in the Patient-Oriented Research Impact Assessment Grant Scheme. Along with her colleague Dr. Valerie Noel and youth partner and student … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Norbert Schmitz!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Norbert Schmitz was recently awarded a CIHR Catalyst Grant for his project, the Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study in Aging. Congratulations on this successful application!
Congratulations to our CIHR Catalyst Grant recipients!
We are pleased to announce that several Douglas researchers are named in a recently-funded CIHR Catalyst Grant. The successful application, Towards a pan-Canadian network for integrating research-evaluation and knowledge translation in youth … Read more
Congratulations to our CIHR Project Grant recipients!
CIHR results for the last project grant competition have been announced. Congratulations to Nicolas Cermakian, Marie-Josée Fleury, and Outi Linnaranta for their successful applications! The funded projects are: Nicolas Cermakian – Circadian … Read more
Congratulations to Drs. Naguib Mechawar and Gustavo Turecki
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 … Read more
Congratulations to Drs. Pedro Rosa-Neto and Serge Gauthier!
Last Thursday, FRQS announced the results for its 2019-2020 funding competition on Platform of Funding Programs for Intersectoral Research on Aging. In all, over $ 8.19 M were awarded within this competition. We are very … Read more
Sylvia Villeneuve awarded grants from the Alzheimer Society and the Alzheimer Association
Congratulation to Sylvia Villeneuve, who was recently awarded grants for two major Alzheimer societies, the Alzheimer Society (Canada) and the Alzheimer Society. Dr. Villeneuve won an Alzheimer Society Research … Read more
CIHR Foundation grant to Srividya Iyer
Congratulation to Srividya Iyer on receiving an CIHR foundation grant for her research program, titled: “Enhancing youth mental health: A program of research into mental healthcare needs, pathways, outcomes and … Read more