Research Platforms

Cerebral Imaging Centre

The Douglas Cerebral Imaging Centre (CIC) is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to conducting preclinical and clinical brain imaging research in the field of mental health. It was conceived as an … Read more


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Clinical Research Innovation Centre

The Douglas’ new Clinical Research Innovation Centre (CRIC) is working to provide tools to clinician-researchers to aid them with the conduct of their studies in a fully compliant manner. Building … Read more


Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank

The Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank is the largest brain bank in Canada that coordinates the brain donation process, prepares and stores the brain specimens and distributes samples to qualified … Read more


McGill-Mouse-Miniscope Platform

The McGill-Mouse-Miniscope (M3) Touchscreen Behaviour Platform is a cohesive imaging and behavioural neuroscience research laboratory.   Directors: Mark Brandon Sylvain Williams Keith Murai Stefano Stifani Our mission Our mission is … Read more


Molecular and Cellular Microscopy Platform (MCMP)

The Molecular and Cellular Microscopy Platform (MCMP) is an advanced optical microscopy core facility founded in 2015 that offers access to the latest fluorescence microscopy techniques for neuroscience research. The … Read more


Neuroinformatics Platform

The Douglas Neuroinformatics Platform (DNP) is a computing system living within the Douglas Research Centre (DRC) and providing informatics resources to the research community. The mission of the DNP is to … Read more


Neurophenotyping Centre

The Douglas Neurophenotyping Centre is a research facility designed to study how specific genes, subjected to environmental influences and stress modify the brain, behavior and cognitive functions in animal models … Read more


VIVA Studio

Studio Viva is a unique initiative of the Douglas Institute, specializing in the creation of audiovisual content adapted to the fields of mental health and well-being. Located within the Institute, … Read more