Eleven Douglas students awarded 2024 HBHL Fellowships
August 22, 2024 Launched in January 2024, the 10th edition of the HBHL (Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives) Graduate Fellowships program awarded 31 fellowships. The central vision of the HBHL … Read more
Christy Au-Yeung obtains a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
July 8, 2024 We are very pleased to announce that Christy Au-Yeung (Lepage lab) has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. On May 28, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, … Read more
Three projects selected to receive the second edition of the Douglas Open Science Awards
We are pleased to announce the following three awardees of the second edition of the Douglas Open Science Awards! These awards are made possible through funding from the Douglas Foundation … Read more
Trainee award winners at Research Day 2024
The Douglas Research Centre and the Department of Psychiatry of McGill University held their annual Research Day on Friday, June 14, 2024. As every year, the participation and contribution of … Read more
Announcement of 2024 Marie Giguère Travel and Roger J. Paiement Outreach Awards
We are pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Marie Giguère Travel and the J.Paiement Outreach Awards. Marie Giguère Travel Awards Thanks to the generous support from Ms. … Read more
Announcement of Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award and Dr. Rémi Quirion Award of Excellence recipients
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Carsley and Quirion Awards! Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award The Dr. Holly Carsley Honorary Award recognizes the outstanding work of a … Read more
Extended deadline: 2024 VIVA/Science Pop Awards
May 3, 2024 *** Extended deadline: May 7, 2024*** After the resounding success of its first edition, the VIVA Awards are back in 2024. The VIVA Awards are given to … 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
Accepting applications for the 2024 Marie Giguère Travel Awards
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Marie Giguère Travel Awards have been renewed for 2024. What are the 2024 Marie Giguère Travel Awards? Thanks to the generous support … Read more
Accepting applications for the Roger J. Paiement Outreach Award 2024
We are pleased to announce that the Roger J. Paiement Outreach Award has been renewed for 2024. What is the Roger J. Paiement Outreach Award 2024? Thanks to the generous … Read more
Call for abstracts: Annual Research Day of the Douglas Research Centre and McGill Department of Psychiatry
The annual Research Day of the Douglas Research Centre and McGill Department of Psychiatry will be back this year! The event will take place in person at the Douglas Hall … Read more
Accepting applications for the 2024 Holly Carsley Memorial Award
We are pleased to announce that the Holly Carsley Memorial Award has been renewed for 2024. What is the Holly Carsley Memorial Award ? Thanks to generous gifts from Dr. … Read more
Accepting applications for the 2024 Rémi Quirion Excellence Prize
We are pleased to announce that the Rémi Quirion Excellence Award has been renewed for 2024. What is the Rémi Quirion Excellence Prize? Thanks to generosity of former students and … Read more
Announcing the 2024 Douglas Open Science Awards
March 14, 2024 We are pleased to announce the second edition of the Douglas Open Science Awards. These prizes aim to support graduate and postdoctoral projects that advance Open Science … Read more
2023 Leo and Rachel Hendlisz Award competition: Awardees
December 18, 2023 The Leo and Rachel Hendlisz Awards are given to the best research articles of the year published by students and postdoctoral fellows of the Douglas Research Centre. … Read more
Rachel Dufour (Booij Lab) receives the inaugural “Brenda Milner – Les Grands Sages” Award from FRQ
November 28, 2023 At the Grands Sages event held on November 23, Quebec’s Chief Scientist, Mr. Rémi Quirion, and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) presented the first Grands … Read more
Dr. Isabelle Lajoie (Dadar Lab) obtains a postdoctoral career award from the ALS Society of Canada and Brain Canada
November 10, 2023 We are pleased to share that the ALS Society of Canada has just announced that Dr. Isabelle Lajoie, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Mahsa Dadar’s group, has … Read more
The Hendlisz prizes are back!
The Leo and Rachel Hendlisz Awards are given to the best research articles of the year published by students and postdoctoral fellows of the Douglas Research Centre. These awards, which … Read more
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Undergrad Expo!
August 22, 2023 Last week the Douglas held its annual Undergrad Research Expo event, which invites undergraduate students to present their ongoing research work. We are pleased to announce the … Read more
Trainees received awards at the 2023 Douglas-McGill Psychiatry Research Day
The Douglas Research Centre and the McGill Department of Psychiatry held their annual Research Day on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Thanks to the participation and contribution of many trainees, researchers, … Read more
Douglas trainees shine at the SciencePop final on May 27 & 28, Justine Fortin and Marjolaine Rivest-Beauregard win first prize
June 1, 2023 On May 27 and 28, the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) presented the provincial finals of Science Pop, … Read more
Congratulations to the eight 2023 Giguère Travel Awardees
May 31, 2023 Thanks to the generous support from Ms. Marie Giguère, awards worth up to $500 are available to support travel and attendance for graduate students (MSc and PhD … Read more
Congratulations to the 2023 Roger J. Paiement Outreach Awardees
May 29, 2023 Thanks to the generous support from Ms. Danielle T. Paiement, the Douglas Institute Research Centre is happy to announce this year’s competition of the Roger J. Paiement … Read more
Douglas student Alice Morgunova wins the 2023 ICAM poster award
May 23, 2023 We are pleased to share that in April, Alice Morgunova, PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Cecilia Flores (Flores lab), won the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) poster … Read more
Samuel Calmels wins second prize at Acfas Ma thèse en 180s
May 11, 2023 Congratulations to Samuel Calmels (Debruille lab), for coming in second at the Acfas national final of Ma thèse en 180s. Last month, Calmels won both the People’s Choice award and … Read more
… And the winners are… the first VIVA Awards were a huge success!
May 5, 2023 On May 2, 2023, the Douglas hosted its first ever VIVA Awards. The VIVA Mental Health Science POP Awards competition is a competition for students and postdocs … 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 Research Centre postdoctoral fellow Andrée-Ann Baril selected to attend 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
April 18, 2023 CIHR has selected Dr. Andrée-Ann Baril to participate in the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, in Germany. Andrée-Ann Baril, a postdoctoral fellow at the Douglas under … Read more
Pascal Ibrahim, Douglas student, wins 2nd prize for the best oral presentation at Annual McGill Biomedical Graduate Conference
April 13, 2023 McGill Biomedical Graduate Conference (AMBGC) selected Pascal Ibrahim as the recipient of the second-place award for the best oral presentation. The conference was held on March 21, … Read more
Douglas students distinguish themselves in McGill’s Three Minute Thesis Challenge
April 2, 2023 Among the five Douglas student finalists in McGill’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenge, Samuel Calmels (Debruille lab) won both the People’s Choice award and first prize in … Read more
Students awarded presentation, poster, and travel awards at the Douglas-McGill Psychiatry Research Day
On Monday, June 20, the Douglas Research Centre and McGill Department of Psychiatry held their first in-person Research Day since 2019.
2022 Roger J. Paiement Outreach Award competition: Awardee
Thanks to the generous support from Ms. Danielle T. Paiement, awards worth up to $1,000 are available to support the participation of graduate students (MSc and PhD candidates), postdoctoral fellows … Read more
2022 Marie Giguère Travel Award competition: Awardees
Thanks to the generous support from Ms. Marie Giguère, awards worth up to $500 are available to support travel and attendance for graduate students (MSc and PhD candidates) presenting … Read more
Announcing the awardees of the Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award and Dr. Rémi Quirion Excellence Award
Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award Thanks to generous gifts from Dr. Holly Carsley's family and friends, the Douglas Institute Research Centre and the Douglas Institute Foundation are happy to announce … Read more
Congratulations to the Hendlisz and Giguère Award winners!
On Tuesday, December 14, we had the privilege of hearing 6 excellent talks by the nominees of the Hendlisz Award. Thanks to the DAL, Dr. Nicolas Cermakian, and all who organized … Read more
Douglas students receive McGill Faculty of Medicine, IPN, and HBHL studentships
Congratulations to our students who have received studentships from McGill's Faculty of Medicine, the Integrated Program for Neuroscience (IPN), and from Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL). Alice Morgunova (PhD candidate … Read more
Announcing the winners of the Douglas Undergraduate Research Expo 2021
The Douglas Undergraduate Research Expo was held by Zoom on August 17, 2021, with a record attendance and a record number of presenters! This year, the Undergraduate Research Expo prize … Read more
Congratulations to the winners of the D3S talks!
The Douglas Student Committee for Academic Life put on another very successful round of presentations in this year’s Douglas Special Scientific Symposia (D3S)! Congratulations to all the trainees who presented their … Read more
Announcement of the Dr. Holly Carsley and Dr. Rémi Quirion prizes
Congratulations to Muzi Li, postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Xiangfei Meng's lab and to Marina Wakid, doctoral candidate in Dr. Naguib Mechawar's lab for obtaining a prize of $ 1,000 for the Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Awards. Thanks … Read more
FRQS Awards: Congratulations to our researchers and students!
Congratulations to Drs. Jamie Near, Patricia Pelufo Silveira and Rachel Rabin who were awarded FRQS Chercheur Boursier awards! Dr. Jamie Near Recherches translationnelles sur la neurochimie et la pathologie cérébrale dans la … Read more
Congratulations to the winners of the Hendlisz Awards!
On Thursday, December 17, we had the privilege of hearing 6 excellent talks by the nominees of the Hendlisz Award. Thanks to the DAL, Dr. Nicolas Cermakian, and all who … Read more
Congratulations to Scott Bell for his NSERC Science Exposed Prize!
Congratulations to Scott Bell winner of the 2020 Jury Prize for his outstanding image titled “Neuro Nova”.
Congratulations to the winners of the D3S!
This year, the annual Douglas Research Day, which is organized by the Douglas Academic Life committee, was replaced by the 2020 Douglas Special Scientific Symposia (D3S). This series of virtual events … Read more
Congratulations to the recipents of the Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Awards and the Rémi Quirion Excellence Award
Congratulations to Malosree Maitra, from the team of Dr. Gustavo Turecki and to Amanda Larosa, PhD from the laboratory of Dr. Tak Pan Wong for obtaining a prize of $ 1,000 … Read more
Congratulations to Alexandra Keinath, Recipient of a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Alexandra Keinath, a postdoctoral candidate with Dr. Mark Brandon, was recently awarded a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship by CIHR. This very competitive fellowship is awarded to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally … Read more
Congratulations to Arnaud Tanti, Guido Powell & Lauren Reynolds winners of the 2017 Hendlisz awards
The Leo and Rachel Hendlisz Awards are given to the best research articles of the year published by students and postdoctoral fellows of the Douglas Institute research centre. The 2017 competition was … Read more
Hendlisz Awards for best student papers of 2016: congratulations to Richard Boyce, Elsa Isingrini and Angélica Torres-Berrìo
The Leo and Rachel Hendlisz Award is given to the best research articles of the year published by students and postdoctoral fellows of the Douglas Institute research centre. The 2016 … Read more