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Your Donations Support 33 Researchers
2009-10-01
The Foundation supports 33 researchers, nearly half of the 67 researchers working at the Douglas. In 2008–2009, members of the Research Centre published 215 scientific papers, book chapters and books documenting scientific breakthroughs and therapeutic advances.
“As a psychiatrist and researcher, I am profoundly grateful to the donors for their unwavering generosity. I truly believe in the power of research and care to change lives, but first and foremost, it is people like you who, through your generosity, inspire a spirit of solidarity that is so crucial to our mission.” –Ridha Joober, MD, PhD
“It’s the generosity of donors that helped build and equip the Neurophenotyping Centre.
This new, cutting edge centre aims to study the environmental and genetic factors that play a role in the development of mental illness. Better treatments hinge on better understanding. Through the use of natural environments, researchers from the Douglas will be able to determine whether social pressure can precipitate the onset of depression. Our research teams also examine whether a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia can be “silenced” by a comforting environment, social networks, etc. The facilities will enable our researchers to better explore animal models of human pathologies such as Alzheimer’sDisease and identify—through more sophisticated testing—some of the environmental factors that trigger expression of the illness.”
–Claire-Dominique Walker, PhD
“I am attempting to track the use of health and social services in order to identify the unmet needs of 85 individuals under 25 years of age who have attempted suicide. By identifying the differences between those who attempt suicide and those who commit suicide, we will have data for formal recommendations regarding mental health service delivery systems so as to support and improve care and ultimately prevent suicide among youth.” –Johanne Renaud, MD, MSc, FRCPC
“We study the millions of cells that make up the human brain and explore the ways in which these tiny, dynamic units organize and communicate among themselves. Our ultimate goal is to understand how psychiatric illnesses disrupt the functioning of these cells. For instance, within our group, Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD, is leading a team that recently discovered that childhood abuse leaves a chemical imprint on the brain, which can lead to mental illness or suicide.” –Naguib Mechawar, PhD
“As a psychiatrist and researcher, I am profoundly grateful to the donors for their unwavering generosity. I truly believe in the power of research and care to change lives, but first and foremost, it is people like you who, through your generosity, inspire a spirit of solidarity that is so crucial to our mission.” –Ridha Joober, MD, PhD
“It’s the generosity of donors that helped build and equip the Neurophenotyping Centre.
This new, cutting edge centre aims to study the environmental and genetic factors that play a role in the development of mental illness. Better treatments hinge on better understanding. Through the use of natural environments, researchers from the Douglas will be able to determine whether social pressure can precipitate the onset of depression. Our research teams also examine whether a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia can be “silenced” by a comforting environment, social networks, etc. The facilities will enable our researchers to better explore animal models of human pathologies such as Alzheimer’sDisease and identify—through more sophisticated testing—some of the environmental factors that trigger expression of the illness.”
–Claire-Dominique Walker, PhD
“I am attempting to track the use of health and social services in order to identify the unmet needs of 85 individuals under 25 years of age who have attempted suicide. By identifying the differences between those who attempt suicide and those who commit suicide, we will have data for formal recommendations regarding mental health service delivery systems so as to support and improve care and ultimately prevent suicide among youth.” –Johanne Renaud, MD, MSc, FRCPC
“We study the millions of cells that make up the human brain and explore the ways in which these tiny, dynamic units organize and communicate among themselves. Our ultimate goal is to understand how psychiatric illnesses disrupt the functioning of these cells. For instance, within our group, Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD, is leading a team that recently discovered that childhood abuse leaves a chemical imprint on the brain, which can lead to mental illness or suicide.” –Naguib Mechawar, PhD
