Antoine Adamantidis, PhD, is interested in the underlying neural mechanism for wakefulness or vigilance states.

Rob Whitley examines barriers and facilitators to recovery within both health services and the wider socio-cultural environment.

Ng Ying Kin uses neurochemical analyses to identify peripheral biological markers for various psychiatric disorders.

Cecilia Flores' work focuses on the dysfunction of the dopaminergic system, a brain system important in reward, motor, and cognitive functions.

Lalit Srivastava, has conducted research on schizophrenia and dopamine, a brain chemical implicated in its development.

Joseph Rochford examines how antidepressants change behavioral and biological mechanisms involved in coping with stress.

Michael Meaney examines the molecular mechanisms by which maternal care alters gene expression.

Ashok Malla is an international leader in the development of programs for, and research in, early intervention in psychosis.

Patricia Boksa conducts research on pregnancy and birth complications as risk factors for the later development of schizophrenia.

Marc Laporta, MD, develops international collaborative ventures  in the area of emergencies and disasters for the Americas.