Natalie Grizenko is medical director with the mandate of integrating research, teaching and clinical excellence throughout the program.

Sylvain Williams pursues several complimentary lines of study aimed towards elucidating the cause of Alzheimer Disease.

Claire-Dominique Walker investigates the consequences of early stress on brain development and the neuroendocrine responses to stress.

Gustavo Turecki investigates the neurobiology of suicide, focusing on the role of genetic risk factors.

Howard Steiger contributed to the advancement of knowledge regarding causal mechanisms and clinical management of eating disorders.

Judes Poirier who had discovered a novel genetic risk factor that triggers the common form of Alzheimer’s disease, again made history in June.  

Pedro Rosa-Neto is interested in the structural changes that occur in the brain as a result of neurodegenerative disease.

Salah El Mestikawy studies neurons using glutamate as a neurotransmitter in healthy and diseased central nervous systems.  

Michel Perreault's main focus is the evaluation of psychiatric and substance abuse programs.  

Duncan Pedersen studies how societies impact the mental health of their citizens. His work focuses on Latin America.