The basic and clinical research is oriented towards the long-term consequences for the brain of early perinatal and neonatal exposure to stressors.

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

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

Michael Meaney, Moshe Szyf and Gustavo Turecki honoured for their work in epigenetics.

Collaborations led by Reut Gruber's ABS lab.

Team members of the Brain Imaging Centre, directed by Natasha Rajah, PhD

Stress during pregnancy is also a risk factor that may have significant consequences for the developing fetus.

The MGSS conducts extensive work investigating clinical and behavioral factors increasing risk for suicidal behaviors.

Not only does our environment influence our mental and physical health, it can also change the functioning of the genes we inherit at birth

All laboratory projects require and utilize a multidisciplinary approach, ranging from behavioral models to cellular events, involving the latest technology.