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

Directed by Nicolas Cermakian, PhD, the lab's researchers seek to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of circadian rhythms.  

By exploring the history of psychiatry, by being informed about the current challenges and by studying future prospects in psychiatry and neuroscience, participants have learnt to distinguish between the myths and realities surrounding mental illne

Classes are held every Tuesdays at 7 PM, from October 23 to November 27, 2007. They were overseen by Hani Iskandar, MD, Clinical Chief at Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and Coordinator in Undergraduate Medical Education at Douglas I

The lab is using imaging techniques to identify intermediate phenotypes relevant for psychiatric disorders as target phenotypes for gene discovery.

Nicolas Cermakian is studying the molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms, especially in animal models.

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

The eating disorder “mix” : genes, environments and gender. A 2011 lecture by Howard Steiger (in French)

The Eating Disorder Mix: Genes, Environments and Gender - Video 2011

Question period following a lecture by Serge Gauthier, MD, on Alzheimer's disease in 2007 (in French).