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.

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

The research team of the neuroimmunology laboratory.

The lab team studies the effect of prenatal stress on childhood development and the various risk factors associated with schizophrenia.