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.  

Giamal Luheshi investigates how IL-1 is involved in the initiation and progression of the inflammatory events associated with some brain disorders.

N.P. Vasavan Nair, M.D., FRCPC, has contributed to the Douglas Institute in a variety of capacities.

Jocelyne Lahoud is Administrative Director, Research Centre, Douglas Institute

Florian Storch explores explores the biological role of circadian clocks, internal timers that generate rhythms  of 24 hours.

Marie-Josée Fleury studies healthcare system organizations and evaluation of mental health services.

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