Mood, Anxiety and Impulsivity-Related Disorders Research
Douglas Institute researchers and their students have received awards and distinctions for their contributions to research and the advancement of knowledge in mental health.
2015
Joel Elkes Award for Clinical Research :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology awards the Joel Elkes award to a young scientist in recognition of outstanding clinical research in neuropsychopharmacology.
FRSQ Research Scholar (senior) :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
2014
Samarthji Lal Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
Graham Boeck Foundation & CIHR’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addictions (INMHA) present the Samarthji Lal Award every year to one researcher in psychiatry for outstanding contributions in the field.
Top 10 findings of the year :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
Every year, Québec Science selects the top 10 scientific discoveries by Quebec scientists.
2013
Pfizer's Psychiatry Research Awards Program :
Jorge Armony Ph.D.
Launched in May 2011, this program was developed to advance clinical research and patient care in psychiatry by supporting Canadian investigators in their research efforts.
Innovaction Award :
Howard Steiger PhD
Award attributed to a researcher who has significantly contributed in knowledge transfer.
2012
CIHR New Investigator Award :
Naguib Mechawar PhD
The CIHR New Investigator Award supports researchers in the early stages of their career who have shown promise as independent investigators by providing assistance for them in establishing their program of research.
FRSQ Research Scholar Award :
Naguib Mechawar PhD
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
Awarded by the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP), the Heinz Lehmann Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by an individual in neuropsychopharmacology in Canada.
Klerman Prize Honorable Mention :
Johanne Renaud MD, MSc, FRCPC
The Klerman Prize Honorable Mention honors exceptional clinical research by a NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee.
NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee :
Marcelo Berlim MD, MSc
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) created the Young Investigator Award to help the most promising scientists who are now entering research to generate pilot data necessary for larger grants.
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) :
Carl Ernst PhD
Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field.
Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association :
Andrée Daigneault
The American Psychiatric Association s the world’s largest psychiatric organization representing more than 38,000 psychiatric physicians from around the world. Its member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders.
Research Career Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) presents a Research Career Award at a distinguished event in recognition of exceptional contributions to suicide research.
2011
AFSP Young Investigator Award :
Carl Ernst PhD
This award is given by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to encourage talented new investigators to enter the field of suicide research through grants that provide training support and mentoring.
FRSQ Research Scholar Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
2010
Celebrity of the Week :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
Awarded by the newspaper La Presse, the “Celebrity of the Week” recognizes Quebeckers who have caught media attention for their work in various disciplines.
Academy for Eating Disorders Leadership Award :
Howard Steiger PhD
This leadership award is given by the Academy for Eating Disorders for Award for Clinical, Administrative or Educational Activity.
2009
EPA Young Investigator Award :
Fabrice Jollant MD, PhD
The objective of the European Psychiatrist Association (EPA) is to establish an association of French and German psychiatrists, which would promote european psychiatry in the fields of research, treatment and teaching.
CIHR Bisby Award :
Carl Ernst PhD
Scientist of the year :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The radio show Les années lumière awards the title of Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year to researchers whose work has marked the previous year. Michael Meaney and Gustavo Turecki shared this title in 2009 for their discovery of the epigenetic effects of child abuse on the human brain.
Teaching-Clinician Award :
Serge Beaulieu MD, PhD, FRCPC
The Teaching-Clinician Award, from the Quebec Medical Association, recognizes the exceptional contribution of a physician who also teaches at a faculty of medicine.
Top 10 Findings of the Year :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
Every year, Québec Science selects the top 10 scientific discoveries by Quebec scientists.
Douglas Utting Prize :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The Douglas Utting Prize annually to one individual in Canada who has contributed significantly to promote research and treatment on depression and awareness of depression.
Distinguished Investigator Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
He receives the Distinguished Investigator Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
2008
CASP Research Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The Research Award is presented by the The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention for outstanding contribution to the field of suicide research
NARSAD Young Investigator Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) created the Young Investigator Award to help the most promising scientists who are now entering research to generate pilot data necessary for larger grants.
FRSQ Research Scholar Award :
Naguib Mechawar PhD
NARSAD Young Investigator Award :
Johanne Renaud MD, MSc, FRCPC
She receives the 2008 NARSAD Young Investigator Award for her works on Patterns and trajectories of suicide attempters in terms of the utilization of health care services.
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) created the Young Investigator Award to help the most promising scientists who are now entering research to generate pilot data necessary for larger grants.
2007
Prix André-Dupont :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
He receives the Prix André-Dupont. The Prix André-Dupont is awarded annually by the Club de Recherches Cliniques du Québec (CRCQ) to recognize excellence in biomedical research by a young researcher with no more than 10 years' experience in independent research.
FRSQ Research Scholar Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
ISOQOL Young Investigators' Award :
Eduardo Chachamovich MD, PhD
The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) is committed to promoting excellence in quality of life research.
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The Heinz Lehmann Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology in Canada.
2006
Personality of the Week :
Alain Brunet PhD
La Presse and Radio-Canada give this nomination to exceptional people
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Nicolas Cermakian PhD
The Heinz Lehmann Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology in Canada.
CIHR Brain Star Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
Existing since March of 2001, Brain Star is a program of the Institute of Neurosciences Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA). It is designed to recognize the excellence of research done in Canada by students and trainees in all fields and disciplines covered by our Institute.
Grand prize from the Quebec Medical College of Physicians :
Mimi Israël MD, FRCPC
Given to a physician who stands out from his peers by his remarkable contribution to the development of the medical profession and improving the quality of medicine, its humanism and its work ethic.
Distinguished Investigator Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
This Award is given by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
2005
CASP Research Award :
Monique Séguin PhD
This Award is presented by the The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention for her outstanding contribution to the field of suicide research
Outstanding Trainees Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
This Award is given by the University of British Columbia.
Postdoctoral Travel Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
This award is given out by the Society for Neuroscience
Emeritus Professorship in health sciences by McGill University :
Maurice Dongier MD, FRCPC
This honour is accorded to outstanding retired professors who have been appointed by the board of governors on the recommendation of the senate.
2004
CIHR Brain Star Award :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
Existing since March of 2001, Brain Star is a program of the Institute of Neurosciences Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA). It is designed to recognize the excellence of research done in Canada by students and trainees in all fields and disciplines covered by our Institute.
Douglas Utting Prize :
Serge Beaulieu MD, PhD, FRCPC
The Douglas Utting Prize annually to one individual in Canada who has contributed significantly to promote research and treatment on depression and awareness of depression.
2003
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Alain Brunet PhD
The Heinz Lehmann Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology in Canada.
Human Frontier Science Program Young Investigators' Grant :
Nicolas Cermakian PhD
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) supports novel, innovative and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms.
CCNP Young Investigator Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
The Young Investigator Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology by a young basic scientist or clinical investigator in Canada.
2002
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) :
Jorge Armony Ph.D.
He is awarded a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Affective Neuroscience form the Canadian.
CCNP Young Investigator Award :
Claire-Dominique Walker PhD
The Young Investigator Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology by a young basic scientist or clinical investigator in Canada.
FRSQ Young Investigator Award :
Alain Brunet PhD
Maurice Dongier Training Award :
Maurice Dongier MD, FRCPC
The Maurice Dongier Training Award is created to promote training for clinical research in psychiatry;
Distinction 2002, Montreal Youth Centres, Community Joint Intervention :
Johanne Renaud MD, MSc, FRCPC
This distinction is presented by the Association des Centres jeunesse du Québec.
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Howard Steiger PhD
The Heinz Lehmann Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology in Canada.
2001
NARSAD Michael Kaplan Investigator Award :
Gustavo Turecki MD, PhD
This award is presented by the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD).
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Maurice Dongier MD, FRCPC
He is awarded the Heinz Lehmann Award by the Douglas Hospital Foundation, for exceptional contributions to the Douglas Hospital and the Douglas Hospital Research Centre. The Heinz Lehmann Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of research in neuropsychopharmacology in Canada.
2000
Paoli-Calmette Award :
Maurice Dongier MD, FRCPC
He receives this award on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Société française de Psycho-oncologie, of which he is a member/founder.
Heinz Lehmann Award :
Maurice Dongier MD, FRCPC
He receives the Heinz Lehmann Award from the Québec Association of Psychiatrists. The Award recognizes a researcher who has made advances in care, teaching, and research about mental illness, as did Dr. Heinz Lehmann before her.
1999
Melville Prize in Pharmacology :
Tak Pan Wong PhD
This prize is awarded annually to students whose research poster presentation at the Annual Pharmacology Research Day is judged to be the best.
1998
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Exemplary Psychiatrist Award :
Mimi Israël MD, FRCPC
The physicians are being honored for their contributions to greater public understanding of brain disorders, outspoken work to eliminate stigma, or efforts to fight discriminatory policies against people with severe mental illnesses.
1997
SRS Young Investigator Award :
Diane B. Boivin MD, PhD
This award recognizes an outstanding research effort by a new investigator in the field of sleep research.
Prix des médecins de cœur et d’action de l’Association des médecins de langue française du Canada :
Diane B. Boivin MD, PhD
Award given to highlight the quality of the work and dedication of a physician.
1993
Governor-General's Gold Medal :
Diane B. Boivin MD, PhD
It is awarded to the student graduating with the highest average from the graduate level.
