It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Lila Amirali has accepted to act as Interim Head of the Department of Psychiatry of the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital as well as Interim Division Chief of Child Psychiatry. This new leadership role has been in effect since January 1, 2014. 听Please join us in welcoming Dr. Amirali in her new position.
Please note that a Search Committee for a permanent Department Head will be organized in the near future.
It is our pleasure to announce Dr. Jess Friedland as the new Program Director for Geriatric Psychiatry.
In this week鈥檚听 Spotlight, we would like to highlight Dr. Simon Young who will be setting his sights on a well-deserved retirement as Emeritus Professor after 42 years with the McGill Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Young began his productive McGill career in 1971 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow.听 He was appointed an Assistant Professor in 1975 and Full Professor in 1987. He has made exceptional contributions to research, teaching and administration, authoring approximately 230 referred papers and over 50 editorials and comments.
Salah El Mestikawy, PhD, a researcher at The Douglas Institute, along with his research team, have received $1.5 million to explore the dual signalling capacity of neurons. This research grant is one of five new grants awarded by Brain Canada with funds from the Canada Brain Research Fund and Partners. The Douglas team will work with colleagues at the University of Western Ontario.
Mimi Isra毛l, MD, and Serge Beaulieu, MD, PhD received a 2013 鈥溾�� for their commitment as first-line psychiatrists. The awards were handed out by Roger Cadieux, President of the Forum 茅conomique de Verdun, during a recognition ceremony on the evening of November 27.
This award recognizes the involvement of Verdun residents and employees.
In this week鈥檚 Spotlight, we would like to welcome Dr. Rimma Orenman as a new member of our department.
Dr. Orenman has been appointed as a full-time faculty lecturer who will be joining the DMHUI Great North Mental Health Program, serving the mental health needs of the Nunavik population through the R茅seau Universitaire Int茅gr茅 en Sante (RUIS McGill) program. Dr. Orenman completed her residency at McGill and has a background in anthropology. She has had a longstanding interest in working in the Quebec north.
Montreal, Friday, November 15, 2013 鈥� Dr. Mimi Isra毛l, psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at 香蕉视频, has been awarded the 2013 prix Reconnaissance de carri猫re Persillier-Lachapelle.
SR-One and Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable invite young bio-entrepreneurs from 香蕉视频 to enter the world鹿s largest life science business plan competition, OneStart. The winner will receive听$150k, free听lab space and ongoing legal and intellectual property advice.
Dr. Casacalenda is an Associate Professor in the McGill Department of Psychiatry. As Training Director and Clinical Supervisor at the Jewish General Hospital, Dr. Casacalenda is actively involved in the training of psychiatry and family medicine residents.听 He has recently chaired the McGill Department of Psychiatry Curriculum Review Committee, Collaborative Mental Health Task Force, and Family Skills Training Task Force.听 He is also former vice-chair of the Psychiatry Examination Board of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.听 Dr.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Tewfik Said, this year鈥檚 recipient of the Best Undergraduate Teacher in Psychiatry Award.
Dear Colleagues,
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the听CIHR operating grants competition. (Posted June 28, 2013)听
Gabriella Gobbi (Martin Beaulieu)
Melatonin MT1 receptor as a target for antidepressant drugs
Jorge Armony (Neda Ladbon Bernasconi)
Effects of Amygdala Lesions on Human Emotional Processing
V茅ronique Bohbot听(John C Breitner, Ridha Joober, Kyoko Konishi)
Genetic modulation of Virtual Navigational Strategies, and Brain Function and Grey Matter in Healthy Aging
Congratulations to the award recipients of the 2013 Student听Research Day!听
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