Scientific Director
The Douglas Research Centre
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: gustavo.turecki [at] mcgill.ca
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- Scientific Director, Douglas Institute
- Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
- Chief of Psychiatry, CIUSSS Montreal West Island
- Director, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Institute
- Co-Director, Douglas – Bell Canada Brain Bank (suicide studies), Douglas Research Centre
- Head, Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Institute
Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD is a clinician-scientist investigating the neurobiology of depression and suicide, with a particular interest on functional genomics and epigenetics. Dr. Turecki's work uses clinical and basic research approaches, and has significantly advanced knowledge on mechanisms leading to suicide and suicidal behaviour. At a molecular level, he investigates the role of epigenetic risk factors on risk for major depression and suicidal behaviour.
He is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and the Director of the McGill Group for Suicide Studies (), a world-leading multidisciplinary suicide research group with researchers in psychology, epidemiology, anatomy and molecular biology. Dr. Turecki is also the Scientific Director of the Douglas Research Centre. Finally, as a clinician, he is the Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and associated hospitals and heads the at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, where he treats patients with refractory major depressive disorder.
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