Graham Boeck Foundation

Who: Fondation Graham Boeck et Gairdner Foundation

What: “Frontiers in Mental Health”

This symposium will explore frontiers in mental health research, with a focus on genomics and neural circuitry.  Speakers will share recent advances in the causes and treatments of mental health disease, and foster linkages between the scientific, policy and health care communities.  Interactive presentations will highlight areas of research with the most promise, from imaging to pharmacological treatment, including a discussion on the challenges of mental health research. 

The event will conclude with a public lecture by Dr. Norman Doidge, Columbia University’s Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; and author of The Brain that Changes Itself.  www.normandoidge.com/normandoidge

Speakers

• Sydney Brenner (Nobel and Canada Gairdner Laureate), The Salk Institute of Biological Studies, San Diego
• Jean-Pierre Changeux (Canada Gairdner Laureate), Collège de France and Institut Pasteur, Paris
• Tom Insel, Director, National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, MD
• Shitij Kapur, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
• Robert Post, Penn State School of Medicine and Head, Bipolar Collaborative Network, Chevy Chase, MD
• Judith Rapoport, Chief, Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, MD
• Guy Rouleau, Ste-Justine Hospital Research Centre, Montreal
• Pamela Sklar, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
• Danny Weinberger, Chief, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, MD

 
When: Thursday, May 2011, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Where:  Centre Mont-Royal, 2220 Mansfield St., Montreal (Quebec)

Registration: Please register in advance to attend this event. There is no registration fee. To register, email thegairdner@gairdner.org.  Kindly indicate if you are registering for the Symposium or public lecture or both.  For more information call 416-596-9996, ext 204 or visit www.gairdner.org.