Appointment of Dr. Gustavo Turecki as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at 平特五不中
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Dr. Gustavo Turecki as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, 平特五不中, effective March 1, 2015. Dr. Turecki succeeds Dr. Mimi Isra毛l, who led the department with great distinction since 2007. We take this opportunity to offer our sincere thanks to Dr. Isra毛l for her outstanding leadership throughout her term, and we wish her continued success.
Dr. Turecki is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at 平特五不中, where he currently is Associate Chair of Research and Academic Affairs. He has been an Attending Psychiatrist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute since 1999, and he is also Director of the 平特五不中 Group for Suicide Studies, as well as head of its Depressive Disorders Program and Co-Director of the Douglas Bell-Canada Brain Bank. In addition, he is the Director of the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Sant茅 (FRQS) funded provincial network on suicide and mood disorders.
Dr. Turecki studied at Escola Paulista de Medicina in Brazil, earning an MD, as well as a Masters of Science in Psychiatric Epidemiology/Genetics. He completed his Psychiatry residency at S茫o Paulo General Hospital in Brazil, and he obtained a PhD in Neuroscience (Genetics) at 平特五不中. He is a Fellow of several scientific and professional organizations, has served as President of the International Academy of Suicide Research, and currently sits on Council for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Dr. Turecki is among Canada鈥檚 leading clinician-scientists in mental health, having established one of the most ambitious international research programs in suicide and depression. His research program focuses on the influence of life experiences on brain function and behaviour, and their impact on the risks of depression and suicide. Dr. Turecki鈥檚 lab has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications, including groundbreaking epigenetic studies published in top journals such as Nature Medicine and Nature Neuroscience, and authoritative reviews in Nature Reviews Neuroscience and Trends in Neuroscience. He is currently Principal Investigator on four Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants and two National Institutes of Health grants, as well as grants from Brain Canada and FRSQ. He serves on the editorial boards of several leading medical journals, as well as on the board of CIHR鈥檚 Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction.
Dr. Turecki contributes to both the national and international landscapes in epigenetic, depression and suicide research through his active collaborations and involvement in research partnerships and scientific societies. He has won numerous awards and distinctions, including the 2009 NARSAD Oxley Foundation Investigator Award, the 2009 Scientist of the Year Award from Radio Canada/CBC, the 2010 Brickell-Columbia University Award and the prestigious 2012 AFSP Research Career Award.
As Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, reporting to the Dean of 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Turecki will be responsible for its research and education missions, including long-term strategic planning. He will mentor faculty members at the various stages of their careers and make recommendations regarding recruitment, appointments, promotion and tenure, while also overseeing budget allocation. He will also continue to develop his own research programs in this new role.
Dr. Turecki鈥檚 distinguished background in research, practice and teaching position him well to ensure the ongoing excellence of 平特五不中鈥檚 Department of Psychiatry.
Please join us in congratulating and wishing him the greatest success as he takes on this new mandate.
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Nomination du Dr Gustavo Turecki en qualit茅 de directeur du D茅partement de psychiatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中
C鈥檈st avec grand plaisir que nous vous faisons part de la nomination du Dr Gustavo Turecki en qualit茅 de directeur du D茅partement de psychiatrie de la Facult茅 de m茅decine de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, 脿 compter du 1er mars 2015. Il succ猫de 脿 Dre Mimi Isra毛l qui dirigeait le D茅partement avec brio depuis 2007. Nous la remercions chaleureusement du remarquable leadership dont elle a fait preuve durant son mandat et lui souhaitons beaucoup de succ猫s dans tout ce qu鈥檈lle entreprendra.
Dr Turecki est professeur au D茅partement de psychiatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中, o霉 il est directeur associ茅, Recherche et affaires universitaires. Il est psychiatre traitant 脿 l鈥橧nstitut universitaire en sant茅 mentale Douglas depuis 1999, ainsi que directeur du Groupe 平特五不中 d鈥櫭﹖udes sur le suicide et chef du programme des troubles d茅pressifs et codirecteur de la Banque de cerveaux Douglas鈥揃ell Canada. Il est 茅galement directeur du r茅seau provincial que subventionne le Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Sant茅 (FRQS) sur le suicide et les troubles de l鈥檋umeur.
Le Dr Turecki a 茅tudi茅 脿 l鈥橢scola Paulista de Medicina, au Br茅sil, o霉 il a obtenu un dipl么me de docteur en m茅decine, ainsi qu鈥檜ne ma卯trise 猫s sciences en 茅pid茅miologie/g茅n茅tique psychiatrique. Il a fait sa r茅sidence en psychiatrie 脿 l鈥橦么pital g茅n茅ral de S茫o Paulo au Br茅sil et a obtenu, par la suite, un doctorat en neurosciences (g茅n茅tique) 脿 平特五不中. Il est membre de plusieurs organisations scientifiques et professionnelles, a pr茅sid茅 l鈥橧nternational Academy of Suicide Research et si猫ge actuellement au Council for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) et 脿 l鈥橧nternational College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Fort d鈥檜n programme de recherche internationale parmi les plus importants sur le suicide et la d茅pression, le Dr Turecki est l鈥檜n des cliniciens-chercheurs de premier plan en sant茅 mentale au Canada. Ses travaux s鈥檌nt茅ressent 脿 l鈥檌nfluence des exp茅riences de vie sur le fonctionnement du cerveau et 脿 leur incidence sur les risques de d茅pression et de suicide. Le Dr Turecki et les coll猫gues de son laboratoire ont publi茅 plus de 300 articles r茅vis茅s par des pairs, notamment des 茅tudes 茅pig茅n茅tiques novatrices qui ont paru dans de prestigieuses revues comme Nature Medicine et Nature Neuroscience, ainsi que des comptes rendus faisant autorit茅 dans Nature Reviews Neuroscience et Trends in Neuroscience. Le Dr Turecki est actuellement chercheur principal de quatre subventions de recherche des Instituts de recherche en sant茅 du Canada (IRSC) et de deux subventions des National Institutes of Health, ainsi que de subventions de la Fondation Neuro Canada et du FRSQ. Il si猫ge au comit茅 de r茅daction d鈥檌mportantes publications m茅dicales et au conseil de l鈥橧nstitut des neurosciences, de la sant茅 mentale et des toxicomanies des IRSC.
Le Dr Turecki contribue 脿 la recherche nationale et internationale sur l鈥櫭﹑ig茅n茅tique, la d茅pression et le suicide en collaborant et en participant activement 脿 des partenariats et 脿 des soci茅t茅s scientifiques. Il a re莽u de nombreux prix et distinctions, dont le prix 2009 NARSAD Oxley Foundation Investigator, le prix Scientifique de l鈥檃nn茅e 2009 de Radio Canada/CBC, le prix 2010 Brickell-Columbia University et le prestigieux prix 2012 AFSP Research Career.
En qualit茅 de directeur du D茅partement de psychiatrie, le Dr Turecki rel猫vera du doyen de la Facult茅 de m茅decine de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中. Il supervisera les missions de recherche et d鈥檈nseignement du d茅partement, dont la planification strat茅gique 脿 long terme. Il agira comme mentor aupr猫s de membres du corps professoral 脿 diverses 茅tapes de leur carri猫re et fera des recommandations en mati猫re de recrutement, de nomination, de promotion et de permanence, en plus de voir aux enveloppes budg茅taires. Il continuera 茅galement 脿 d茅velopper ses propres programmes de recherche.
La pr茅cieuse exp茅rience du Dr Turecki en recherche, en pratique et en enseignement fait de lui le candidat tout d茅sign茅 pour assurer la poursuite de l鈥檈xcellence du D茅partement de psychiatrie de l'Universit茅 平特五不中.
Veuillez vous joindre 脿 nous pour f茅liciter le Dr Turecki et lui souhaiter beaucoup de succ猫s dans ces nouvelles fonctions.