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Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD

Gustavo Turecki

Scientific Director
The Douglas Research Centre

Phone icon: +1 514-761-6131
Email icon: gustavo.turecki [at] mcgill.ca
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  • Scientific Director, Douglas Institute;
  • Chair, Department of Psychiatry, UUÖ±²¥;
  • Chief of Psychiatry, CIUSSS Montreal West Island;
  • Director, UUÖ±²¥ 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 UUÖ±²¥ and the Director of the UUÖ±²¥ 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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