Graduate Faculty

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Faculty	research AREAS
Rima Al-awar, PhD Professor	Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry
Ana Andreazza, PhD Professor	Redox Modification of Mitochondrial and Synaptic Proteins
Michelle Arnot, PhD Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Not taking new students Neuropharmacology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Receptor Pharmacology
Mounira Banasr, PhD Assistant Professor	Mechanisms of depression, stress-related illnesses and novel antidepressants
Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor	Epigenetics
Jean Martin Beaulieu, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery
Isabelle Boileau, PhD Associate Professor	Neurochemistry and neural basis of substance use and impulse control disorders and co-morbid conditions
Bruna Brands, PhD Professor	Clinical Pharmacology / Neuropharmacology / Addiction / Psychopharmacology
W. McIntyre Burnham, PhD Professor Emeritus	Neuropharmacology / Mechanisms of Drug Action
David Cherney, MDCM, PhD, FRCP(C) Associate Professor	Renal Physiology
Vincenzo De Luca MD, PhD Professor	Schizophrenia, Suicide, Epigenetics, EEG, Imaging
Patricia Di Ciano BA (Hons), MA, PhD Assistant Professor	Clinical trials into the safety of cannabis and other substances of abuse
Paul Dorian, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Professor	Not taking new students Clinical Pharmacology, Antiarrhythmic Drugs
James Eubanks PhD Professor	Pathogenic mechanisms associated with rare X-linked genetic neurodevelopmental conditions
Yaron Finkelstein, MD Professor	Paediatric pharmacology and toxicology
Susan R. George, MD, FRCP(C), FACP Professor	G protein-coupled Receptors, Signal Transduction, Drug Addiction, Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Benjamin I. Goldstein, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) Associate Professor	Neuropharmacology / Psychopharmacology / Cardiovascular Pharmacology / Toxicology
Denis M. Grant, PhD Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
David R. Hampson, PhD Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Ahmed Hassan, MD, MPH Assistant Professor	Bio-psycho-social aspects of addictions
Shinya Ito, MD, FRCP(C) Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Stephen J. Kish, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Joanne Kotsopoulos, PhD Associate Professor, Scientist	Cancer epidemiology (breast, ovarian), BRCA1/2 mutation carriers; Hereditary cancer
Krista L. Lanctôt, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Rebecca Laposa, PhD Assistant Professor Coordinator, PEY Co-op Program	Not taking new students Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Drug Safety / Toxicology / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Anh Dzung Le, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Alcoholism and Addiction
Bernard Le Foll, MD, PhD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Jason Matthews, PhD Associate Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Drug Safety / Toxicology
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCP(C) Professor	Mood Disorders / Medical Comorbidity
J. Peter McPherson, PhD Associate Professor	Not taking new students Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Drug Safety / Toxicology
Jeffrey H. Meyer, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Jane A. Mitchell, PhD Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Romina Mizrahi, MD, PhD Associate Professor	Not taking new students Clinical Pharmacology / Neuropharmacology / Psychopharmacology
Daniel J. Mueller, MD, PhD Professor	Genetics of Drug Response / Side Effects with Psychotropic Medications
Jose N. Nobrega, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Behavioural Pharmacology / Neurorecepotrs and Behaviour
Allan B. Okey, PhD Professor Emeritus	Not taking new students Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Drug Safety / Toxicology
Cecil R. Pace-Asciak, PhD Professor Emeritus	Not taking new students Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery
K. Sandy Pang, PhD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
John D. Parker, MD, FRCP(C) Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology
Art Petronis, MD, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Micheline Piquette-Miller, PhD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Bruce G. Pollock, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) Professor	Not taking new students Neuropharmacology / Addiction / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Amy J. Ramsey, PhD Associate Professor	Animal models of neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropharmacology, NMDA receptor biology
David S. Riddick, PhD Professor	Not taking new students Drug Safety / Toxicology
Ruth A. Ross, PhD Professor & Chair	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Peter Roy, PhD Professor	Neurodegeneration, Anthelmintics, Nematicides, Drug Discovery
Ali Salahpour, PhD Associate Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Leonardo Salmena, PhD Assistant Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery
Matthieu Schapira, PhD Associate Professor	Computational Chemistry
Bernard P. Schimmer, PhD Professor Emeritus	Not taking new students Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery
Etienne L. Sibille, PhD Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Matthew Sloan, MD, MSc, FRCPC Assistant Professor	Medical control of alcohol craving
O. Carter Snead III, MD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Hong-Shuo Sun, MD, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery
Walter Swardfager, PhD Assistant Professor	Determinants of Cognitive Resilience and Vulnerability
Rachel Tyndale, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Jack P. Uetrecht, MD, PhD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Masoud Vedadi, PhD Associate Professor	Epigenetics - Chemical Probes for Drug Discovery
Subodh Verma, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FAHA Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Jerry J. Warsh, MD, PhD Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction
James W. Wells, PhD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Peter G. Wells, PharmD Professor	Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
Albert H.C Wong, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) Associate Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Minna Woo MD, FRCPC, PhD Professor	Pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Cindy Woodland, PhD Professor, Teaching Stream	Not taking new students Drug Safety / Toxicology / Variability in Drug Response / Pharmacogenetics
L. Trevor Young, MD, PhD Professor	Mechanisms of Drug Action / Drug Discovery / Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Wai Haung (Ho) Yu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	Mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, tauopathies) and translational development. Cell biology; neuropathology and memory; drug development; biomarkers; risk factors
Martin Zack, PhD Adjunct Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction
Laurie Zawertailo, PhD Associate Professor	Neuropharmacology / Addiction