“The UBC Department of Psychiatry is committed to realizing its Vision by investing in the people and the infrastructure that will drive cutting-edge research programs and knowledge creation, which will translate into life-changing clinical care for our ever-growing populations suffering from mental illnesses and addictions in BC and across Canada.”
RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT
Discover some of the excellent work being done by these research teams in the UBC Department of Psychiatry, and also visit the Faculty Directory for profiles on each of our faculty members and their research.
Brain, Behaviour & Development Lab
Lead: Dr. Evelyn Stewart
Cognitive Neuroscience of Schizophrenia (CNoS) Laboratory
Lead: Dr. Todd Woodward
Lead: Dr. Erin Michalak
Lead: Dr. Brian MacVicar
Director: Dr. Raymond Lam
Lead: Dr. Tonia Nicholls
Lead: Dr. Paul Pavlidis
Lead: Dr. John Ogrodniczuk
Lead: Dr. Terry Snutch
Translational Psychiatric Genetics Group
Lead: Dr. Jehannine Austin
Visit our CLINICAL TRIALS page for detailed information on current studies taking place and how you can participate.
INTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND DEADLINES
Visit the Faculty of Medicine website for a list of upcoming funding opportunities as well as application timelines.
DEPARTMENT TIMELINES FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS
Please ensure that you allow time to meet the various deadlines related to grant applications.
All grant applications (operating and salary awards) must first be reviewed by the Department’s Director of Administration prior to the Department Head signing. These applications must be received by the Director of Administration at least 3 days prior to the deadline for submission to the Dean’s Office or other unit to ensure that there is adequate time for the Director of Administration to review the application and address any deficiencies, errors, etc. in the application with the applicant prior to the Department Head signing.
Director of Administration: Vicky Yau, 604-822-7313
OTHER RESOURCES
- Visit the UBC FoM MedNet Research page for funding opportunities and deadlines, application deadlines and procedures, grant writing support and resources, and research-related policies.
- University-Industry Liaison Office
- Office of Research Services
- SPARC
- FoM Policies & Guidelines
- Faculty of Medicine Research Contacts
Congratulations to the Department Members Awarded a CIHR Project Grant in the Fall 2021 Competition!
Congratulations to Dr. Clare Beasley, Dr. Raymond Lam, Dr. Tim Murphy, and Dr. Terry Snutch, each of whom are recipients of a major project grant through the CIHR Fall 2021 competition! Their projects are among the 61 UBC-led projects that were selected for funding totaling $36 million. Dr. Clare Beasley’s project (Association between […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Ivan Torres, Recipient of a MSHR BC 2021 Health Professional-Investigator Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Ivan Torres, who has received a 2021 Health Professional-Investigator Award from Michael Smith Research BC! This award will support a study led by Dr. Torres to investigate the severity, pattern, and variation in cognitive functioning among individuals with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS), and to determine whether cognitive difficulties predict treatment response […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Lakshmi Yatham and Dr. Raymond Lam, Named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate in 2021!
Congratulations to Department Head Dr. Lakshmi Yatham and Associate Head Dr. Raymond Lam, both of whom are named Highly Cited Researchers in 2021 by Clarivate Analytics! Each year, Clarivate identifies the world’s most influential researchers who have demonstrated significant impact through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Terry Snutch, Recipient of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award!
The UBC Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health are delighted to announce that Dr. Terry Snutch has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award. By way of this award, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes extraordinary members who have had sustained […] Read More
Dr. Lynn Raymond Receives Major CIHR Project Grant in the Spring 2021 Competition
Congratulations to Dr. Lynn Raymond on being awarded a major CIHR project grant in the Spring 2021 competition! As the principal investigator on this 5-year funded project titled “Role of altered endoplasmic reticulum calcium regulation and the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor signaling in cortico-striatal synaptic dysfunction: Opportunities for therapy in prodromal Huntington disease,” Dr. Raymond […] Read More
Department Response to COVID-19
The UBC Department of Psychiatry shares a deep concern about the COVID-19 pandemic and its mental health impact on our local communities, Canada and rest of the world. Our thoughts go out to all of those who have been affected by the spread of this virus. We are focusing our research resources towards evaluating […] Read More