Executive Committee
Benicio N. Frey, MD, MSc, PhD
CAN-BIND Director
Site Lead, McMaster University & St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences; Director, Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, McMaster University
- Academic Head, Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
- Neuroimaging, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Women’s Mental Health
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Pierre Blier, MD, PhD
Founding Member
Site Lead, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario)
- Professor, Psychiatry and Cellular/Molecular Medicines, University of Ottawa & Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care
Raymond Lam, MD, FRCPC
Founding Member
Clinical Platform Co-Lead
Site Lead, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Professor & Head, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
- Director, Mood Disorders Centre of Excellence, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Claudio Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC, MBA
Founding Member
Strategy & New Partnerships Lead
Digital Health Platform Co-Lead
- Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University School of Medicine (Kingston, Ontario)
Roumen Milev, MD, PhD, FRCPsych, FRCPC
Founding Member
Clinical Platform Co-Lead
Site Lead, Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario)
- Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology; Director, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University
Sagar Parikh, MD
Founding Member
Knowledge Translation Platform Lead
- John F. Greden Professor of Depression and Clinical Neuroscience; Professor of Psychiatry; Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health; Associate Director, University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Susan Rotzinger, PhD
Founding Member
Program Manager
- Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Hamilton, Ontario)
Jane Foster, PhD
Molecular Platform Co-Lead
- Associate Professor, Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, Texas)
Faranak Farzan, PhD
EEG Platform Lead
- Assistant Professor, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering; Chair in Technology Innovations for Youth Addiction Recovery and Mental Health, Simon Fraser University (Surrey, British Columbia)
Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD
Molecular Platform Co-Lead
Site Lead, McGill University (Montreal, Quebec)
- Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
- Canada Research Chair in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide
- Head, Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Institute
Francesco Leri, PhD
Preclinical Studies Lead
Site Lead, University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario)
- Associate Dean Research & Graduate Studies, College of Social & Applied Human Sciences; Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph
Daniel Mueller, MD, PhD
Site Lead, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) (Toronto, Ontario)
- Head, Pharmacogenetics Research Clinic, CAMH
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto
Valerie H Taylor, MD, PhD
Site Lead, University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
- Department Head, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services
Rudolf Uher, MD, PhD
Data Science Platform Co-Lead
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Nicholas Bock, PhD
Neuroimaging Platform Co-Lead
- Associate Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario)
Frank Rudzicz
Data Science Platform Co-Lead
Joshua Rosenblat
Site Lead, University Health Network (Toronto, Ontario)
Nathan Churchill
Neuroimaging Platform Co-Lead
Lena Quilty, PhD, C.Psych
Digital Health Platform Co-Lead
- Senior Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research; Senior Scientist, Addictions and Psychology Divisions, CAMH
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Kate Harkness, MS, PHD
Clinical Research Collaborator, Queens University
- Head, Department of Psychology; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queens University (Kingston, Ontario)
Andrew Kcomt
Community Engagement Co-Chair
- Knowledge Translation and Research Manager, Hope+Me/Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (Toronto, Ontario)
- CAN-BIND Community Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Kathryn Schade
Community Engagement Co-Chair
Keith Ho
Data Manager
- Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Hamilton, Ontario)
Franca Placenza
Clinical Research Manager
Stefanie Hassel, PhD
Neuroimaging Manager
- Research Manager, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Member, Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Associate Member, Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
Sidney Kennedy, MD, FRCPC
Founding Director (Emeritus)
Site Lead, St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, Ontario)
- Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
- Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide and Depression Studies; Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
- Scientist, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network
Glenda MacQueen, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Founding Member
Former Neuroimaging Platform Co-Lead
Former Site Lead, University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
- Former Vice Dean, Cumming School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary