About
CAN-BIND

Executive Committee

Sidney Kennedy, MD, FRCPC

Sidney Kennedy, MD, FRCPC

Principal Investigator

Site Lead, St. Michael’s Hospital & University Health Network (Toronto, Ontario)

Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
  • Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide and Depression Studies, St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, ON)
  • Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, Ontario)
  • Scientist, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network (Toronto, Ontario)

Expertise

  • Clinical Trials, New Drug Discovery, Neuroimaging, Biomarkers

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Pierre Blier, MD, PhD

Pierre Blier, MD, PhD

Site Lead, University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario)
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Faranak Farzan, PhD

EEG Platform Lead
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Benicio Frey, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Benicio N. Frey, MD, MSc, PhD

Site Lead, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Hamilton Research (Hamilton, Ontario)
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Jane Foster, PhD  

Jane Foster, PhD

Co-Lead, Drug Discovery & Reverse Translation Platform
Co-Lead, Molecular Platform
Financial Manager
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Peter Giacobbe, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Peter Giacobbe, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Site Lead, Sunnybrook Research Institute (Toronto, Ontario)
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Raymond Lam, MD, FRCPC

Site Lead, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Co-Lead, Clinical Platform
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Francesco Leri, PhD

Site Lead, University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario)
Co-Lead, Drug Discovery & Reverse Translation Platform
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Glenda MacQueen, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Site Lead, University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
Co-Lead, Neuroimaging Platform
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Roumen Milev, MD, PhD, FRCPsych, FRCPC

Roumen Milev, MD, PhD, FRCPsych, FRCPC

Site Lead, Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario)
Co-Lead, Clinical Platform
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Daniel Mueller, MD, PhD

Site Lead, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) (Toronto, Ontario)
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Sagar Parikh, MD

Sagar Parikh, MD

Lead, Knowledge Translation Platform
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Susan Rotzinger, PhD

Susan Rotzinger, PhD

Program Manager
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Stephen Strother, PhD

Co-Lead, Neuroimaging Platform
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Claudio Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC, MBA

Claudio Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC, MBA

Lead, Strategy & New Partnerships
Lead, M-health, Innovation and Technology Research Platform
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Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD

Site Lead, McGill University
Co-Lead, Molecular Platform 
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Rudolf Uher, MD, PhD

Lead, Data Science Platform
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Featured

Event Summary: CAN-BIND Brings Gut Microbes, Probiotics and Wellness to Science Rendezvous 2019

Science Rendezvous is held during Mental Health Week every year across Canada and is a...

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Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Kate Harkness

Statistics Canada reports that 33% of Canadians experience some sort of childhood maltreatment before the...

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Event Summary: CAN-BIND Family and Friends Day – Brain Health and Wellness in Depression

On March 20, 2019, CAN-BIND hosted its fourth annual Family and Friends Day at the...

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Depression in 2020: Biomarkers, Technologies and Novel Therapies

EVENT INFORMATION Date: Saturday, February 2, 2019 Time: 7:30am-4:00pm Location: Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto PROGRAM Conference Program...

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Recent Publication

Early change in reward and punishment sensitivity as a predictor of response to antidepressant treatment for major depressive disorder: a CAN-BIND-1 report

Allen TA, et al., Psychological Medicine, 2018

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CHOICE-D Depression Treatment Guide

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A free resource for patients and families is now available!

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