Dr. Gustavo Turecki , MD PhD FRSC

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Gustavo Turecki MD PhD FRSC is a clinician scientist whose work focuses on understanding brain molecular changes that occur in major depressive disorder and suicide, as well as molecular processes that explain antidepressant treatment response. Dr. Turecki is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, the Scientific Director and Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Douglas Institute in Montreal, Canada, where he also heads the Depressive Disorders Program. He has authored over 600 publications, including research articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Nature Medicine, and Lancet and is among the world’s most highly cited scientists according to Clarivate, Web of Science. He has received several national and international awards and sits on several advisory boards.