We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 AMPQ Annual Awards, who were honored during a gala in May.
🏆 Dr. Cécile Rousseau
Recipient of the Heinz E. Lehmann Award for Excellence in Psychiatry. This award recognizes a psychiatrist whose exceptional contributions across various professional activities have significantly advanced and elevated the field of psychiatry.
We are pleased to share that Dr. Srividya Iyer and Dr. Manuela Ferrari have received the CHUM Foundation Award for Excellence in Learning for their leadership in the SARPEP – Rapid Learning System for Early Psychosis Programs project. This prestigious award recognizes their exceptional contributions to advancing knowledge mobilization and innovation in early psychosis care, alongside a dedicated team of collaborators.
Congratulations to Dr. Iyer, Dr. Ferrari and their team on this well-deserved recognition!
We are delighted to share that Dr. Mahsa Dadar (Assistant Professor) and Dr. Phoebe Friesen (Associate Member) have been awarded the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers. This prestigious honour was presented during McGill’s Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award recognizes exceptional early-career researchers whose innovative work is advancing the frontiers of knowledge in their respective fields.
Congratulations to both Dr. Dadar and Dr. Friesen on this remarkable achievement!
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The Graduate Office is pleased to announce that several of our outstanding students and trainees have been recognized with prestigious awards this spring. We are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to their continued contributions to the field of psychiatry. Congratulations to the following recipients for their achievements:
Sara Gloeckler – CGS Doctoral SSHRC (Dr. K. Greenway)
Megan Davies – FRQSC (Dr. M. Ferrari)
Cassidy Dal Santo – FRQS (Dr. B. Thombs)
Passang Regyal – FRQS (Dr. R. Kronick)
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Cecilia Flores has been named a James McGill Professor by Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi. This prestigious internal award recognizes Dr. Flores's exceptional research achievements and significant contributions to her field. Congratulations Dr. Flores! Read more
The Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé announced the recipients of salary awards on April 30, 2025. Congratulations to Drs. Kyle Greenway, Rachel Kronick, Katie Lavigne, Maxime Montembeault, Lena Palaniyappan, Rachel Rabin, Delphine Raucher-Chéné and Nicolas Tritsch, recipients of the FRQS Chercheurs-Boursiers awards. Additionally, Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy was approved for funding under the Dialogue project funding scheme. Congratulations to all!
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