Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Martha Lopez-Canul
Postdoctoral Fellow (2017 - )
PhD: Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
MSc: Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Project: Melatonin ligands in pain
Email: martha.lopezcanul [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Dr. Antonio Inserra
Postdoctoral fellow (July 2019 - )
PhD: Flinders University at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (Mind and Brain Theme), Adelaide, Australia
M.Sc Biotechnology: Australian National University, Canberra
B.Sc Biotechnology: Universita di Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
Project: LSD and thalamocortical circuitry
Email: antonio.inserra [at] mcgill.ca
PhD and Master's Students
Luca Posa
PhD Candidate, Psychiatry: McGill University (2015 - )
PharmD: University of Bologna, Italy
BSc Biology: University of Bologna, Italy
Project: Interaction between the opioid and melatonergic systems in the antinociceptive properties of novel selective MT2 receptor agonists
Email: luca.posa [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Minza Haque
PhD Candidate, Integrated Program in Neuroscience: McGill University (2021-)
MSc Biochemistry: McGill University
BA Biochemistry: Mount Holyoke College, USA
Project: Exploring the relationship between eukaryotic translation and the mechanism of action of psychedelics
Email: minza.haque [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Tommy Markopoulos
Master's student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience: McGill University (2020-)
B.Sc Neuroscience: McGill University
Project: LSD and Melatonin ligands in sociability and anxiety
Email: athanasios.markopoulos [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Leora Pearl-Dowler
Masters Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience: McGill University (Fall 2019- )
B.Sc Psychology: McGill University, 2019
Project: CBD in analgesia and pain circuitry
Email: leora.pearl-dowler [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Michael Pileggi
Masters Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience: McGill University (Winter 2021- )
B.Sc Psychology: Concordia University, 2020
Project: Psilocybin in sociability and anxiety
Email: michael.pileggi [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Undergraduate Students
Anahita Oveisi
Supervised NSCI 396 project
Project: Cannabidiol in symptomatic insomnia caused by neuropathic pain
Email: anahita.oveisi [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Jacques Singer
Supervised COGS 444 project
Project: Melatonin compounds in sleep and computerization of methods of analysis
Email: jacques.singer [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Emily Grant
Supervised NSCI 396 project
Project: Mouse behavioral model of antidepressant effects of LSD and effects on neurotransmission
Email: emily.grant2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca