Canadian College of
Neuropsychopharmacology

Annual Meeting 2023

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Dr. Francis Wayne Quan Memorial Prize

The Mach-Gaensslen Foundation of Canada and Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience have launched an annual award for the best paper published in the journal, to honour the contributions of psychiatrist and former editor Dr. Francis Wayne Quan to the foundation and the journal. This prize runs for 5 years, and we are currently evaluating papers for the 2023 prize. All research papers published in the JPN in 2023 will be eligible.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Quan Prize for 2022. Congratulations!

Gold
Clinical effects of continuous theta burst stimulation for generalized anxiety disorder and a mechanism involving α oscillations: a randomized controlled trial https://www.jpn.ca/content/47/2/E123

Silver
The functional and structural associations of aberrant microglial activity in major depressive disorder https://www.jpn.ca/content/47/3/E197

Bronze
Understanding the neurobiological basis of anhedonia in major depressive disorder – evidence for reduced neural activation during reward and loss processing //www.jpn.ca/content/47/4/E284

CCNP Award Winners

Dr. Bruno Giros is the recipient of the 2022 Canadian College of Neuropsycho-pharmacology (CCNP) Heinz Lehmann Award. Dr. Giros is a Distinguished James B. McGill Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, QC and is also a visiting professor at the Université de Paris. The award is being given this year for basic research. The award, sponsored by Pfizer Canada Inc., consists of a $2,000 honorarium and a suitably engraved plaque. Congratulations to Dr. Giros!

Dr. Gabriella Gobbi is the recipient of the 2022 Canadian College of Neuropsycho-pharmacology (CCNP) Innovations in Neuropsychopharmacology Award. Dr. Gobbi is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and holds the Canadian Research Chair in Therapeutics for Mental Health (Tier 1). The award is being given this year for basic research. The award, sponsored by Pfizer Canada Inc., consists of a $2,000 honorarium and a suitably engraved plaque. Congratulations to Dr. Gobbi!

Dr. Gary Remington is the recipient of the 2022 CCNP Medal. Dr. Remington is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, with a cross appointment in the Department of Psychological Clinical Science. This award, sponsored by the CCNP, consists of a bronze medal engraved with the name of the recipient. Congratulations to Dr. Remington!

Dr. Alexander McGirr is the recipient of the 2022 Canadian College of Neuropsycho-pharmacology (CCNP) Young Investigator Award. Dr. McGirr is an assistant professor and psychiatrist at the University of Calgary. The award is being given this year clinical research. The award, sponsored by Pfizer Canada Inc., consists of a $2,000 honorarium and a suitably engraved plaque. Congratulations to Dr. McGirr!

The Award recipients will be recognized at the annual meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology which will be held virtually on October 27, 2022.