Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Residents,
I am delighted to share that the selection process for the 2025/2026 IMH Marshall Fellows Program has been completed by the IMH Scientific Advisory, comprised of members across Canada and the U.S., which noted the many high-quality proposals submitted this year. Four awardees with innovative proposals were recommended for funding by the Chairs of the Committee.
As the decisions have now been finalized, it is with great pleasure that I announce the 2025/2026 cohort of the IMH Marshall Fellows Program. Please join me in warmly congratulating the following awardees, listed in alphabetical order:
IMH Marshall Fellowship Awardees & Research Titles
Leena Chau, PhD: Development and randomized controlled trial evaluation of a culturally adapted digital mental health intervention for bipolar disorder
Laura Labonté, MD: Defining clinically meaningful change in psychotic symptoms to better understand consequences for people living in precarious housing or homelessness
Victor Li, MD: Clinical effects of methadone on depressive symptoms in patients with long-term opioid prescriptions
Rahele Mesbah, PhD: Early intervention for individuals at high risk for bipolar disorder: A randomized clinical trial
I encourage you to visit the IMH Marshall Fellows web page to learn more about each of our awardees and the exciting research they will be pursuing. I look forward to sharing further updates on our Fellows in the months to come.
On behalf of the Institute of Mental Health and the UBC Department of Psychiatry, I wish each of our 2025/2026 IMH Marshall Fellows much success as they gain valuable experience that will both accelerate their learning and serve as an important foundation for their future pursuits in translational mental health research.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lakshmi N. Yatham, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych (UK), MBA (Exec)
Professor and Head, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Director, Institute of Mental Health, UBC
Regional Head and Program Medical Director, VCH/PHC