The Department of Psychiatry congratulates Professor Dr. Lynn Raymond, recipient of an Overall Excellence — Senior Faculty award, and Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Vigo, recipient of the Service to the University and Community award. The Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards honour faculty who have made exceptional contributions in the areas of education, research and/or service, and who are dedicated to advancing both the Faculty’s values and vision of transforming health for everyone.
A long-serving professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Lynn Raymond is the Director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. She is also the Louise A. Brown Chair in Neuroscience and Clinic Director of the Centre for Huntington Disease. Dr. Raymond is an internationally renowned neuroscientist and neurologist, and her work bridges foundational science and clinical research. Her lab investigates pathogenic mechanisms of Huntington disease (HD), as well as glutamate receptor structure-function, modulation and signaling.
Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Vigo is a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and public health specialist in the Department of Psychiatry and the School of Population and Public Health. In 2024, he was named BC’s Chief Scientific Advisor for psychiatry, toxic drugs & concurrent disorders. In this role, he works closely with health authorities, Indigenous partners and individuals with lived and living experience to improve care for those facing severe mental illness, acquired brain injury and the toxic drug crisis. His research and leadership advance evidence-based solutions in psychiatric epidemiology, e-mental health and health systems planning, with the goal of transforming mental health and substance use services in BC and beyond.
Congratulations to Drs. Raymond and Vigo for the well-deserved recognition!