Department Response to COVID-19
The UBC Department of Psychiatry shares a deep concern about the COVID-19 pandemic and its mental health impact on our local communities, Canada and rest of the world. Our thoughts go out to all of those who have been affected by the spread of this virus. We are focusing our research resources towards evaluating […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Jehannine Austin, Recipient of $1.5M in Funding to Explore Pharmacogenomic Testing in Clinical Settings
UBC Psychiatry Professor Dr. Jehannine Austin, along with project co-lead Dr. Stirling Bryan, Professor in UBC SPPH, is the recipient of $1.5 million in funding from Genome BC, Genome Canada and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), to investigate if pharmacogenomic testing should be routinely used in BC for people with depression. […] Read More
Song Lab and CSU Researchers Identify Gene that Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
UBC Psychiatry Professor Dr. Weihong Song and his lab, along with researchers from the Central South University (CSU) in China, have for the first time identified a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In their study, led by Dr. Xinxin Liao by who completed a joint PhD at UBC and CSU, the […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Raymond Lam and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Each Recipients of the 2020 P2P Award!
The Department congratulates Dr. Raymond Lam and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, recipients of the BC SUPPORT (Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials) Unit’s 2020 P2P (Pathway to Patient-Oriented Research) Awards, designed to build and strengthen capacity for patient-oriented research in BC. Dr. Lam and Dr. Vila-Rodriguez, with their respective Patient Co-Leads and […] Read More
A New Study by MacVicar Lab’s Dr. Louis-Philippe Bernier Shows Microglia Still Function in Glucose-Limited Environment
A new study published in Nature Communications, led by UBC Psychiatry Research Associate Dr. Louis-Philippe Bernier in Dr. Brian MacVicar’s lab, is one of the first to look at immunometabolism in the brain. The team studied the metabolic plasticity of microglia, the immune cells of the brain which act as the main line of […] Read More
Recent Research News
2020 Highlights
2019 Highlights
See some of the research being done in the Department of Psychiatry.
Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group
Cognitive Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Laboratory
The Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab
Funding Opportunities
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Department Deadlines
Please ensure that you allow time to meet the various deadlines related to grant applications.
All grant applications (operating and salary awards) must first be reviewed by the Department’s Director of Administration prior to the Department Head signing. These applications must be received by the Director of Administration at least 3 days prior to the deadline for submission to the Dean’s Office or other unit to ensure that there is adequate time for the Director of Administration to review the application and address any deficiencies, errors, etc. in the application with the applicant prior to the Department Head signing.
Director of Administration: Vicky Yau, 604-822-7313
Faculty of Medicine Deadlines
Visit the Faculty of Medicine website for a list of application timelines.