MATRIX-N brings together a diverse group of researchers from foundational neuroscience, pharmacology, and drug discovery, to clinical research and clinical practice, each committed to the urgent need for translational research into better treatment options for major global mental health challenges.
This new UBC-funded research excellence cluster is led by Dr. Anthony Phillips (professor in UBC’s Department of Psychiatry and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, DMCBH), with Dr. Michael Krausz (professor and director of UBC’s Addiction Psychiatry Program), Dr. Tamara Vanderwal (UBC Psychiatry Assistant Professor and BC Children's Hospital/ DMCBH researcher), Dr. Catharine Winstanley (Professor & Behavioral Neuroscience Area Coordinator, Department of Psychology) and Dr. Trisha Chakrabarty (UBC Psychiatry Assistant Professor and DMCBH researcher) as cluster faculty co-leads, and Dr. Lily Aleksandrova (UBC Psychiatry/DMCBH postdoctoral fellow) as cluster coordinator. Six UBC graduate students of various research backgrounds have also been recruited as part of the MATRIX-N Junior Scholars Program to support the cluster’s activities. To-date, we have over 70 faculty and trainee members at UBC and beyond, and we're growing!
Cluster members at the MATRIX-N kick-off event in September 2022.
