Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology
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## 2002 Award Winners

## Heinz Lehmann Award

**Dr. Howard Steiger** is the recipient of the 2002 Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) Heinz Lehmann Award. Dr. Steiger is currently a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University and director, Eating Disorders Program, Douglas Hospital Research Centre. This award is designed to recognize outstanding research achievements by Canadian scientists in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. The award, donated by Eli Lilly Canada Inc., consists of a $5000 research prize, a $2000 travel award and an engraved plaque. Congratulations to Dr. Steiger!

**Presentation**: Eating disorders and the serotonin connection: states, traits and trauma

## Young Investigator Award

**Dr. Satyabrata Kar and Dr. Claire-Dominique Walker** are the recipients of the 2002 CCNP Young Investigator Award.

**Dr. Kar** is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and associate member in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University, as well as a research scientist at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre.

**Presentation**: Amyloid beta peptide and cholinergic neurons: functional interrelationships and relevance to Alzheimer’s disease

**Dr. Walker** is an associate professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology and associate member at the Centre for Studies in Aging at McGill University, as well as an associate member in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Education Department, McGill University.

**Presentation**: Interactions between mother and pups in regulating stress responsiveness

The award, donated by Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Ltd., consists of a $2500 bursary, a $2000 research grant and an engraved plaque. Congratulations to both Dr. Kar and Dr. Walker!

## Innovations in Neuropsychopharmacology Award

**Dr. Samarthji Lal** is the recipient of the 2002 CCNP Innovations in Neuropsychopharmacology Award. Dr. Lal is currently a full professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University and a staff psychiatrist at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre. This award is designed to recognize outstanding research innovations in the basic or clinical fields of neuropsychopharmacology. This award consists of $5000 and an engraved plaque. Congratulations to Dr. Lal!

**Presentation**: Some historical notes on that most extraordinary compound synthesized by Matthiessen and Wright in the year of Our Lord, 1869