Heinz Lehmann Award
Dr. Guy Chouinard is the recipient of the 2004 Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) Heinz Lehmann Award. Dr. Chouinard is a psychiatrist and clinical pharmacologist; Professor of Psychiatry at the Université de Montréal and McGill University; Director, Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, Allan Memorial Institute, McGill University Health Centre; and Head of the Inpatient Research Unit at Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital, Fernand-Seguin Research Centre, in Montréal, Quebec. 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. Chouinard!
Presentation: Drug-induced movement disorders and off-label drug discovery
Innovations in Neuropsychopharmacology Award
Dr. Philip Seeman and Dr. Shitij Kapur are the recipients of the 2004 CCNP Innovations in Neuropsychopharmacology Award. Dr. Seeman is a professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Kapur is Vice President—Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is a Canada Research Chair and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. 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 Drs. Seeman and Kapur!
Presentation: From receptors to response — thoughts on the mechanism of action of antipsychotics
Young Investigator Award
Dr. Louis-Éric Trudeau is the recipient of the 2004 CCNP Young Investigator Award. Dr. Trudeau is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Centre for Research in Neurological Sciences, Fernand Seguin Research Centre, Université de Montréal. The award, donated by Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Ltd., consists of a $2500 bursary plus a $2000 research grant and an engraved plaque. Congratulations to Dr. Trudeau!
Presentation: Dopamine neurotransmission: moving beyond the textbook picture
CCNP Medal
Dr. Donald Addington is the recipient of the 2004 CCNP Medal. Dr. Addington is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta. The award, donated by the CCNP, consists of a bronze engraved medal and is designed to honour individuals for a meritorious career in, and outstanding contributions to, neuropsychopharmacology in Canada. Congratulations to Dr. Addington!