In addition to the invaluable contribution of various collaborators, the Douglas – Bell Canada Brain Bank employs personnel who are qualified to handle human tissue samples, protect donor rights, and ensure that the Bank operations follow the highest possible standards.
The Bank director and co-director develop the operational and financial rules and procedures needed for specimen preservation, jointly with the Douglas institute, its Research Centre, and its Research Ethics Committee. Furthermore, the directors are accountable to the Research Board of the Réseau québécois sur le suicide, les troubles de l’humeur et les troubles associés (RQSHA).
Team
Naguib Mechawar, PhD, director of the DBCBB and RQSHA co-director of the DBCBB platform
Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD, co-director (Suicide studies)
Corina Nagy, PhD, RQSHA co-director of the DBCBB platform
Dominique Mirault, lab coordinator
Vanessa Larivière, research technician
Alyssa Guerra, research technician
Josée Prud’homme, research technician / Database
Maria Antonietta Davoli, histology technician
Marie-Martine Beaulieu, clinical coordinator
Sophie Peck, liaison agent – recruitment (suicide studies)
Katerine Rouleau, liaison agent – recruitment (suicide studies)
Krystle Vieira, liaison agent – clinical worker (suicide studies)
Annie Baccichet, information coordinator (suicide studies)
Natalia Sandoval, database consultant
Bita Khadivjam, coordinator, microscopy platform
