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Faranak Farzan

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Faranak Farzan

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
35 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

615

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Research

Biomarkers Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Depression Electroencephalography Ptsd Response Prediction Electrophysiology Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Latest papers

One-Year Actigraphy Study of Sleep and Rest-Activity Rhythms as Markers of Relapse in Depression
JAMA psychiatry · 2026
Predictive and mechanistic biomarkers of treatment response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Disorders, identified via TMS-Electroencephalography (EEG) and Resting-State EEG: A systematic review
Journal of Affective Disorders · 2026
Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment Response for Major Depressive Disorder in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · 2026

All 58 publications

Latest funding

Electroencephalography-Based Prediction of Clinical Response to Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Comorbid Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$979,965
Utility of the Human Connectome for Predicting Antidepressant Treatment Response
CIHR · 2021 · Supervisor
$90,000
Electrophysiology and Neurostimulation in Treatment-Resistant Youth Depression (ENTRY-D)
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$481,952

All 3 grants and awards

58 publications.

One-Year Actigraphy Study of Sleep and Rest-Activity Rhythms as Markers of Relapse in Depression

Tonon AC, Nexha A, Cunningham JEA, d’Eon J, Chakrabarty T, Farzan F, Foster JA, Harkness KL, Hassel S, Ho K

JAMA psychiatry202613 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.4453

Predictive and mechanistic biomarkers of treatment response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Disorders, identified via TMS-Electroencephalography (EEG) and Resting-State EEG: A systematic review

Prokop-Millar S, Di Passa A-M, Yaya H, McIntyre-Wood C, Farzan F, Terpstra AR, Fein A, Vandehei E, MacKillop E, MacKillop J

Journal of Affective Disorders20264 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120194

Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment Response for Major Depressive Disorder in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study

Prokop‐Millar S, McIntyre‐Wood C, Elsayed M, Schwartzmann B, Di Passa A, Yaya H, Fein A, Vandehei E, Frey BN, Farzan F

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1002/gps.70244

The association between body mass index and treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder: a CAN-BIND-1 study

Kim HK, Jones BDM, Hahn MK, Agarwal SM, Farzan F, Frey BN, Kennedy SH, Foster JA, Lam RW, Milev R

Journal of Psychiatric Research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.03.036

Exploring sex differences in endocannabinoid system biomarkers and their relationship with antidepressant treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder: a CAN-BIND 1 secondary analysis

Sorkhou M, Kim HK, Farzan F, Foster JA, Frey BN, Husain MI, Kennedy SH, Lam RW, Milev R, Mulsant BH

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00406-026-02362-3

Neurophysiological Correlates of Neuroanatomical Dimensions in Major Depressive Disorder: Electroencephalographic Markers of Brain Function and Treatment Outcome

Xiao W, Woodham RD, Antoniades M, Srinivasan D, Fan Y, Erus G, Garcia JA, Arnott SR, Chen T, Choi KS

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100750

Modulation of Brain Temporal Complexity During Treatment for Depression: A CAN-BIND-1 Study Report: Modulation de la complexité temporelle du cerveau pendant le traitement de la dépression: rapport de l’étude CAN-BIND-1

Stengel C, Schwartzmann B, Chatterjee R, Atluri S, Vaghei Y, Arnott SR, Blier P, Dhami P, Foster JA, Frey BN

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251408188

Phase 1 Open-Label Pilot Trial of H4 Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Cannabis Use Disorder

MacKillop J, McIntyre-Wood C, Vandehei E, Yaya H, Di Passa A-M, Prokop-Millar S, Fein A, Yang A, Elsayed M, Schwartzmann B

Neuromodulation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2026.01.003

Insight into the impact of focal stimulation on large-scale network dynamics.

Kabir A, Dhami P, Chatterjee R, Blumberger DM, Daskalakis ZJ, Moreno S, Farzan F

Journal of neural engineering2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ae4a4f PMID: 41740188

TMS-EEG correlate of suicidal ideation in individuals with depression: A multi-site synthesis.

Stapper N, Sun Y, Poorganji M, Dhami P, Hadas I, Bailey NW, Kaewpijit P, Zomorrodi R, Kohn JN, Fitzgerald PB, Farzan F, Rodriguez FV, Downar J, Blumberger DM, Appelbaum LG, Daskalakis ZJ, Weissman CR

Brain stimulation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2026.103206 PMID: 42731592

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Faranak Farzan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

One-Year Actigraphy Study of Sleep and Rest-Activity Rhythms as Markers of Relapse in Depression

Predictive and mechanistic biomarkers of treatment response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Disorders, identified via TMS-Electroencephalography (EEG) and Resting-State EEG: A systematic review

Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment Response for Major Depressive Disorder in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study

The association between body mass index and treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder: a CAN-BIND-1 study

Exploring sex differences in endocannabinoid system biomarkers and their relationship with antidepressant treatment outcomes in major depressive disorder: a CAN-BIND 1 secondary analysis

Neurophysiological Correlates of Neuroanatomical Dimensions in Major Depressive Disorder: Electroencephalographic Markers of Brain Function and Treatment Outcome

Modulation of Brain Temporal Complexity During Treatment for Depression: A CAN-BIND-1 Study Report: Modulation de la complexité temporelle du cerveau pendant le traitement de la dépression: rapport de l’étude CAN-BIND-1

Phase 1 Open-Label Pilot Trial of H4 Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Cannabis Use Disorder

Insight into the impact of focal stimulation on large-scale network dynamics.

TMS-EEG correlate of suicidal ideation in individuals with depression: A multi-site synthesis.

Electroencephalography-Based Prediction of Clinical Response to Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Comorbid Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Utility of the Human Connectome for Predicting Antidepressant Treatment Response

Electrophysiology and Neurostimulation in Treatment-Resistant Youth Depression (ENTRY-D)

Frequent collaborators

Benicio Frey

Jane Foster

Roumen Milev

Gustavo Turecki

Rudolf Uher

Pierre Blier

Stefan Kloiber

Valerie Taylor

Francesco Leri

Daphne Voineskos

Andrew Sixsmith

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Peter Giacobbe

James MacKillop

Emily MacKillop

Dante Duarte

Sara Tremblay

Christoph Zrenner

Jonathan Downar

Luciano Minuzzi

Venkat Bhat

Corina Nagy

Joshua Rosenblat

Abraham Nunes

Wei Wang

Andre C. Tonon

George Foussias

Milita Ramonas

Tarek Rajji

Shirley Fecteau

Naguib Mechawar

Arun Ravindran

Robert Chen