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Jane Foster

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Professor (Part-Time)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Jane Foster

Professor (Part-Time)

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2020

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Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
118 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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413

Publications

17,437

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Contact

jfoster@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140 ext. 32273

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience
Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine
Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience
Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 413 publications.

Unilateral or asymmetric congenital ptosis, head posturing, and amblyopia

Fiergang DL, Wright KW, Foster JA

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus13 citationsSenior author

A POLYMORPHIC ACROSOME SPECIFIC ANTIGEN RECOGNIZED WITHIN HUMAN-SPERM BY MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY MHS-10

HERR JC, FLICKINGER CJ, KLOTZ KL, FOSTER JA

Journal of Andrology1 citationsSenior author

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

A brain-enriched circRNA blood biomarker can predict response to SSRI antidepressants

Papageorgiou G, Ibrahim EC, Gorgievski V, Maxson G, Lozano E, Gordon E, Lefrere A, Toupet M-J, Courtet P, Belzeaux R

Molecular Psychiatry20264 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-026-03491-w

Transdiagnostic Behavioral Phenotypes and Comorbid Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An Exploratory Study

Cleary S, Asbury S, Schachar RJ, Crosbie J, Nicolson R, Weksberg R, Kelley E, Jones J, Ayub M, Georgiades S

Autism Research20263 citations

DOI: 10.1002/aur.70143

Defining anhedonia subgroups using the dimensional anhedonia rating scale in active depression: Findings from the Texas resilience against depression study

Chin Fatt CR, Minhajuddin A, Goodman LC, Vasu S, Mayes TL, Sethuram S, Trombello JM, Hughes JL, Greer TL, Foster JA

Journal of Psychiatric Research20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.12.023

Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Reward Processing, Interleukin 1β, Striatal Connectivity, and Antidepressant Outcomes in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder: A CAN-BIND-1 Report

Jani S, Hassel S, Foster JA, Turecki G, Bock N, Churchill N, Mueller DJ, Lam RW, Taylor VH, Milev R

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100649

Towards causal inference-based antidepressant selection with brain and blood biomarkers

Barac M, Grant CW, Toll R, Carmody T, Minhajuddin A, Fatt CC, Foster JA, Croarkin PE, Bobo WV, Jha MK

Neuropsychopharmacology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02183-3

Longitudinal symptom-based clinical profiles in depressed individuals linked to salience network: findings from the Texas resilience against depression study

Chin Fatt CR, Foster JA, Mayes TL, Vasu S, Sethuram S, Trombello J, Hughes JL, Greer TL, Cooper CM, Carmody TJ

Journal of Affective Disorders20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120149

Clinical and psychological characteristics of adolescents at risk of mood disorders compared with adolescents with suicidal behavior

Chin Fatt CR, Ayvaci ER, Mayes TL, Vasu S, Carmody TJ, Foster JA, Emslie GJ, Trivedi MH

Journal of Affective Disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122365

Courses taught

Neuroimmunology
HTHSCI 4BB3 · last taught 2021
Undergraduate

Researchers with similar interests

Jonathan Schertzer

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Gut microbiota and health, Diet and metabolism studies

Premysl Bercik

Medicine

Gut microbiota and health, Diet and metabolism studies

Cristiano Chaves

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Tryptophan and brain disorders

Elena Verdu

Medicine

Gut microbiota and health

Michael Surette

Medicine

Gut microbiota and health

Nikhil Pai

Pediatrics

Gut microbiota and health

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Research

Unilateral or asymmetric congenital ptosis, head posturing, and amblyopia

A POLYMORPHIC ACROSOME SPECIFIC ANTIGEN RECOGNIZED WITHIN HUMAN-SPERM BY MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY MHS-10

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

A brain-enriched circRNA blood biomarker can predict response to SSRI antidepressants

Transdiagnostic Behavioral Phenotypes and Comorbid Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An Exploratory Study

Defining anhedonia subgroups using the dimensional anhedonia rating scale in active depression: Findings from the Texas resilience against depression study

Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Reward Processing, Interleukin 1β, Striatal Connectivity, and Antidepressant Outcomes in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder: A CAN-BIND-1 Report

Towards causal inference-based antidepressant selection with brain and blood biomarkers

Longitudinal symptom-based clinical profiles in depressed individuals linked to salience network: findings from the Texas resilience against depression study

Clinical and psychological characteristics of adolescents at risk of mood disorders compared with adolescents with suicidal behavior

Courses taught

Frequent collaborators

Benicio Frey

Valerie Taylor

Geoffrey Hall

Luciano Minuzzi

Elena Verdu

Premysl Bercik

Researchers with similar interests

Jonathan Schertzer

Premysl Bercik

Cristiano Chaves

Elena Verdu

Michael Surette

Nikhil Pai