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Pierre Blier

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Full ProfessorCellular and Molecular MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Pierre Blier

Full Professor

Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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44 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 12 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2021.

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159

Publications

1,465

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Research

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Antidepressant Depression Glutamate Glutamatergic System Clinical Pharmacology Drug Metabolism Ketamine Mechanism Of Action Major Depressive Disorder

Latest papers

Differentiating suicide risk in treatment-resistant depression: clinical and functional imaging correlates of suicidal ideation and attempt.
NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026
Translating Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics into Clinical Decision-Making: A Practical Guide to the Use of Risperidone ISM® in Schizophrenia.
Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
Oral Clonidine and Brimonidine Eye Drops Attenuated Sertraline Discontinuation Symptoms.
Biological psychiatry · 2026 · first author

All 159 publications

Latest funding

Metabolic correlates of antidepressant response to ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy: A pilot FDG-PET study
CIHR · 2021 · Supervisor
$105,000
Mechanisms involved in triggering the rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of ketamine
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$757,350
Functional and Structural Connectivityy Correlates Associated with Suicidal Behaviour.
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$6,000

All 9 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 159 publications.

Differentiating suicide risk in treatment-resistant depression: clinical and functional imaging correlates of suicidal ideation and attempt.

Burhunduli P, Fang Z, Vandeloo KL, Sharmin F, Blier P, Phillips JL

NeuroImage. Clinical2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2026.103961 PMID: 41871478

Translating Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics into Clinical Decision-Making: A Practical Guide to the Use of Risperidone ISM® in Schizophrenia.

Solmi M, Corbeil O, Miguelez M, Procyshyn RM, Blier P, Barakat M, Correll CU

Journal of clinical medicine2026

DOI: 10.3390/jcm15166393 PMID: 42652797

Oral Clonidine and Brimonidine Eye Drops Attenuated Sertraline Discontinuation Symptoms.

Blier P, Almatrafi A, El Mansari M

Biological psychiatry2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.05.009 PMID: 42319312

Increase of the AMPA-evoked response of pyramidal neurons in the rat medial prefrontal cortex following acute administration of ketamine and S-ketamine, but not R-ketamine.

El Mansari M, Okamoto N, Blier P

The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyag020 PMID: 42096533

Structural and functional neuroimaging correlates of suicidal ideation in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.

Burhunduli P, Vandeloo KL, Fang Z, Blier P, Phillips JL

The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyag016 PMID: 41920959

α5-GABAA allosteric modulation triggers and prolongs dopamine neuronal activity via AMPA receptors.

Ahmed A, El Mansari M, Blier P

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/02698811251405691 PMID: 41700366

Dose-dependent pharmacological mechanisms within the Neuroscience-based Nomenclature: a new concept to facilitate neuroscience-based prescribing.

Zemach S, Zohar J, Correll CU, Stahl SM, Drago F, Goodwin GM, Moller HJ, Uchida H, Siafis S, Santos M, Blier P

The lancet. Psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00338-4 PMID: 41547365

Deep learning using electroencephalogram (EEG) data for diagnosing and predicting SSRI response in major depressive disorder.

Olbrich S, Jaworska N, de la Salle S, Knott V, Blier P, Brunovsky M, Welt T, de Bardeci M, Teng-Ip C

Communications medicine2026

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01394-z PMID: 41872325

Reinstatement of escitalopram and clonidine administration reverses the cessation-induced enhanced activation of rat norepinephrine and serotonin neuronal firing activity.

El Mansari M, Okamoto N, Blier P

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2026Senior author

PMID: 42678081

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 Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251408188

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Pierre Blier

Research

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Latest funding

Differentiating suicide risk in treatment-resistant depression: clinical and functional imaging correlates of suicidal ideation and attempt.

Translating Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics into Clinical Decision-Making: A Practical Guide to the Use of Risperidone ISM&#xae; in Schizophrenia.

Oral Clonidine and Brimonidine Eye Drops Attenuated Sertraline Discontinuation Symptoms.

Increase of the AMPA-evoked response of pyramidal neurons in the rat medial prefrontal cortex following acute administration of ketamine and S-ketamine, but not R-ketamine.

Structural and functional neuroimaging correlates of suicidal ideation in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.

&#x3b1;5-GABAA allosteric modulation triggers and prolongs dopamine neuronal activity via AMPA receptors.

Dose-dependent pharmacological mechanisms within the Neuroscience-based Nomenclature: a new concept to facilitate neuroscience-based prescribing.

Deep learning using electroencephalogram (EEG) data for diagnosing and predicting SSRI response in major depressive disorder.

Reinstatement of escitalopram and clonidine administration reverses the cessation-induced enhanced activation of rat norepinephrine and serotonin neuronal firing activity.

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

Frequent collaborators

Gustavo Turecki

Benicio Frey

Verner Knott

Jane Foster

Rudolf Uher

Roumen Milev

Faranak Farzan

Natalia Jaworska

Francesco Leri

Sara de la Salle

Valerie Taylor

Peter Giacobbe

Stefan Kloiber

Lakshmi Yatham

Venkat Bhat

Rami Hamati

Zahinoor Ismail

Olabisi Owoeye

Naguib Mechawar

Derek Fisher

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Alexander Mcgirr

Serge Beaulieu

Luciano Minuzzi

Michael Van Ameringen

Geoffrey Hall

Taylor Hatchard

Zainab Samaan

Translating Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics into Clinical Decision-Making: A Practical Guide to the Use of Risperidone ISM® in Schizophrenia.

α5-GABAA allosteric modulation triggers and prolongs dopamine neuronal activity via AMPA receptors.