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Gustavo Turecki

ResearcherPsychiatryMcGill University

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Gustavo Turecki

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
173 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 28 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 18 research grants (18 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 11 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2017.

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396

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2,186

Citations

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187

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Research

Depression Antidepressant Response Biomarkers Microrna Major Depressive Disorder Suicide Prevention Antidepressants Human Post-Mortem Brain Tissues

Latest papers

Identification of antidepressant response-related changes to DNA methylation and gene expression.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2026 · senior author
Engineering Principles of Extracellular Vesicles for Central Nervous System Therapies.
Current drug delivery · 2026 · senior author
Glia in the Spotlight: The Cellular Basis of Alcohol Use Disorder.
Biological psychiatry · 2026 · senior author

All 396 publications

Latest funding

Adolescents with depression: education, employment, and health in young adulthood. The Douglas Adolescent Depression Cohort linked to longitudinal databases to ages 18-25 years.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$761,176
MIRA for Adaptive CLinical Evaluation in Depression (MIRACLE-D): Design and Evaluation of an AI-Powered Personalized Virtual Assistant for Depression Care
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Characterization of human adult hippocampal neurogenesis in major depression
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$761,176

All 66 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 396 publications.

Identification of antidepressant response-related changes to DNA methylation and gene expression.

Fiori LM, Nagy C, Turecki G

The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyag001 PMID: 41593764

Engineering Principles of Extracellular Vesicles for Central Nervous System Therapies.

Roy N, Zurawek D, Turecki G

Current drug delivery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2174/0115672018485352260907113702 PMID: 42786853

Glia in the Spotlight: The Cellular Basis of Alcohol Use Disorder.

Codeluppi-Arrowsmith SA, Turecki G

Biological psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.10.012 PMID: 41314768

Cross-species single-cell atlas of the striatum defines cell-type and subregion disease vulnerabilities.

Linville RM, James BT, Galani K, Ho LL, Shin JH, Oliver E, Fass SB, Cameron JC, Fitzwalter BE, Bock R, Murray EM, Louçã M, Oke O, Wang C, Engelberg-Cook E, DeTure M, Farrell V, Pineda SS, Sathitloetsakun S, Liang X, Madras B, Dickson DW, Mash DC, Turecki G, Wheeler VC, Alvarez VA, Gabuzda D, Kellis M, Heiman M

Cell2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.08.006 PMID: 42679819

Characterization of the chromosome 7 locus associated with suicidal behavior.

Fiori LM, Chawla A, Nathan V, Maitra M, Nagy C, Turecki G

Molecular psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-026-03600-9 PMID: 41942773

Peripheral blood DNA methylation partially reports on immune cell type composition in the frontal brain.

Meijer M, Fu MPY, Navarro-Delgado EI, Engelbrecht HR, Turecki G, Chan MH, Kobor MS

Brain, behavior, & immunity - health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2026.101316 PMID: 42569314

Genomic dimensions deconstruct the clinical heterogeneity of bipolar disorder.

van der Veen T, Tesfaye M, Yang JMK, Boltz T, David FS, Crinion S, Koromina M, Andlauer TFM, Bigdeli TB, Coombes BJ, Greenwood TA, Panagiotaropoulou G, Parker N, Sung H, Bass N, Coleman JRI, Guzman-Parra J, Kalman JL, McGrouther CC, Mitchell BL, Rangan AV, Scott K, Shadrin A, Smith DJ, Vreeker A, Adorjan K, Albani D, Alemany S, Alliey-Rodriguez N, Antoniou A, Bauer M, Beins EC, Boks MP, Bosch R, Brumpton BM, Brunkhorst-Kanaan N, Budde M, Byerley W, Cabana-Domínguez J, Cairns MJ, Carpiniello B, Casas M, Cervantes P, Chatzinakos C, Clarke TK, Claus I, Cruceanu C, Cuellar-Barboza A, Czerski PM, Dafnas K, Dale AM, Dalkner N, DePaulo JR, Degenhardt F, Djurovic S, Escott-Price V, Fanous AH, Fellendorf FT, Ferrier IN, Forty L, Frank J, Frei O, Freimer NB, Garnham J, Gizer IR, Gordon SD, Gordon-Smith K, Hahn T, Hamshere ML, Harder A, Hautzinger M, Heilbronner U, Hellgren D, Herms S, Hickie IB, Hoffmann P, Holmans PA, Jamain S, Jonsson L, Kennedy JL, Kittel-Schneider S, Knowles JA, Koch E, Kogevinas M, Kranz TM, Kushner SA, Lavebratt C, Lawrence J, Leber M, Lind PA, Lucae S, Lundberg M, MacIntyre DJ, Maier W, Maihofer AX, Malaspina D, Manchia M, Maratou E, Martinsson L, McInnis MG, McKay JD, Medeiros H, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Millischer V, Morris DW, Moutsatsou P, Mühleisen TW, O'Donovan C, Olsen CM, Papiol S, Pardiñas AF, Perry A, Pfennig A, Pisanu C, Potash JB, Quested D, Rapaport MH, Regeer EJ, Rice JP, Rivera M, Schulte EC, Senner F, Shilling PD, Sindermann L, Sirignano L, Siskind D, Slaney C, Smeland OB, Sobell JL, Artigas MS, Stein DJ, Stein F, Swiatkowska B, Thorp JG, Toma C, Tondo L, Tooney PA, Vawter MP, Vedder H, Walters JTR, Witt SH, Young AH, Zandi PP, Zillich L, Estonian Biobank research team, Genomic Psychiatry Cohort (GPC) Investigators, HUNT All-In Psychiatry, Adolfsson R, Alfredsson L, Backlund L, Baune BT, Bellivier F, Bengesser S, Berrettini WH, Biernacka JM, Blackwood D, Boehnke M, Breen G, Carr VJ, Catts S, Cichon S, Corvin A, Craddock N, Dannlowski U, Dikeos D, Esko T, Etain B, Ferentinos P, Frye M, Fullerton JM, Gawlik M, Gershon ES, Goes FS, Green MJ, Hauser J, Henskens FA, Hjerling-Leffler J, Jones I, Jones LA, Kahn RS, Kelsoe JR, Kircher T, Kirov G, Kobayashi N, Landén M, Leboyer M, Lenger M, Li QS, Lissowska J, Loughland C, Luykx JJ, Martin NG, Mathews CA, Mayoral F, McElroy SL, McIntosh AM, Medland SE, Melle I, Mitchell PB, Morken G, Myers RM, Möser C, Müller-Myhsok B, Neale BM, Nievergelt CM, Nurnberger JI, Nöthen MM, O'Donovan MC, Oedegaard KJ, Olsson T, Owen MJ, Paciga SA, Pantelis C, Pato CN, Pato MT, Patrinos GP, Pawlak JM, Perlis R, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Reininghaus EZ, Ribasés M, Rietschel M, Ripke S, Rouleau GA, Schall U, Schalling M, Schofield PR, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Scott RJ, Serretti A, Smoller JW, Squassina A, Stahl EA, Stordal E, Streit F, Sullivan PF, Turecki G, Vaaler AE, Vieta E, Vincent JB, Waldman ID, Weickert CS, Weickert TW, Whiteman DC, Alda M, Ophoff RA, O'Connell KS, Mullins N, Forstner AJ, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Edenberg HJ, McMahon FJ, Andreassen OA, Di Florio A, McQuillin A

Research square2026

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10041361/v1 PMID: 42687878

Genome-wide association analyses of borderline personality disorder identify 11 loci and highlight shared risk with mental and somatic disorders.

Streit F, Awasthi S, Hall ASM, Braun A, Niarchou M, Marouli E, Babajide O, Frank J, Zillich L, Callies CM, Avetyan D, Zillich E, Naamanka J, Gonzalez J, Harder A, Lu Y, Aherrahrou Z, Ahmad ZU, Ask H, Batzler A, Benros ME, Brand-de Wilde OM, Brunak S, Bruun MT, Christoffersen LAN, Colodro-Conde L, Coombes BJ, Corfield EC, Dahmen N, Didriksen M, Dinh KM, Djurovic S, Dowsett J, Drange OK, Dukal H, Edelmann S, Erikstrup C, Espinola MK, Fassbinder E, Faucon A, Ferreira de Sá DS, Foo JC, Gilles M, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Hansen TF, Haraldsson M, Harper RP, Havdahl A, Heilbronner U, Herms S, Hjalgrim H, Hübel C, Jacob GA, Aagaard B, Jorgensen A, Jungkunz M, Kleindienst N, Knoblich N, Koglin S, Kraft J, Krebs K, Lee CW, Lin Y, Lis S, Lisoway A, Malogiannis IA, Martinsen A, Maslahati T, Merz K, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Mikkelsen S, Mikkelsen C, Mobascher A, Muntané G, Oddsson A, Ostrowski SR, Palviainen T, Pedersen OBV, Pedersen G, Quinn L, Reinhard MA, Ruths FA, Schott BH, Schredl M, Schwarz E, Schwarze CE, Schwinn M, Send TS, Sigurdsson E, Simon-Keller K, Skuladottir AT, Soler J, Sonley A, Sørensen E, Stefansson H, Straub P, Suvisaari J, Tesli M, Træholt J, Ullum H, Völker MP, Walters GB, Wang R, Witt CC, Zarbock G, Zill P, Zwart JA, DBDS Genomic Consortium, GLAD Study, HUNT All-In Psychiatry, Andreassen OA, Arntz A, Biernacka JM, Bohus M, Breen G, Chapman AL, Cichon S, Davis LK, Deuschle M, Euler S, Herpertz SC, Hummelen B, Jobst A, Kaprio J, Kennedy JL, Lehto K, Lieb K, Martorell L, McMain S, Musil R, Nieratschker V, Nöthen MM, Padberg F, Palotie A, Pascual JC, Perroud N, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ribases M, Roepke S, Rujescu D, Sanchez-Roige S, Schilling C, Schmahl C, Stefansson K, Thorgeirsson TE, Turecki G, Vilella E, Werge T, Winsvold BS, Wrege J, Rietschel M, Ripke S, Witt SH

Nature genetics2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02654-3 PMID: 42477112

Choroid plexus inflammation in bipolar disorder.

Figueroa Velez D, Rahimian R, Hehnly C, Benson JC, Sacharczyk I, Turecki G, Mechawar N, Lehtinen MK

Brain, behavior, and immunity2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2026.106598 PMID: 41980683

A genome-wide investigation of depression among individuals with and without irritability.

St-Pierre J, Jang J, Nagy C, Fiori L, Turecki G, Dupuis J, Bhatnagar SR, Orri M

Molecular psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-026-03548-w PMID: 41872521

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Gustavo Turecki

Research

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Latest funding

Identification of antidepressant response-related changes to DNA methylation and gene expression.

Engineering Principles of Extracellular Vesicles for Central Nervous System Therapies.

Glia in the Spotlight: The Cellular Basis of Alcohol Use Disorder.

Cross-species single-cell atlas of the striatum defines cell-type and subregion disease vulnerabilities.

Characterization of the chromosome 7 locus associated with suicidal behavior.

Peripheral blood DNA methylation partially reports on immune cell type composition in the frontal brain.

Genomic dimensions deconstruct the clinical heterogeneity of bipolar disorder.

Genome-wide association analyses of borderline personality disorder identify 11 loci and highlight shared risk with mental and somatic disorders.

Choroid plexus inflammation in bipolar disorder.

A genome-wide investigation of depression among individuals with and without irritability.

Frequent collaborators

Naguib Mechawar

Jane Foster

Corina Nagy

Benicio Frey

Roumen Milev

Rudolf Uher

Martin Alda

Massimiliano Orri

Marie-Claude Geoffroy

Massimiliano Orri

Pierre Blier

Faranak Farzan

Valerie Taylor

Michel Boivin

Stefan Kloiber

Carl Ernst

Francesco Leri

David Benrimoh

Frank Vitaro

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin

Peter Giacobbe

Soham Rej

Bruno Giros

Bruno Giros

Abraham Nunes

Eduardo Chachamovich

Kathryn Vaillancourt

Luciano Minuzzi

Guy Rouleau

Jonathan Downar

Danielle Rice

Phyllis Zelkowitz

Catherine Laprise

Andrea Benedetti

Gabriella Gobbi

Geoffrey Hall

Ian Colman

Flavio Kapczinski