Nicholas Barden, Université Laval

Research

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Latest papers

Gene interactions in depression: pathways out of darkness.
Trends in genetics : TIG · 2007 · senior author
Polymorphisms in the neuronal isoform of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 are associated with bipolar disorder in French Canadian pedigrees.
Psychiatric genetics · 2007 · senior author
Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes in the chromosome 12Q24.31 region points to P2RX7 as a susceptibility gene to bipolar affective disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics · 2006 · first author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Création d'une unité de séquençage et de génotypage à haut débit, axe de recherche en génétique moléculaire des maladies héréditaires de l'adulte
CFI · 1999 · Co-investigator
$418,000

All 1 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Gene interactions in depression: pathways out of darkness.

Harvey M, Belleau P, Barden N

Trends in genetics : TIG2007Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.011 PMID: 17963976

02

Polymorphisms in the neuronal isoform of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 are associated with bipolar disorder in French Canadian pedigrees.

Harvey M, Gagné B, Labbé M, Barden N

Psychiatric genetics2007Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0b013e3280111877 PMID: 17167340

03

Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes in the chromosome 12Q24.31 region points to P2RX7 as a susceptibility gene to bipolar affective disorder.

Barden N, Harvey M, Gagné B, Shink E, Tremblay M, Raymond C, Labbé M, Villeneuve A, Rochette D, Bordeleau L, Stadler H, Holsboer F, Müller-Myhsok B

American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics2006First author

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30303 PMID: 16673375

04

Analysis of microsatellite markers and single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes for susceptibility to bipolar affective disorder in the chromosome 12Q24.31 region.

Shink E, Harvey M, Tremblay M, Gagné B, Belleau P, Raymond C, Labbé M, Dubé MP, Lafrenière RG, Barden N

American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics2005Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30165 PMID: 15768393

05

Exclusion of non-synonymous SNPs and a polyglutamine tract in SMRT/N-CoR2 as common deleterious mutation for bipolar disorder in the Sagnenay-Lac-St-Jean population.

Shink E, Harvey M, Tremblay M, Raymond C, Labbé M, Gagné B, Barden N

American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics2005Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30145 PMID: 15635693

Création d'une unité de séquençage et de génotypage à haut débit, axe de recherche en génétique moléculaire des maladies héréditaires de l'adulte

Co-investigatorCFI1999Innovation Fund: Institutional Innovation Fund over $350,000

Principal investigators: Raymond, Vincent

Keywords: biologie moléculaire, génétique, clonage positionnel, maladies héréditaires, génomique, glaucome, psychose maniaco-dépressive, maladie de Paget, dystrophie myotonique, thérapie génique

$418,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Barden, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Gene interactions in depression: pathways out of darkness." (2007), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]