"The goal and motivation for my research is to discover a new treatment for human brain disease that is translated into an actual drug. It is a simple goal but of course very challenging to achieve."

- Dr. Fang Liu, Tapscott Chair

The Tapscott Chair

The Tapscott Chair at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) conducts research into the causes and treatments of schizophrenia. The Chair is currently occupied by Dr. Fang Liu, one of the world’s leading authorities in neuroscience and psychiatric medicine.

History

The Tapscott Chair in Schizophrenia Studies was endowed by Don Tapscott and Ana P. Lopes – CM, and named, in the words of Don, “in memory of my brother Dave and in honor of our parents Don and Mary Tapscott who worked tirelessly for 15 years to keep Dave healthy.”

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Join Dr. Fang Liu, the University of Toronto, CAMH and Don Tapscott and Ana Lopes in breaking new ground on the causes and effective treatments of schizophrenia. Your donation will receive a full tax receipt. Please click here.

In the Lab

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Group discussion to tackle difficult problems

Group discussion to tackle difficult problems

Matt Carlucci hard at work (coding)

Matt Carlucci hard at work (coding)

Matt Carlucci taking a break from data exploration

Matt Carlucci taking a break from data exploration

Daniel Groot and Andrea Tamminga discussing data pipelines

Daniel Groot and Andrea Tamminga discussing data pipelines

Dr. Gabriel Oh working on data analysis

Dr. Gabriel Oh working on data analysis

Lab group pic 3

Lab group pic 3

Lab group pic 2

Lab group pic 2

Lab group pic 1

Lab group pic 1

Dr. Mrinal Pal collects cell culture for RNA extraction.

Dr. Mrinal Pal collects cell culture for RNA extraction.

Dr. Mrinal Pal searches for his true self

Dr. Mrinal Pal searches for his true self

Miki Susic and Andrea Alexei set up a pyrosequencing reaction

Miki Susic and Andrea Alexei set up a pyrosequencing reaction

Miki Susic and Andrea Alexei set up a pyrosequencing reaction

Miki Susic and Andrea Alexei set up a pyrosequencing reaction

Edward Oh searches for stored samples

Edward Oh searches for stored samples

The team in action

The team in action

Richie Jeremian and Andrea Alexei discuss DNA library preparation

Richie Jeremian and Andrea Alexei discuss DNA library preparation

Miki Susic and Andrea Alexei load the centrifuge

Miki Susic and Andrea Alexei load the centrifuge

Richie Jeremian extracting RNA.

Richie Jeremian extracting RNA.

Miki Susic extracting genomic DNA

Miki Susic extracting genomic DNA

Miki Susic extracting genomic DNA

Miki Susic extracting genomic DNA

Alexandra Malinowski loads the centrifuge.

Alexandra Malinowski loads the centrifuge.

Alexandra Malinowski prepares stock solution

Alexandra Malinowski prepares stock solution