Prof. Sidney Kennedy
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Toronto
Election Year
2019
Academy
Academy of Science
Department
Psychiatry
Keywords
Clinical Trials Research Networks, Biomarkers of Treatment Response, Neuroimaging, Neurostimulation, Mood Disorders
KENNEDY, Sidney – St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
Sidney Kennedy is an internationally renowned researcher in depression. He has founded large scale networks that successfully translate scientific findings to clinical practice, promote knowledge translation, and train next-generation scientists. He and his collaborators pioneered deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression. By integrating molecular, brain imaging, and clinical data, he has advanced the field of precision psychiatry and continues to promote the development of targeted therapeutic interventions.
Sidney Kennedy is an internationally renowned researcher in depression. He has founded large scale networks that successfully translate scientific findings to clinical practice, promote knowledge translation, and train next-generation scientists. He and his collaborators pioneered deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression. By integrating molecular, brain imaging, and clinical data, he has advanced the field of precision psychiatry and continues to promote the development of targeted therapeutic interventions.
Sidney Kennedy est un chercheur de renommée internationale dans le domaine de la dépression. Il a fondé des réseaux à grande échelle qui appliquent avec succès les résultats scientifiques à la pratique clinique, favorisent l’application des connaissances et forment la prochaine génération de scientifiques. Ses collaborateurs et lui ont été les pionniers de la stimulation cérébrale profonde pour la dépression résistante au traitement. En intégrant des données moléculaires, cliniques et d’imagerie cérébrale, il a fait progresser le domaine de la psychiatrie de précision et continue de promouvoir le développement d’interventions thérapeutiques ciblées.
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