Dr. Lan Xiong

Associate Professor

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Biography

Lan Xiong is an associate professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction Studies, Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal. She joined the research team at the Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CR-IUSMM) in 2011. She holds a PhD in Human Genetics from McGill University and has completed a pediatric neurology residency at the Beijing University Hospital. Xiong's research focuses on the genetic study of consanguineous Pakistani pedigrees with schizophrenia and autism, as well as collaborative genetics research on cerebrovascular disorders between Canada and China. In her first year as a researcher at CR-IUSMM, she successfully obtained a significant grant of half a million dollars for five years, a remarkable achievement for young researchers. Additionally, she received an FCI (Canadian Foundation for Innovation) grant to establish the necessary infrastructure for her research. Dr. Xiong specializes in human genetics with expertise in neurogenetics and psychiatric genetics, and her work has broad applications, particularly in identifying genes related to schizophrenia and other developmental disorders in consanguineous individuals across various populations including Franco-Canadians, Inuit, and Chinese.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Université de Montréal • Montréal, QC, Canada

Conducting research and teaching in the fields of genetics and psychiatric disorders.

Requirements for Université de Montréal

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
MSc in Pharmacology or equivalent Research supervisor confirmation
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2/C1)
Specialization Notes

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.