About Me

Tak Pan Wong, PhD

Stress is the main risk factor of depression. However, many individuals are resilient to stress that protect them from developing depression. We are interested in understanding the biological mechanisms of stress resilience. Using various in vitro (e.g., electrophysiology) and in vivo techniques (e.g., calcium imaging), we examine changes in brain functions at the levels of synapses, neurons, and network that are related to stress resilience.

Dr. Tak Pan Wong moved to Montreal from Hong Kong in 1995 to pursue his PhD study under the supervision of Dr. Claudio Cuello and Dr. Yves De Koninck at McGill University. His postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. Yu Tian Wang at University of British Columbia examined the molecular mechanism of synaptic plasticity. Since 2006, he has established his research laboratory at Douglas Institute to investigate the contribution of synaptic plasticity to rodent behavioral changes that are related to psychopathology of psychiatric disorders.

Research is the act of continuous learning.

Tak Pan Wong, PhD Associate Professor, McGill University