| IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Last name: | Beasley |
First name: | Clare L |
| Address: | BCMHA Research Institute
A3-115- 938 West 28th Avenue
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V5Z 4H4 |
Fax: | (604) 875-3871 |
| BC academic affiliation: | University of British Columbia |
| Department: | Psychiatry |
| E-mail address: |
cbeasley@interchange.ubc.ca |
BC research location(s): |
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services (BCMAS) |
| Web Page: |
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MSFHR Research Unit(s): |
Centre for Complex Disorders |
| Status: | Researcher |
| Last update: |
24/08/2009
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| TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS |
| Diploma / Credentials |
Specialty |
Year |
Institution |
| Postdoctorate |
Neuroscience/neuropathology of psychiatric disorders |
2007 |
The University of British Columbia |
| Postdoctorate |
Neuroscience/neuropathology of psychiatric disorders |
2003 |
Institute of Psychiatry (UK) |
| Doctorate (PhD) |
Neuroscience/neuropathology of psychiatric disorders |
2000 |
University of Sheffield |
| Bachelor's, Honours |
Neuroscience |
1994 |
University of Sheffield |
| Last update: |
15/08/2008
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Area of research: |
Health sciences |
| Disciplines trained in: |
Neurosciences |
| Research disciplines: |
Neurosciences
Pathology |
| Research topics: |
Schizophrenia (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Depression (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Mood Disorders (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Suicide (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction) |
| Fields of application: |
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases
Biomedical Aspects of Human Health |
| Last update: |
24/08/2009
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| TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS |
| Technological applications: |
Monoclonal antibodies |
| Last update: |
24/08/2009
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| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise. |
| Key words: |
Neuropathology, White matter, Post-mortem, Histology, Schizophrenia, Immunohistochemistry, Bipolar Disorder, ELISA, Major Depressive Disorder, Proteomics |
| Research interests: |
Investigation of white matter in the major psychiatric disorders. |
| Last update: |
24/08/2009
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| RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS |
| Authors |
| Title (article or book chapter) |
| Year |
Volume |
Number |
Pages |
Journal or book |
Editors |
City and publishing house |
| Beasley CL, Honer WG, Bergmann K, Falkai P, Lutjohann D, Bayer TA. |
| "Reductions in cholesterol and synaptic markers in association cortex in mood disorders" |
| 2005 |
7 |
5 |
pp. 449-455 |
Bipolar Disorders |
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| Beasley CL, Zhang ZJ, Patten I, Reynolds GP. |
| "Selective deficits in prefrontal cortical GABAergic neurons in schizophrenia defined by the presence of calcium-binding proteins" |
| 2002 |
52 |
7 |
pp. 708-715 |
Biological Psychiatry |
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| Beasley CL, Cotter DR, Everall IP. |
| "Density and distribution of white matter neurons in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: no evidence for abnormalities of neuronal migration." |
| 2002 |
7 |
6 |
pp. 564-570 |
Molecular Psychiatry |
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| Last update: |
22/09/2006
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| LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES |
| Understand: |
English |
| Read: |
English |
| Write: |
English |
| Speak: |
English |
| Last update: |
24/08/2009
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