Center for Psychiatric Neurosciences                                                                             Français

The CPN is located in the Psychiatric Hospital Complex (Cery) at Prilly. The research activities are focused on several neuropsychiatric disorders such as, mood disorders, drug addiction, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease as well as clinical psychopharmacology.

Contact Information :

Centre de Neurosciences Psychiatriques
Site de Cery
CH – 1008 Prilly-Lausanne       location plan
Tél :  ++41 (0)21 643 69 49
Fax : ++41 (0)21 643 69 50
E-mail. : Viveka.Sari@chuv.ch

Leader : Director : Prof. Pierre Magistretti

   Presentation :

• About CNP (pdf-29Ko), Message from the Director
• Introduction to CNP (pdf-6.2Mo)

Laboratories and Team Leaders :

• Unit for Research in Schizophrenia
  Dr Kim Q. Do Cuénod, Dr. Sci. Nat., Associate Professor
• Laboratory of Neurobiology of Aging
  Dr Geneviève Leuba Gfeller, PhD,  PD, MER
• Laboratory on Addiction
  - Laboratory on molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in reward-related learning and memory
   Dr. J.-R. Cardinaux, PhD, PD, MER
  - Laboratory on Neurobiology of Addiction, Stress and Craving
   Dr Benjamin Boutrel, PhD
• Laboratory on Research on the Neurobiology of Anxiety
  Dr. R. Stoop, Ph.D. Ir. Sciences Nat., PD, MER
• Proteomics Unit: Service and Research in Psychiatric diseases
  Dr. Beat M. Riederer, Ph.D, PD, MER
• Laboratory on Neurobiology of Depression
  Dr. Jean-Luc Martin, MER
• Center of Study of Behavior
  Dr. Fulvio Magara, PhD

Other activities :

The CNP also offers teachings and some other activities.

Links :

• Lausanne University : Faculty of Biology and Medicine : Department of Cell Biology and Morphology
• Lausanne University : Faculty of Biology and Medicine : Department of Physiology
• Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne : School of Life Sciences : Brain Mind Institute
• Synapsy : The synaptic bases of mental diseases