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Le Foll is a clinician-scientist specializing in drug addiction. His multi-disciplinary research approach seeks to better understand the neurobiology of addiction and develop novel therapeutic strategies. He obtained his PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Paris Sud in France and has performed post-doctoral training in behavioral pharmacology and brain imaging within the intra-mural program of the National Institutes of Health.
He has a vast list of achievements and has received many awards and more than grants. Le Foll has published more than peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has been an advisor for multiple agencies, has developed clinical guidelines, been involved in policy and been invited to speak at the Senate and House of Commons on addiction related issues.
In , Dr. PubMed Publications. As Director he oversees the strategic goals of a diverse team of research scientists, clinician scientists, and other research and clinical staff within a tertiary mental healthcare setting. He maintains an independent research program in mental health policy and patient-oriented and community-engaged research. Bringing his own lived experiences to his research, policy and advocacy work, Christopher is deeply and personally committed to health equity, anti-racism and anti-oppression, and creating meaningful system transformation that puts people with lived experience at the center of services and supports.
Principal Investigator: Supporting the uptake of patient-oriented research in forensic mental health settings: A multi-site implementation project. Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Principal Investigator: Scoping review of frameworks for supporting the mental health of people who work in the criminal justice and forensic mental health systems. Funder: Mental Health Commission of Canada. Co-Principal Investigator. Co-Investigator: The collateral effects of COVID public health policies: Perspectives of people who use opioids and those closest to them using a patient-oriented research approach.
