Guillaume Poirier

Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D., is a seasoned mental health research and development strategist with over 17 years of experience in neuroscience.

He excels in analyzing scientific literature and utilizing his multi-disciplinary neuroscience background to identify new translational opportunities and drive clinical improvements across various medical conditions.

Guillaume possesses strong communication skills and cross-functional collaborative abilities, particularly in international settings, along with leadership skills to convey complex concepts to non-technical and executive audiences effectively.

His specialties include translating cognitive and neuroscience insights into product design, development, and testing for enhancing behavioral symptoms and reducing disease burden.

Guillaume's expertise spans cognition, emotion, psychiatric diseases, and biomarkers such as neural substrates of learning and memory, anxiety, depression, Alzheimer's Disease, and more.

He is highly skilled in designing, implementing, and managing research studies, as well as evaluating and analyzing Research & Development processes.

Guillaume's advanced statistics experience allows him to provide actionable study insights through refined analysis, enabling the identification of causal relations and understanding complex relationships between biological and behavioral measures.

His work also involves experimental cognitive training studies, biomarkers, non-invasive imaging techniques, neurochemistry, network connectivity, and individual vulnerability and resilience in neuro-/psychopathology development.

Education-wise, Guillaume pursued his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Psychology with a focus on Neuroscience at Cardiff University. He also holds a BSc in Honours Psychology with a Behavioral Neuroscience specialization from Concordia University.

In terms of professional experience, Guillaume has held various roles across organizations such as Statespace, Playing Forward LLC, and Akili Interactive, bringing his expertise to digital health science, advisory services, and scientific affairs leadership.

He has also contributed as an Instructor in Psychiatry at the Center for Comparative NeuroImaging at UMass Medical School, Postdoctoral Associate at EPFL, and Research Associate/Doctoral candidate at Cardiff University, among other positions.

Furthermore, his early career involved roles like Undergraduate Research Assistant at Concordia University, where he gained foundational experience in behavioral neuroscience studies.

Guillaume Poirier's diverse academic background, extensive professional experience, and proficiency in neuroscience and cognitive research make him a valuable asset in the realm of mental health research and development.