Dr. Derek Bowie has been a Professor at McGill University since 2002. He is a recipient of the Canada Research Chair award as well as holding several senior leader positions that include the Scientifc Director of the FRQS-funded research group, GEPROM, the Treasurer of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN-CAN.org) and regional committee member of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO.info) for the US and Canada. He also serves/served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Physiology, Current Neuropharmacology and Channels. Dr. Bowie earned his Ph.D. at the University of London after completing his undergraduate degree at Strathclyde University in Scotland. He then carried out postdoctoral training in France (Université Louis Pasteur), Switzerland (University of Zurich) and the USA (National Institutes of Health) before holding a faculty position at Emory University. The Bowie lab focuses on the structure-function properties of ionotropic glutamate receptors, GABA-A receptors and sodium channels as well as studying their role in neuronal circuit behaviour.