France
Jacques-Alain
Miller, psychoanalyst in Paris, editor of Jacques Lacan’s
Seminaries, founder and president of the World Association of Psychoanalysis.
He is the director of the Psychoanalytic program at Paris VIII University
and teaches a weekly public seminar on Wednesday afternoons at the amphitheater
des Arts et Métiers, entitled “L’orientation lacanienne”.
He has presided over L’École de la Cause freudienne, founded
by Jacques Lacan, in 1981.
Jean-Claude
Maleval, psychoanalyst and professor of psychopathology at
Haute-Bretagne University (Rennes II) since 1991, member of L’École
freudienne de Paris (1975-1980) and member of L’École de
la Cause freudienne since 1981. A Ph. D., his thesis : “L´investigation
lacanienne de la psychose” (1931-1950), was directed by M. Baumstimler
and its defense was held at Paris XIII University in 1986.
The
United-States
Norma
C. Ware, researcher at the Harvard Medical School and principal
investigor of a research called “Social Integration for Psychiatrically
Disabled Adults”. She is associated professor at the department
of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. With L.C. Chen and A. Kleinman,
she is co-author of two books: Advancing Health in Developing Countries:
The Contributions of Social Science Research (1992) and Health and Social
Change in International Perspective (1994).
United
Kingdown
Denis
Noble was the Burdon Sanderson Professor of Cardiovascular
Physiology, Oxford University, from 1984 to 2004. He is one of the pionners
of Systems Biology. He is now co-Director of Computational Physiology.
His research is focussed on using computer models of biological organs
and systems. As Secretary-General of IUPS, he played a major role in
launching the Physiome Project, an international project to use computer
simulations to create the quantitative physiological models necessary
to interpret the genome. He is author of The Music of Life: Biology
Beyond the Genome (2006).
Quebec
Willy
Apollon, Ph.D., philosopher and psychoanalyst; founding president
of GIFRIC; consulting analyst in charge of clinical training for the
staff at the Psychoanalytic Treatment Center for Young Psychotic Adults,
the “388”; director of the Psychoanalytic Clinic for Family;
research director for the Center for Training, Research and Cooperation
of GIFRIC and a member of the Clinical Council of GIFRIC. Among his
publications: Psychoses, l’offre de l’analyste (1999). He
is co-author with Danielle Bergeron and Lucie Cantin of Traiter la psychose
(1990) and After Lacan: Clinical Practice and the Subject of the Unconscious
(2002).
Danielle
Bergeron, M.D.,psychoanalyst and psychiatrist; director of
the Psychoanalytic Treatment Center for Young Psychotic Adults, the
“388”; in charge of the short-term analytic therapy service
at Robert-Giffard hospital; associate professor at Laval University;
coordinator of education and training for the Center for Training, Research
and Cooperation of GIFRIC and coordinator for the Clinical Council of
GIFRIC. She is co-author with Willy Apollon and Lucie Cantin of Traiter
la psychose (1990) and After Lacan: Clinical Practice and the Subject
of the Unconscious (2002).
Gilles
Bibeau, Ph. D. (Laval), M.Sc. (Laval), Certificat (Kinshasa),
Doctorat (Kinshasa), Licence (Gregoriana), B.A. (Montréal), MSRC,
professeur titulaire à l'Université de Montréal.
Il s'est impliqué dans l'animation du Groupe interuniversitaire
de recherche en anthropologie médicale et en ethnopsychiatrie
(Girame). Ses approches théoriques et méthodologiques
s'inspirent des courants interprétatifs et critiques.
Lucie
Cantin, M.Ps., psychoanalyst and psychologist; associate-director
of the Psychoanalytic Treatment Center for Young Psychotic Adults, the
“388”; clinical professor of the Psychology program at Laval
University; vice-president of GIFRIC; coordinator of the internship
program and the publishing division at the Center for Training, Reseach
and Cooperation of GIFRIC and member of the Clinical Council of GIFRIC.
She is co-author with Willy Apollon and Danielle Bergeron of Traiter
la psychose (1990) and After Lacan: Clinical Practice and the Subject
of the Unconscious (2002).
Alain
Lesage, M.D., FRCP(C), M.Phil., DFAPA. He is a titular professor
in psychiatry at the Montreal University and researcher for the Fernand-Seguin
Research Center at Louis-Hyppolite Lafontaine hospital. He is the author
of numerous papers on research in the field of mental health.