19 Canada Research Chairs for Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal has been granted 19 of the research chairs submitted as part of the April 2022 and October 2022 Canada Research Chair Program competitions. The chairs are a testament to the University’s research excellence in a variety of fields.

The main goal of the Canada Research Chair Program is to attract and retain the very best researchers. The Chairs were granted in research fields in which Université de Montréal excels.

Vice-Rector of Research, Discovery, Creation and Innovation Marie-Josée Hébert was eager to congratulate the Canada Research Chairholders: “I’m extremely proud of our researchers and their incredible success. Our community’s remarkable capacity for tackling complex, original subjects and innovating in every field is something I’m privileged to witness every day. Their passion for advancing and sharing knowledge deserves recognition.”

UdeM’s 7 new Canada Research Chairs are:

Anne Crocker, a full professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Addiction and in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s School of Criminology. Canada Research Chair in Mental Health, Justice and Safety (Tier 1)

Sylvana Côté, full professor in the School of Public Health’s Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. Canada Research Chair in the Prevention of Childhood Psychosocial and Learning Difficulties (Tier 1)

Morgan Craig, assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Canada Research Chair in Computational Immunology (Tier 2)

René Doyon, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Physics. Canada Research Chair in Experimental Astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science (Tier 1)

Becket Ebitz, assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Neurosciences. Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Dynamics (Tier 2)

Jian-Yun Nie, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Computer Science and Operations Research. Canada Research Chair in Data Processing and Natural Language Applications (Tier 1)

Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s School of Social Work. RePair Canada Research Chair: Partner Research and the Empowerment of At-Risk Youth (advanced to Tier 1)

The 12 UdeM Canada Research Chairs that have been renewed are:

Miriam Beauchamp, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Psychology. Canada Research Chair in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (Tier 2)

Delphine Bouilly, assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Physics. Canada Research Chair in Bio-nanoelectronics (Tier 2)

Benoît Dupont, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s School of Criminology is the new Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity (Tier 1)

Shalini Lal, associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s School of Rehabilitation. Canada Research Chair in Innovation and Technology for Youth Mental Health Services (Tier 2)

Étienne Laliberté, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Biological Sciences. Canada Research Chair in Plant Functional Biodiversity (Tier 2)

Gareth Lim, assistant research professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Medicine. Canada Research Chair in Adipocyte Development (Tier 2)

Catherine Martel, associate research professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Medicine. Canada Research Chair in Lymphatics and Cardiovascular Medicine (Tier 2)

Richard Martel, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Department of Chemistry. Canada Research Chair in Electroactive Nanomaterials and Interfaces (Tier 1)

Antonio Nanci, full professor in the Faculty of Dentistry’s Department of Stomatology. Canada Research Chair in Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, and Structural Imaging (Tier 1)

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin, full professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s School of Criminology. Canada Research Chair in the Developmental Origins of Vulnerability and Resilience (Tier 2)

Alexandre Prat, full professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Neurosciences. Canada Research Chair in Multiple Sclerosis (Tier 1)

Adrian Sorohijos, associate research professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine. Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Biophysics and Population Dynamics (Tier 2)