In order to retain or recruit an expert researcher working in a scientific field vital to the CHU Sainte-Justine programs, the Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine (Research Centre) and the Université de Montréal (UdeM) work in close collaboration to award university chairs. In this context, major efforts are made to find donors and initiate the basis of chair appointment.
The existing partnership between the donor, the Research Centre and UdeM brings in funds to capitalize on the investments made, thus ensuring continuous support to worthy candidates and promoting long term benefits.
Research Chairs
NSERC-Medtronic Industrial Research Chair in Spine Biomechanics
Chairholder
Carl-Éric Aubin, Ing, PhD
The NSERC-Medtronic Industrial Research Chair in Spine Biomechanics is made possible thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, in partnership with Medtronic of Canada and the Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine.
Its mission is to design and apply engineering methods aimed at better understanding the biomechanics of the spine, healthy and pathological, as well as developing simulation and analysis applications to improve surgeries of various spinal pathologies.
Dr. Julien/Marcelle and Jean Coutu Foundation Chair in Community Social Pediatrics
Chairholder
Patricia Conrod, PhD
Université de Montréal’s Dr Julien/Marcelle and Jean Coutu Foundation Chair in Community Social Pediatrics seeks to understand how community social pediatrics is set up and works at the grassroots level, in order to develop appropriate evaluation tools to assess the practice’s effectiveness and efficacy in helping children at risk.
Chair in Movement Sciences
Chairholder
Hubert Labelle, MD
In collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine of the UdeM, the Chair in Movement Sciences at the University of Montreal aims to develop and validate in vitro and in vivo computer-assisted clinical tools for the medical and surgical treatment of musculoskeletal deformities of the spine and in particular scoliotic deformations.
François-Karl Viau Chair in Pediatric Oncogenomics
Chairholder
Daniel Sinnett, PhD
The François-Karl Viau Chair in Pediatric Oncogenomics was created thanks to the generosity of the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l'espoir.
The main goal of the chair is to apply genomics to pediatric oncology. This is a new area of research that combines molecular biology, genetics and molecular epidemiology techniques to uncover the many variants in genes and proteins involved in the etiology of childhood cancer.
Léopoldine A. Wolfe Chair of Clinical/Translational Research in the Prevention of Blindness Caused By Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Chairholder
Sylvain Chemtob, MD, PhD, FRCPCD
The Léopoldine A. Wolfe Chair of Clinical/Translational Research in the Prevention of Blindness Caused By Age-Related Macular Degeneration at the Université de Montréal was established to develop a fundamental research program in cellular, molecular and translational biology in relation to age-related macular degeneration.
Jeanne and J.-Louis Lévesque Chair in Genetics of Brain Diseases
Chairholder
Jacques Michaud, MD
The Jeanne-et-J.-Louis-Lévesque Chair in Genetics of Brain Diseases of the University of Montreal was established to identify the genetic factors causing brain and nervous system diseases, and to study the cellular processes that lead to the symptoms of these diseases, thanks to the most recent technologies for genetic analysis and to preclinical and cellular models for the study of pathological mechanisms.
Marcel et Rolande Gosselin Chair of Applied and Fundamental Cognitive Neuroscience in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cairholder
Laurent Mottron, MD, PhD
The Marcel et Rolande Gosselin Chair of Applied and Fundamental Cognitive Neuroscience in Autism Spectrum Disorders was created to explore information processing in autism and to investigate the perceptual, mnemonic and reasoning mechanisms underlying the way by which autistic persons perceive, create and make use of their own representations of the world. The ultimate goal is to help autistic persons of any ages, to become integrated into society in a positive and meaningful way while respecting their differences.
Medtronic Chair in Spinal Trauma
Chairholder
Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, MD
The Medtronic Chair in Spinal Trauma is dedicated to the development of clinical research and fundamental research in the field of spinal pathologies and, in particular, to the development of innovative treatments for traumatic spinal pathologies including the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Pharmaceutical Chair Famille Louis-Boivin "Drugs, Pregnancy and Lactation"
Chairholder
Anick Bérard, PhD
The Faculty of Pharmacy of UdeM and the Research Centre collaborated to set up the Pharmaceutical Chair Famille Louis-Boivin "Drugs, Pregnancy and Lactation" aimed at offering advice on the safe consumption of drugs to pregnant mothers.