Canada Research Chairs

The Canada Research Chairs Program provides the Faculty of Medicine with opportunities to nominate outstanding researchers in areas that further our strategic plan. 


Current Opportunities

CompetitionStatusDeadlineLast Updated
VPRI Call for Faculty CRC Proposals for Persons with DisabilitiesClosedApril 6, 2024 | 12:00pmApril 10, 2024

Current Canada Research Chairs

Name of Chair HolderChair Title
Samuel AparicioMolecular Oncology
Maureen AsheCommunity Mobility
Jason BartonVisual Cognitive Neuroscience
Lori BrottoWomen’s Sexual Health
Liam BrunhamPrecision Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Christopher CarlstenOccupational and Environmental Lung Disease
Artem CherkasovPrecision Cancer Drug Design
Adele DiamondDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Janice EngNeurological Rehabilitation
​Anne Gadermann​Bio-Eco-Social Determinants of Child and Youth Mental Health
​Tillie-Louise Hackett​Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pathobiology and Therapeutics
Gillian HanleyPopulation-Based Gynecologic and Perinatal Outcomes
David HuntsmanMolecular and Genomic Pathology
Jennifer HutcheonPerinatal Population Health
Steven JonesComputational Genomics
Aly KarsanBlood Cancers
Kamyar KeramatianEarly Intervention in Psychosis/Bipolar Disorder
Jayachandran KizhakkedathuImmunomodulation Materials and Immunotherapy
Michael KoborSocial Epigenetics
Brian KwonSpinal Cord Injury
Phillip LangeTranslational and Applied Genomics in Pediatric Malignancies
Michael R. LawAccess to Medicines
Janice LeungTranslational Airway Biology
​Megan Levings​Engineered Immune Tolerance
Teresa Liu-AmbrosePhysical Activity, Mobility, Cognitive Neuroscience
Jessica McAlpineMolecular Stratification of Gynecologic Cancers
Gina OgilvieGlobal Control of HPV Related Disease and Cancer
​Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes​Person-Centered Care in Addiction and Public Health
Yongjin ParkStatistical and Computational Biology
Alex RauscherDevelopmental Neuroimaging
Kasmintan SchraderClinical Cancer Genetics and Genomics
Don SinChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Natalie StrynadkaStructure-Based Antimicrobial Discovery on the Bacterial Membrane
Sheila TevesTranscriptional Memory and Plasticity in Stem Cells
Stuart TurveyPediatric Precision Health
Annie Vogel-CierniaManipulating Gene Expression in the Brain
Evan WoodInner City Medicine
Paul YongEndometriosis and Pelvic Pain
Peter ZandstraStem Cell Bioengineering
​Amina Zoubeidi​Cancer Therapy Resistance
​Jill Zwicker​Pediatric Brain Development and Rehabilitation