Together, we have the means to leverage discoveries that improve the health of patients across their lifespan.
MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE (MUHC) FOUNDATION
Support for the RI-MUHC in 2023-2024: over $13.1 million muhcfoundation.com
At left: National Bank donates $1.7M to the MUHC Foundation in support of microbiome research at the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4). Led by RI-MUHC researcher Irah King, PhD (at right), this transformative initiative is advancing our understanding of the critical role of the microbiome in illnesses like heart disease and depression.Major donations from Scotiabank and the Rossy Foundation to the MUHC Foundation are funding a community-driven program, Montréal sans HépC, that will make Montreal the first city in North America to eradicate hepatitis C (HCV). The initiative, led by Dr. Marina Klein, was created to combat the lack of awareness and stigma around HCV, which affects 71 million people worldwide.
MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL (MGH) FOUNDATION
Support for the RI-MUHC in 2023-2024: over $6.2 million mghfoundation.com
At left: The 2023 CODE LiFE Research Awards honoured Dr. Phil Gold and the numerous young researchers he has nurtured over his long career. Young scientists received a total of $1.6M through the MGH Foundation. Centre: In 2024 the MGH Foundation recognized Dr. Gold’s contributions to research with the renaming of the pavilion housing the RI-MUHC at the Montreal General Hospital in his honour. Dr. Gold (centre left) is pictured with Dr. Louise Pilote, Deputy Executive Director, RI-MUHC. At right: With support from the MGH Foundation, the RI-MUHC welcomed a Nobel laureate to deliver the inaugural Dr. Phil Gold lecture in 2024, inspiring young and seasoned scientists as well as members of the public. Professor Sir Paul Nurse, Chief Executive Officer of the Francis Crick Institute (UK), spoke to a full house on “What is life?” and on “Controlling the cell cycle.” Dr. Gold is pictured with him at far right. (Photos: Owen Egan and Joni Dufour.)The MGH Foundation is proud to support the research of Amir Hooshiar, PhD, and his lab in robotics applications aimed at improving surgical outcomes. Prof. Hooshiar (centre) is pictured here with young researchers at the Clinical Innovation Platform (CLIP) at the RI-MUHC.
THE AUXILIARY OF THE MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL
Working closely with the MGH Foundation, the MGH Auxiliary volunteers raise funds for the care and comfort of patients and for medical research and medical equipment at the MGH site of the MUHC.
The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation (MCHF) is proud to support the next generation of researchers. Nine graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow from the RI-MUHC received peer-reviewed bursaries for child health research totaling $160,000 this year, part of the proceeds from the 2023 MCHF Golf Tournament.Funding from the TD Bank Group will allow pediatrician and RI-MUHC researcher Dr. Patricia Li (left) and her team at The Montreal Children’s Hospital Multicultural Clinic and the Compass Clinic at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto to help teen migrants arriving with chronic health problems. With the $500K funding from TD, in collaboration with Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations, the team will launch a two-year pilot project called the Migrant Teen Navigator Program and conduct research to assess the program, providing evidence for clinical practice guidelines for wider implementation.
CEDARS CANCER FOUNDATION
The Cedars Cancer Foundation helps fight cancer from every angle, for every cancer type and every need, regardless of the patient's age, throughout and beyond treatment.
