Drs. Gabriella Gobbi, Madhukar Pai and Cécile Rousseau are part of the McGill University cohort of nine new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry announced on June 2 more than $102 million for science, research and engineering in Canada through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 2021-1 cycle. Two members of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) received new CRCs and one a renewed CRC in this round, within the McGill cohort of three new and six renewed CRCs. Across the country, 119 new and renewed CRCs were supported at 35 institutions.
"We are extremely proud of our researchers' success in obtaining and renewing first-tier salary awards with the highest level of peer review in the country," said Dr. Rhian Touyz, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, RI-MUHC.
Congratulations to the following RI-MUHC recipients of Tier 1 Chairs, awarded to outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields:
- Gabriella Gobbi
Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program, RI-MUHC
Canada Research Chair in Therapeutics for Mental Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Tier 1 (New) - Madhukar Pai
Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, RI-MUHC
Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Health, CIHR, Tier 1 (Renewal) - Cécile Rousseau
Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience (BRaIN) Program, RI-MUHC
Canada Research Chair in Preventing Violent Radicalization, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Tier 1 (New)
Canada Research Chairs are some of the world’s brightest scholars and scientists who contribute to new discoveries and help us make sense of the world we live in. This cycle of chairs will see more discoveries and critical research contributions in diverse research areas such as health economics, Black studies, photonic devices, substance use and health policy research, artificial intelligence law and data governance, and ocean history and sustainability, among many others. The CRC program is a tri-agency initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
July 27, 2022
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