Research Chairs
Research Chairs are world-class faculty whose positions are supported by targeted funding from a funding agency or benefactor. Research Chair positions are used to attract and retain the best research talent from around the world. Research Chairholders advance the frontiers of knowledge in their fields through their research and teaching.
Tier 1
- Dr. William Stanford (2011)
Chair in Integrative Stem Cell Biology - Dr. Damien D'Amours (2017)
Chair in Chromatin Dynamics and Genome Architecture - Dr. Julie St-Pierre (2018)
Chair in Cancer Metabolism - Dr. Hanns Lochmüller (2019)
Chair in Neuromuscular Genomics and Health - Dr. Kym Boycott (2019)
Chair in Rare Disease Precision Medicine - Dr. Katalin Toth (2020)
Chair in Neuronal Signalling - Dr. Khaled El Emam (2021)
Chair in Medical Artificial Intelligence - Dr. Armen Saghatelyan (2022)
Chair in Postnatal Neurogenesis - Dr. Mary-Ellen Harper (2024)
Chair in Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Metabolic Health - Dr. Bernard Thébaud (2024)
Chair in Lung Stem Cell Biology and Regeneration
Tier 2
- Dr. Marceline Côté (2015)
Chair in Molecular Virology and Antiviral Therapeutics - Dr. Simon Chen (2016)
Chair in Neural Circuits and Behaviour - Dr. Mireille Ouimet (2017)
Chair in Cardiovascular Metabolism and Cell Biology - Dr. Mireille Khacho (2018)
Chair in Mitochondrial Dynamics and Regenerative Medicine - Dr. Maxime Rousseaux (2018)
Chair in Personalized Genomics of Neurodegeneration - Dr. Shawn Beug (2020)
Chair in Apoptosis in Cancer and Immunity - Dr. Arezu Jahani-Asl (2022)
Chair in Neurobiology of Disease - Dr. Deborah Siegal (2022)
Chair in Anticoagulant Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease - Dr. Hawre Jalal (2022)
Chair in Health Economics - Dr. Zakia Djaoud (2023)
Chair in Virus Host Interactions - Dr. Giulia Fadda (2023)
Chair in Inflammation, Infection and Immunity - Dr. Daniel Myran (2023)
Chair in Social Accountability - Dr. Giorgia Sulis (2023)
Chair in Communicable Diseases Epidemiology - Dr. Vignan Yogendrakumar (2024)
Chair in Stroke - Dr. Yan Xu (2024)
Chair in Thrombosis - Dr. Thirusha Naidu (2024)
Chair in Equity and Social Justice in Global Medical Education
- Dr. Ari Breiner
Éric Poulin Centre for Neuromuscular Disease Chair in ALS Clinical Research - Dr. Ben Chow
Saul & Edna Goldfarb Chair in Cardiac Imaging Research - Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden
Corinne Boyer Research Chair Ovarian Cancer - Dr. Catherine Tsilfidis
Donald and Joy MacLaren Chair for Vision Research - Dr. Ciarán Duffy
Endowed Chair Pediatrics - Dr. Daniel Krewski
NSERC/SSHRC/McLaughlin Chair Population Health Risk Assessment - Dr. David Birnie
Endowed Chair in Electrophysiology - Dr. Dean Fergusson
OHRI/uOttawa Clinical Epidemiology Program Endowed Chair - Dr. Eve Tsai
Suruchi Bhargava Brain & Cord Regeneration - Dr. Frans Leenen
Pfizer Research Chair Hypertension - Dr. Ian Lorimer
A.&E. Leger Memorial Fund for Oncology Research Chair - Dr. Ian Stiell
Research Chair in Emergency Medicine - Dr. Lise Bjerre
Chaire en médecine familiale, Université d'Ottawa et Institut du Savoir Montfort - Dr. Lyall Higginson
Donald S Beanlands Chair Cardiology Education - Dr. Manish Sood
Siv L. Jindal Chair for Kidney Disease Prevention Research - Dr. Marc Ruel
Chair Cardiac Surgery Research - Dr. Marc Ruel
Michael Pitfield Chair Cardiac Surgery - Dr. Marino Labinaz
Chair Interventional Cardiology Leadership - Dr. Michael Schlossmacher
Bhargava Research Chair for Neurodegenerative Diseases - Dr. Pierre Blier
Endowed Chair of Research Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Dr. Rebecca Auer
Evelyn and Rowell Laishley Chair for the OHRI CEO and Scientific Director - Dr. Robert Beanlands
Vered Chair of Cardiology - Dr. Robert Beanlands
Saul and Edna Goldfarb Chair in Cardiac Imaging Research - Dr. Rodney Breau
Urology Oncology Research Chair - Dr. Ruth McPherson
Merck Frosst Canada Chair Atherosclerosis - Dr. Seymour Brownstein
Les Amis Research Chair - Dr. Steven Gilberg
Chair of the Eye Institute - Dr. Sudhir Sundaresan
Wilbert J. Keon Chair of the Department of Surgery - Dr. Susan Lamb
Jason Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine - Dr. Thierry Mesana
Gordon F. Henderson Chair Leadership - Dr. Thierry Mesana
Chair Cardiac Surgery Valve Research
- Dr. Clare Liddy (2020)
University Research Chair in eConsult and Primary Health Care Delivery - Dr. Beth Potter (2016)
University Research Chair in Health Services for Children with Rare Diseases - Dr. Phil Wells (2019)
University Research Chair in Thrombosis Research - Dr. Katey Rayner (2022)
University Research Chair in Vascular & Metabolic Inflammation
Distinguished University Research Chairs
- Dr. Daniel Figeys (2018)
Distinguished University Research Chair in Proteomics and Systems Biology - Dr. Ronald Labonté (2018)
Distinguished University Research Chair in Globalization and Health Equity - Dr. Julian Little (2019)
Distinguished University Research Chair in Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control - Dr. Stephen Ferguson (2022)
Distinguished University Research Chair in Neurodegeneration
Dre Marie-Hélène Chomienne (2020)
Chaire de recherche en francophonie internationale et santé de l’immigrant ou du réfugié d’Afrique francophone subsaharienne (en français seulement)
Tier 1
Dr. Gonzalo Alvarez (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Prevention of Tuberculosis in Indigenous Communities- Dr. Jonathan Angel (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in HIV Cure Research - Dr. David Birnie (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research - Dr. Marc Carrier (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer - Dr. Darryl Davis (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Translational Cardiovascular Medicine - Dr. Dar Dowlatshahi (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Patient Oriented Cerebrovascular Disease Research - Dr. Grégoire Le Gal (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism - Dr. Paul MacPherson (2023)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Gay Men’s Health - Dr. Doug Manuel (2020)
Department of Family Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Precision Medicine for Chronic Disease Prevention - Dr. Lisa Mielniczuk (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Heart Function - Dr. Smita Pakhale (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Equity and Patient Engagement in Vulnerable Populations - Dr. Amy Plint (2020)
Department of Pediatrics
Tier 1 Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Dr. Michael Schlossmacher (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Neurodegeneration - Dr. Andrew Seely (2020)
Department of Surgery
Tier 1 Chair in Innovative use of clinical data to monitor systems and improve patient care - Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy (2020)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Cardiovascular Emergencies - Dr. Christian Vaillancourt (2020)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Emergency Heart and Brain Resuscitation - Dr. Leanne Ward (2020)
Department of Pediatrics
Tier 1 Chair in Pediatric Bone Health - Dr. Kumanan Wilson (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 1 Chair in Digital Health Innovation - Dr. Roger Zemek (2020)
Department of Pediatrics
Tier 1 Chair in Pediatric Concussion (Brian and Mind)
Tier 2
- Dr. Sibel Aydin (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Inflammatory Arthritis - Dr. Sylvain Boet (2020)
Department of Anesthesiology
Tier 2 Chair in Perioperative Patient Safety - Dr. Lana Castellucci (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Safety - Dr. Innie Chen (2020)
Department of OB/GYN
Tier 2 Chair in Population Health and Health Services for Women - Dr. Sharon Chih (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Cardiac Transplantation - Dr. James Downar (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Palliative and End of Life Care - Dr. David Dyment (2020)
Department of Paediatrics
Tier 2 Chair in Epilepsy Genetics - Dr. Susan Humphrey-Murto (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Medical Education - Dr. Natasha Kekre (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Cellular Immunotherapy - Dr. Claire Kendall (2020)
Department of Family Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Strengthening Primary Care for Integrated Health Equity - Dr. Daniel McIsaac (2020)
Department of Anesthesiology
Tier 2 Chair in Innovative Perioperative Care - Dr. Tiago Mestre (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Parkinson’s Disease - Dr. Sanjay Murthy (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Dr. Mark Norris (2020)
Department of Pediatrics
Tier 2 Chair in Eating Disorders - Dr. Peter Tanuseputro (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Palliative Care and Predictive Analytics - Dr. Jodi Warman Chardon (2020)
Department of Medicine
Tier 2 Chair in Diagnosis and Discovery Pipeline for Patients with Genetic Neuromuscular Disease
Junior Clinical Research Chairs
Dr. Lisa Caulley (2020)
Department of Otolaryngology
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery- Dr. Angela Cheung (2020)
Department of Medicine
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Precision Medicine in Autoimmune Liver Disease - Dr. Debra Eagles (2020)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Geriatric Emergency Medicine - Dr. Darine El-Chaar (2020)
Department of OB/GYN
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Perinatal Research and Epidemiology - Dr. Rustum Karanjia (2019)
Department of Ophthalmology
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Neuro-ophthalmology - Dr. Manoj Lalu (2020)
Department of Anesthesiology
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Innovative Translational Research - Dr. Luke Lavallée (2020)
Department of Surgery
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Surgery - Dr. Derek MacFadden (2020)
Department of Medicine
Junior Research Chair in Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Kamila Premji (2020)
Department of Family Medicine
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Family Medicine - Dr. Marie-Eve Robinson (2020)
Department of Pediatrics
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Genetic Skeletal Disorders - Dr. Krishan Yadav (2020)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections - Dr. Naista Zhand (2020)
Department of Psychiatry
Junior Clinical Research Chair in Schizophrenia
Distinguished Clinical Research Chairs
Dr. Shawn Aaron (2020)
Distinguished Research Chair in Obstructive Lung Disease- Dr. Rob Beanlands (2021)
Distinguished Research Chair in Cardiac Imaging - Dr. Bill Cameron (2020)
Distinguished Research Chair in Infection and Immunity - Dr. Greg Knoll (2020)
Distinguished Research Chair in Clinical Transplantation Research - Dr. David Mack (2020)
Distinguished Research Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - Dr. Alex Mackenzie (2020)
Distinguished Research Chair in Neurologic Rare Disease Therapeutics - Dr. Ian Stiell (2020)
Distinguished Research Chair in Improving Care for Patients with Acute Cardiac Conditions - Dr. Phil Wells (2021)
Distinguished Research Chair in Translational and AI Research in Venous Thromboembolic Diseases
Dr. Jean-Claude Béïque
Chair in Synaptic and Network DynamicsDr. Ian Colman
Chair in Intersectional Mental Health EpidemiologyDr. Morgan Fullerton
Chair in Cardiovascular ImmunometabolismDr. Marc-André Langlois
Chair in Pandemic Viruses and Preparedness ResearchDr. Meghan McConnell
Chair in Medical Education Research