LSI: Home to 17 Canada Research Chairs

LSI: Home to 17 Canada Research Chairs

The Canada Research Chairs Program invests approximately $265 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

NameProgramChair Title 
Eric AcciliCanada Research Chair Tier II (CIHR)Canadian Research Chair in Pacemaker Channel Biology
Dieter BrömmeCanada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)Canadian Research Chair in Proteases and Degenerative Disease
Susanne CleeCanada Research Chair Tier II (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Obesity and Diabetes
Edward ConwayCanada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)CSL Behring - Canada Research Chair in Endothelial Cell Biology
Sean CroweCanada Research Chair Tier II (NSERC)Canada Research Chair in Geomicrobiology
Lindsay EltisCanada Research Chair Tier I (NSERC)Canada Research Chair in Microbial Catabolism and Biocatalysis
Leonard FosterCanada Research Chair Tier II (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Proteomics
Steven HallamCanada Research Chair Tier II (NSERC)Canada Research Chair in Environmental Genomics
Geoffrey HammondCanada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Reproductive Health
Ken HarderCanada Research Chair Tier II (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Host Pathogen/Tumor Immunology
Kota MizumotoCanada Research Chair Tier II (NSERC)Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neurobiology
Robert MoldayCanada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)Canada Research Chair Tier I in Vision and Macular Degeneration
Christian NausCanada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Gap Junctions and Disease
Lisa OsborneCanada Research Chair Tier II (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Host-Microbiome Interactions
Christopher OverallCanada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)Canada Research Chair Tier I in Metalloproteinase Proteomics and Systems Biology
Josef PenningerCanada 150 Research Chair (CIHR)Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics
Natalie Strynadka Canada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR)Canada Research Chair in Antibiotic Biology and Medicine