Home to 12 Active Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs Program invests approximately $311 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.
| Name | Program | Chair Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE CHAIRS | |||
| Dieter Brömme | Canada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR) | Canadian Research Chair in Proteases and Degenerative Disease | |
| Lindsay Eltis | Canada Research Chair Tier I (NSERC) | Canada Research Chair in Microbial Catabolism and Biocatalysis | |
| Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu | Canada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Immunomodulation Materials and Immunotherapy | |
| Kayla King | Canada Excellence Research Chair | Canada Excellence Research Chair in Evolutionary Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions | |
| Kota Mizumoto | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (NSERC) | Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neurobiology | |
| Josef Penninger | Canada 150 Research Chair (CIHR) | Canada 150 Research Chair in Functional Genetics | |
| Joy Richman | Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Craniofacial and Dental Development | |
| Jessica Rosin | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Immune Regulation of Developmental Programs | |
| Selena Sagan | Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in RNA Biology and Viral Infections | |
| Natalie Strynadka | Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Antibiotic Biology and Medicine | |
| Sheila Teves | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Mechanisms of Gene Regulation | |
| Carolina Tropini | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Microbiota Biology for Health Applications | |
| COMPLETED CHAIRS | |||
| Eric Accili | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canadian Research Chair in Pacemaker Channel Biology | |
| Edward Conway | Canada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR) | CSL Behring - Canada Research Chair in Endothelial Cell Biology | |
| Sean Crowe | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (NSERC) | Canada Research Chair in Geomicrobiology | |
| Leonard Foster | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Proteomics | |
| Steven Hallam | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (NSERC) | Canada Research Chair in Environmental Genomics | |
| Cara Haney | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Mechanisms in Host-Microbiome Interactions | |
| Ken Harder | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Host Pathogen/Tumor Immunology | |
| Robert Molday | Canada Research Chair Tier I (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair Tier I in Vision and Macular Degeneration | |
| Lisa Osborne | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Host-Microbiome Interactions | |
| Christopher Overall | Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair Tier I in Metalloproteinase Proteomics and Systems Biology | |
| Susanne Clee* | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Obesity and Diabetes | |
| Erin Gaynor* | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 (CIHR) | Canada Research Chair in Bacterial Pathogenesis | |
*We mourn the passing and recognize the outstanding research contributions of beloved members of the LSI community, Dr. Susanne Clee and Dr. Erin Gaynor.