Four researchers from the UBC Faculty of Medicine are among the new Canada Research Chairs recently announced by the Government of Canada.
The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres. By advancing cutting-edge research, chairholders are improving the health and well-being of Canadians, strengthening Canada’s international competitiveness, and training the next generation of talent in their labs.
The Canada Research Chairs were announced as part of the Government of Canada’s investment of over $1.7 billion in research, which included support for over 7,700 researchers and research projects across Canada. The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health.
In total, nineteen UBC researchers were announced as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs, representing an investment of $14.9 million.
New UBC Medicine Chairs
Anna Blakney, School of Biomedical Engineering
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nucleic Acid Bioengineering
Kamyar Keramatian, Psychiatry
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Early Intervention in Psychosis/Bipolar Disorder
Yongjin Park, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Integrative Causality Inference of Cancer Mechanisms
Carolina Tropini, School of Biomedical Engineering
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Microbiota Biology for Health Applications