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Three UBC Medicine researchers among new and renewed Canada Research Chairs

By Reyhana Heatherington | June 14, 2024

Three researchers from the UBC Faculty of Medicine are among the new and renewed 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. Chairholders strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching and the coordination of other researchers’ work.

The Chairs were announced by Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, and Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry.

In total, nine UBC researchers were announced as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs, representing an investment of $7.4 million.

New UBC Medicine Chair

Dr. Corinna Schindler

Corinna Schindler, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Canada Research Chair in Synthetic Solutions for Bioactive Compounds (Tier 1)


Renewed UBC Medicine Chairs

Dr. Liam Brunham

Liam Brunham, Medicine

Canada Research Chair in Precision Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (Tier 2)

Dr. Annie Ciernia

Annie Ciernia, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  

Canada Research Chair in Understanding Gene Expression in the Brain (Tier 2)

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