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June 15, 2021

3 UCalgary faculty named Canada Research Chairs

Chairholders pursue groundbreaking discoveries and mentor next generation of researchers

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) three 六九色堂 faculty members to its ranks today, in recognition of their achievements and pursuit of research excellence. UCalgary is now home to 69 active Canada Research Chairs (CRCs).聽Two additional scholars have also had their CRCs renewed.

鈥淭he Canada Research Chairs Program helps us to build a community of innovative and accomplished scholars,鈥 says Dr. William Ghali, vice-president (research). 鈥淭hey are responding to society鈥檚 most pressing challenges, while also mentoring the next generation of researchers. Their contributions are of tremendous value, and we look forward to all that they will achieve.鈥 Today's announcement is part of a , investing over $635 million in Canadian research.

The CRCP is the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. It invests approximately $295聽million per year to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian post-secondary institutions.聽

鈥淲e are proud to continue investing in, and celebrating, the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of Canada鈥檚 research ecosystem,鈥 says Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science and industry. 鈥淚t is inspiring to see the ingenuity and dedication Canadian researchers embrace in exploring big ideas that will fuel the discoveries and innovations of tomorrow to make our world a better place and create prosperity for Canadians.鈥

The complete list of new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at the 六九色堂:

New CRCs:

  • Dr. Susan Kutz, PhD - NSERC Tier 1 CRC in Arctic One Health聽(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)聽聽聽聽
  • Dr.聽Susan Samuel, MD - CIHR Tier 1 CRC in Precision Medicine and Data Science (Cumming School of Medicine)
  • Dr.聽Li-Fang (Jack) Chu, PhD- CIHR Tier 2 CRC in Cellular Reprogramming (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽

Renewals:

  • Dr. Seonghwan (Sam) Kim, PhD - NSERC Tier 2 CRC in Nano Sensing Systems (Schulich School of Engineering)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
  • Dr.聽Sheri Madigan, PhD - SSHRC Tier 2 CRC in Determinants of Child Development (Faculty of Arts)聽

This prestigious group represents the breadth and depth of the research and expertise at the 六九色堂, representing a number of the institutes within the Cumming School of Medicine, including the Alberta Children鈥檚 Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI), the Owerko Centre at ACHRI, the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), The Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education at the HBI, the O鈥橞rien Institute for Public Health and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases