Endowed Research Chairs

Endowed and other types of research chairs are an important mechanism to help facilitate and support the research activities of faculty members. The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is currently home to chairs in such areas as aboriginal health, cardiovascular disease and cancer. These research chairs are supported from a variety of sources, including private donations, the private sector, government, and not-for-profit organizations.

The current research chairs in the Faculty are outlined below. If you have any questions or would like additional information please contact:

Joanne Simala
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Special Projects
Email: jls24@ualberta.ca

 

Chairholders:

• Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative Care
  Dr. Vickie Baracos - Department of Oncology

• Alberta Dental Association & College Chair in Clinical Dentistry Research
  Dr. Maryam Sharifzadeh-Amin - Department of Dentistry
• Alberta Dental Association & College Chair in Oral Health Research
  Dr. Daniel Graf - Department of Dentistry
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health
  Dr. Ross Mitchell - Department of Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Cardiac Outcomes
  (Vacant)
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Cardiac Sciences
  Dr. Justin Ezekowitz - Department of Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Diagnostic Imaging
  Dr. Kumaradevan Punithakumar - Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Emergency Medicine Research
  Dr. Kathryn Dong - Department of Emergency Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Health Informatics
  Dr. Lawrence Richer - Department of Pediatrics
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Indigenous Health  
  Dr. Jessica Kolopenuk - Department of Family Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Mental Health Research
  Dr. David Ross - Department of Psychiatry
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Obesity
  Dr. Geoff Ball - Department of Pediatrics
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Primary Care Research
  (Vacant)
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Surgical Simulation
  Dr. Bin Zheng - Department of Surgery
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Transplantation
  (Vacant)
• Allard Research Chair in Oncology
  Dr. Frederick West - Department of Chemistry
• AstraZeneca Canada Inc., Chair in Asthma and Obstructive Lung Disease
  Dr. Paul Forsythe - Department of Medicine
• Bird Dogs Chair in Translational Oncology funded by the Alberta Cancer Foundation
  Dr. John Lewis - Department of Oncology
• CASA Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  Dr. Daniel Moreno De Luca - Department of Psychiatry
• Cavarzan Chair in Mature Women's Health Research
  Dr. Colleen Norris - Faculty of Nursing
• Chair in Bioethics
  Dr. Michael van Manen - Department of Pediatrics
• Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Lymphatic Disorders
  Dr. Spencer Gibson - Department of Oncology
• Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Radiopharmaceutical Sciences
  Dr. Frank Wuest - Department of Oncology
• Dr. Anthony Noujaim Legacy Oncology Chair
  Dr. Freimut Juengling - Department of Oncology
• Dr. Charles A. Allard Chair in Diabetes Research
  Dr. Peter Senior - Department of Medicine
• Dr. Tom Williams Chair in Surgical Education
  (Vacant)
• Firefighters Chair in Burn Research
  Dr. Ted Tredget - Department of Surgery
• Frank and Carla Sojonky Chair in Prostate Cancer Research funded by the Alberta Cancer Foundation
  Dr. Adam Kinnaird - Department of Surgery
• Friends of Garrett Cumming Research Chair/Muscular Dystrophy Canada Research Chair
  Dr. Toshifumi Yokota - Department of Medical Genetics
• GlaxoSmithKline Chair in Airway Inflammation
  Dr. Harissios Vliagoftis - Department of Medicine
• GlaxoSmithKline Chair in Virology
  Dr. Lorne Tyrrell - Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut Chair in Cardiovascular Research
  Dr. Padma Kaul - Department of Medicine
• Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurocognitive Disorders
  Dr. Christopher Power - Department of Medicine
• Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurological Sciences
  Dr. Sanjay Kalra - Department of Medicine
• Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurology
  Dr. Glen Jickling - Department of Medicine
• J. Alan Gilbert Chair in Medical Education Research
  (Vacant)
• Kidney Health Research Chair - Health Outcomes
  Dr. Scott Klarenbach - Department of Medicine/Division of Nephrology
• Kidney Health Research Chair - Translational Research
  Dr. Branko Braam - Department of Medicine/Division of Nephrology

• Lilian McCullough Chair in Breast Cancer Surgery
  Dr. Ing Swie Goping - Department of Biochemistry
• Mary Johnston Chair in Melanoma Research
  (Vacant)

• Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute Medical Imaging Consultants Chair in Cardiac Imaging
  Dr. Michelle Noga - Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging

• Mr. Lube Foundation Chair in Uro-Oncology
  Dr. Ronald Moore - Department of Surgery

• Muriel & Ada Hole Kids with Cancer Society Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research
  Dr. Lesley Mitchell - Department of Pediatrics

• Muttart Research Chair in Clinical Immunology
  (Vacant)
• Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation Research Chair in Ophthalmology
  (Vacant)

• Sawin-Baldwin Chair in Ovarian Cancer
  Dr. Cheng-Han Lee - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

• Shriners Hospitals for Children Endowed Chair in Pediatric Scoliosis Research
  Dr. Peter Kannu - Department of Medical Genetics
• Spinal Cord Injury Chair
  Dr. Chester Ho - Department of Medicine
• Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Autism
  Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum - Department of Pediatrics
• The Alberta Women's Health Foundation Chair in Women's Health Research
  Dr. Jane Schulz - Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Tripartite Chair in Occupational Health
  Dr. Nicola Cherry - Department of Medicine