Endowed Research Chairs and Professorships

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 and 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:

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 Aboriginal Health
  Dr. Gita Sharma - Department of Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Cardiac Health Outcomes
  Dr. Finlay McAlister - Department of Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Cardiac Sciences
  Dr. Justin Ezekowitz - Department of Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Diagnostic Imaging
  Dr. Jacob Jaremko - Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Emergency Medicine Research
  (Vacant)
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Health Informatics
  Dr. Lawrence Richer - Department of Pediatrics
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Healthy Aging Research
  Dr. Adrian Wagg - Department of Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Mental Health Research
  Dr. Xin-Min Li - Department of Psychiatry
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Obesity
  Dr. Geoff Ball - Department of Pediatrics
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Primary Care Research
  Dr. Neil Drummond - Department of Family Medicine
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Surgical Simulation
  Dr. Bin Zheng - Department of Surgery
• Alberta Health Services Chair in Transplantation
  Dr. Norman Kneteman - Department of Surgery
• Allard Research Chair in Experimental Oncology
  Dr. Jack Tuszynski - Department of Oncology
• AstraZeneca Canada Chair in Asthma Research
  (Vacant)
• CASA Research Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  (In recruitment)
• Cavarzan Chair in Women's Health Research
  Dr. Sue Ross - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Chair in Bioethics
  Dr. Michael van Manen - Department of Pediatrics
• Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Lymphatic Disorders
  (In recruitment)
• Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Radiopharmaceutical Sciences
  Dr. Frank Wuest - Department of Oncology
• Dr. Charles A. Allard Chair in Diabetes Research
  Dr. Peter Light - Department of Pharmacology
• Dr. Anthony Noujaim Legacy Oncology Chair
  (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. John Lewis - Department of Oncology
• Friends of Garrett Cumming Research Chair/Muscular Dystrophy Canada Research Chair
  Dr. Toshifumi Yokota - Department of Medical Genetics
• GlaxoSmithKline/RxD/CIHR Chair in Airway Inflammation
  Dr. Harissios Vliagoftis - Department of Medicine
• Glaxo Wellcome Chair in Virology
  Dr. Lorne Tyrrell - Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
• Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurological Sciences
  Dr. Toshifumi Yokota - Department of Medical Genetics
• Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurology
  Dr. Oksana Suchowersky - Department of Medicine
• J. Alan Gilbert Chair in Medical Education Research
  Dr. Carol Hodgson - Division of Studies in Medical Education
• John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre
  Dr. Michael van Manen - Department of Pediatrics
• 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 and Ada Hole Kids with Cancer Society Chair in Paediatric Oncology
  (Vacant)

• Muttart Research Chair in Clinical Immunology
  Dr. Philip Halloran - Department of Medicine
• Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation Chair in Women's Health Research
  Dr. Jane Schulz - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation Research Chair in Ophthalmology
  Dr. Karim Damji - Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

• Sawin-Baldwin Chair in Ovarian Cancer
  (Vacant)

• 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
• Tom Williams Chair in Surgical Education
  Dr. Johnathan White - Department of Surgery
• Tripartite Chair in Occupational Health
  Dr. Nicola Cherry - Department of Medicine