Canada Research Chairs

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres.

Chairholders improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, 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. Established by the Government of Canada in 2000, the CRCP is committed to excellence in research and research training, and to ensuring equal access to opportunities for all qualified candidates.

The UBC Department of Medicine holds 10 Canada Research Chairs:

Chairholder	Division	Research Discipline
Dr. J. Barton	Neurology	CRC Tier 1: Life Sciences Related to Human Health and Disease Vision and Eye Movements
Dr. L. Brunham	General Internal Medicine	Tier 2: Other in AL Precision Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Dr. C. Carlsten	Respiratory Medicine	CRC Tier 2: Respiration Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease
Dr. E. Conway	Hematology	CRC Tier 1: Life Sciences Related to Human Health and Disease Endothelial Cell Biology
Dr. J. Illes	Neurology	CRC Tier 1: Health Services Research – General Neuroethics
Dr. K. Shannon	Social Medicine	CRC Tier 2: Population Health – General Global Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS
Dr. D. Sin	Respiratory Medicine	CRC Tier 1: Respiration Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Dr. J. Stoessl	Neurology	CRC Tier 1: Central Nervous System -Organic Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. H. Tremlett	Neurology	CRC Tier 2: Neuroscience Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. E. Wood	Social Medicine	CRC Tier 1: Population Health – General Inner City Medicine