The Canada Research Chair program has announced two new recipients of the prestigious academic honour from the Faculty of Arts. Professor Noelani Arista (History and Classical Studies) has been made a Tier 2 CRC in Indigenous Land, Governance and Language and Professor Cindy Blackstock (School of Social Work) has been made a Tier 1 CRC in First Nations and Family Services Implementation.
Seventeen outstanding Â鶹AV researchers were appointed today as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC), one of Canada’s most prestigious academic honours. The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, made the announcement at the UniversitĂ© de Montreal on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health. In total, $191 million for science, research, and engineering in support of 230 new and renewed CRCs at 50 Canadian research institutions was announced—including 10 new Chairs and seven renewed Chairs at Â鶹AV. The announcement was part of a suite of national science and research investments.
With the addition of this newest cohort, Â鶹AV has 177 active chairholders (Tier 1 and Tier 2).
Established in 2000, the CRC Program enables Canadian universities to become world-class research centres in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. To achieve this objective, the Government of Canada awards up toĚý$311Ěýmillion per year through the CRC program to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising researchers to Canada.
Leading researchers
Â鶹AV’s new CRCs are leading researchers who are focused on solving some of the most critical issues facing society. Cindy Blackstock of the School of Social Work, newly appointed as CRC in First Nations Child and Family Services Implementation, is an internationally renowned researcher and advocate for First Nations children. She has devoted decades of work to changing the state of First Nations child welfare in Canada.
Simon Tran of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, newly appointed as CRC in Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells, is pioneering new understandings in stem cell biology and tissue engineering within the emerging field of regenerative medicine.
Jonas-SĂ©bastien Beaudry of the Faculty of Law, newly appointed as CRC in Health, Inclusion and Ethics, is tackling inequitable practices and policies around health and disability law.
Among the renewed Chairs is Daniela Quail, CRC in the Tumour Microenvironment, whose research program focuses on understanding how chronic inflammation influences the immune response to cancer. Quail is a recipient of theĚýĚýand a corresponding author onĚýĚýpublished this year inĚýNature.
Groundbreaking discoveries
“The Government of Canada’s support through the Canada Research Chairs Program paves the way for groundbreaking discoveries at Â鶹AV and at other leading research institutions that will improve the quality of life for all Canadians and others around the world,” said Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-President (Academic). “Â鶹AV’s new and renewed Canada Research Chairs are exceptional leaders in their fields, whose dedication to research and commitment to mentoring the next cohort is much deserving of these significant appointments.”
There are two types of Canada Research Chairs: Tier 1 Chairs, awarded to outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields, are valued at $200,000 annually for seven years with one opportunity for renewal; Tier 2 Chairs, valued at $120,000 annually for five years and renewable only once at a value of $100,000 annually, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field.
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