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LDI

The Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research

The research arm of the Jewish General Hospital

The LDI is among Canada’s leading health research institutes. Through their fundamental and clinical investigations, our scientists and clinicians make significant discoveries, lead important provincial and national research programs, and train emerging scientists who, themselves, are recognized for the excellence of their work, contributing to the health and well-being of patients in Quebec, Canada, and around the world.

Empowering research excellence and innovation

At the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI), equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to provide people working in the LDI community with exemplary, highest quality of work and learning environments that are healthy, equitable and inclusive, free from all forms of discrimination and where every person can feel welcomed and recognized, but also involved and contributing to the present and the future of the LDI.

Researchers

Discover our 200+ regular and associated investigators and their research, as well as the many services we provide across the spectrum of the research process.

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Trainees

We offer the 250+ graduate and postdoctoral students who come to the LDI each year an open, collaborative, and multidisciplinary training environment that fosters excellence.

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Patients

The close collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and patients is at the basis of the most successful research programs and clinical trials at the LDI.

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Empowering research excellence and innovation

At the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI), equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to provide people working in the LDI community with exemplary, highest quality of work and learning environments that are healthy, equitable and inclusive, free from all forms of discrimination and where every person can feel welcomed and recognized, but also involved and contributing to the present and the future of the LDI.

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Ashley Wazana

Wazana, Ashley

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Computational innovation, Developmental and prenatal origins of mental health, Developmental psychopathology, Gene-environment interactions, Perinatal mental health, Positive mental wellbeing, Prenatal programming, Resilience
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Josie Ursini-Siegel

Ursini-Siegel, Josie

Cancer

Breast cancer, Immune suppression, Inflammation, Melanoma, Metabolic reprogramming, mRNA translation, Oxidative stress, Signal transduction, Transgenic mouse models
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Philippe Lefrançois

Lefrançois, Philippe

Cancer

Basal cell carcinoma, Biobanking, Biomarkers, Computational biology, Dermatology, Genomics, Skin cancer, Transcriptomics, Translational research, Tumor microenvironment
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David Dunkley

Dunkley, David

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Anxiety, Coping, Depression, Emotion regulation, Perfectionism, Self-criticism, Stress
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Laurence J. Kirmayer

Kirmayer, Laurence J.

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Cultural psychiatry, Immigrants and refugees, Indigenous mental health, Medical and psychological anthropology, Person-centred care, Philosophy of psychiatry
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Dr. Mark J. Eisenberg

Eisenberg, Mark J.

Clinical Epidemiology

Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease prevention, Clinical trials, E-cigarettes, Epidemiology, Meta-analysis, Smoking cessation, Systematic review
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Té Vuong

Vuong, Té

Cancer

Non operative treatment of rectal cancer, Rectal cancer, Targeted radiation therapy
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Phyllis Zelkowitz

Zelkowitz, Phyllis

Emeritus

Infertility, Maternal mental health, Perinatal depression, Perinatal mental health, Reproductive health
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