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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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Dr. Brent Richards

Richards, Brent

Clinical Epidemiology

Endocrinology, Genetic determinants, Mendelian randomization, Polygenic risk scores
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Zeev Rosberger

Rosberger, Zeev

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Cancer related infertility, Coping, Distress in cancer care, Fear of recurrence, Psychosocial issues in HPV screening, testing and the HPV vaccine, Psychosocial Oncology, Quality of life, Sexuality and satisfaction with robotic surgery in gyne-oncology patients
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Stephane Richard

Richard, Stéphane

Cancer

Arginine methylation and DNA damage, Breast cancer epigenetics, Drug design, RGG/RG motifs and G-quadruplexes, RNA binding proteins and neurological diseases
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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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Dr. Rachel Kronick

Kronick, Rachel

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Child and adolescent psychiatry, Cultural psychiatry, Ethnography, Immigrants and refugees, Mental Health, Migration policies and practices, Participatory action research
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Dr. Melica N. Brodeur

Brodeur, Melica N.

Cancer

Epigenetic research, Gynecologic cancers, Preclinical models, Rare cancers, SWI/SNF, Tumor microenvironment
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Colin Crist

Crist, Colin

Molecular & Regenerative Medicine

Developmental biology, Muscle stem cells, Regenerative medicine, Skeletal muscle
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Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi

Rahimi, Samira Abbasgholizadeh

Molecular & Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Digital Primary Health Care, Health Services Research, Primary Health Care
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