Endowed and Sponsored research chairs help facilitate and support the research activities of faculty members within different strategic areas of research. Many Faculties are currently home to such chairs which are supported by a variety of sources, including private donations, the private sector, government, and not-for-profit organizations.
Endowed and Sponsored Research Chairs
These research chairs are almost always established in recognition of a major financial commitment made by an individual, group of individuals, the corporate sector, or by the government.
Overview
Chairholders
Wolfgang Alschner
Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law
Dominique Arel
Chair of Ukrainian Studies
Rebecca Auer
Evelyn et Rowell Laishley Chair
Robert Beanlands
Saul and Edna Goldfarb Chair in Cardiac Imaging Research Vered Chair of Cardiology
David Birnie
Leadership Chair in Electrophysiology
Lise M. Bjerre
University of Ottawa and Institut du Savoir Montfort Chair in Family Medicine
Pierre Blier
Endowed Chair of Research in Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Rodney Breau
Urology Oncology Research Chair
Ari Breiner
The Éric Poulin Centre for Neuromuscular Disease Chair in ALS Clinical Research
Seymour Brownstein
Director of Les Amis Research Chair
Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan
Joint Chair in Feminist and Gender Studies
François Chiocchio
Montfort Research Chair in the Organization of Health Services
Benjamin Chow
Saul and Edna Goldfarb Chair in Cardiac Imaging Research
Virginie Cobigo
CHEO Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health
Robert Delatolla
CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Environment, Climate Change and One Health
Eric Dionne
uOttawa-ISM Research Chair in Medical Pedagogy
Rochelle Einboden
Research Chair in Nursing Care of Children, Youth, and their Families
Dean Fergusson
OHRI/uOttawa Clinical Epidemiology Program Endowed Chair
Wendy Gifford
Marie des Anges Loyer-Da Silva Chair in Community and Public Health Nursing
Steven Gilberg
Chair of the Eye Institute
Riadh Habash
McLaughlin Research Chair in Energy and Health
Timothy Hannigan
Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Canadian Business
Denise Harrison
Chair in Nursing Care of Children, Youth and Families
Pascal Imbeault
Montfort Research Chair in Physical and Mental Comorbidities
Peter Jaskiewicz
Patricia Saputo Distinguished Chair in Family Enterprise
Roman Krakovsky
Chair in Slovak History and Culture
Glen Kenny
Research Chair in Heat Strain Monitoring and Management
Diana Koszycki
University of Ottawa-IRHM Research Chair in Mental Health
Daniel Krewski
R. Samuel McLaughlin Chair in Population Health Risk Assessment NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Risk Science
Marino Labinaz
Chair in Interventional Cardiology Leadership
André Laliberté
Research Chair in Taiwan Studies
Susan Lamb
Jason A. Hannah Chair
Vladyslav Lanovoy
Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution
Louise Lemyre
McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial Aspects of Risk on Population Health
Patrick Leblond
CN Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy
Frans Leenen
Pfizer Research Chair in Hypertension
Anne Levesque
Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights
Ian Lorimer
A. & E. Leger Memorial Fund for Oncology Research Chair
Catherine Mavriplis
NSERC – Pratt & Whitney Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (Ontario Region)
Linda McLean
Echo’s Endowed Chair in Women’s Health Research
Ruth McPherson
Merck Frosst Canada Chair in Atherosclerosis
Cheryl McWatters
Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History
Thierry Mesana
Chair in Cardiac Surgery Valve Research Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Leadership
Vincent Mirza
Joint Research Chair uOttawa-ULyon on Urban Anthropocene
Patrick O'Byrne
Ontario HIV Treatment Chair in Public Health and HIV prevention
Brian O'Driscoll
Newmont Chair in Economic Geology
Nicole Racine
CHEO Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health
Marc Ruel
Chair in Cardiac Surgery Research Michael Pitfield Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Michael Schlossmacher
Bhargava Research Chair for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Scott Simon
Research Chair in Taiwan Studies
Manish Sood
Jindal Research Chair for the Prevention of Kidney Disease
Duncan Stewart
Evelyn and Rowell Laishley Chair for the OHRI CEO and Scientific Director
Ian Stiell
Research Chair in Emergency Medicine
Daniel Stockemer
Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies
Sudhir Sundaresan
Wilbert J. Keon Chair
Madeline Toubiana
Desmarais Chair in Entrepreneurship
Eve Tsai
Bhargava Chair in Spinal Cord and Brain Regeneration Research
Catherine Tsilfidis
Donald and Joy Maclaren Chair for Vision Research
Barbara Vanderhyden
Corinne Boyer Research Chair in Ovarian Cancer
J. Anthony VanDuzer
Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law
Jennifer Wallner
Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair
Michael Wernick
Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management
Jamie Chai Yun Liew
The Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession
Vacant
Chair of Arabic Studies
Vacant
Chair of Celtic Studies