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Minister of Health announces Acting President of CIHR / La ministre de la Sant� annonce la d�signation d�un pr�sident int�rimaire aux IRSC



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Issue 241

Minister of Health announces Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, announced that Dr. Roderick McInnes has assumed the responsibilities of Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Dr. McInnes is an internationally recognized researcher who brings extensive leadership experience to CIHR, having served as the inaugural Scientific Director of the Institute of Genetics, from 2000-2010.

Among his many accomplishments, Dr. McInnes is the Director of the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital at McGill University in Montreal, the Alva Chair in Human Genetics, and the Canada Research Chair in Neurogenetics. He is also a Professor of Human Genetics and a Professor of Biochemistry at McGill.

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor | Address locator 4809A | Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9

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Num�ro 229

La ministre de la Sant� annonce la d�signation d�un pr�sident int�rimaire aux Instituts de recherche en sant� du Canada

L�honorable Jane Philpott, ministre de la Sant�, a annonc� aujourd�hui que le Dr Roderick McInnes prendra les r�nes des Instituts de recherche en sant� du Canada (IRSC) � titre de pr�sident int�rimaire. Le Dr McInnes est un chercheur de renomm�e internationale qui fera profiter les IRSC de sa vaste exp�rience de leader, ayant rempli les fonctions de premier directeur scientifique de l�Institut de g�n�tique de 2000 � 2010.

Le Dr McInnes a � son actif de nombreuses r�alisations. Il est directeur de l�Institut Lady Davis de l�H�pital g�n�ral juif de Montr�al rattach� � l�Universit� McGill, titulaire de la chaire Alva en g�n�tique humaine et titulaire de la chaire de recherche du Canada en neurog�n�tique. Il remplit aussi les fonctions de professeur de g�n�tique humaine et de biochimie � McGill.

En savoir plus.

Instituts de recherche en sant� du Canada
160, rue Elgin 9 �tage | Indice de l'adresse 4809A | Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9

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