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The Canada Research Chairs program supports and attracts the world’s best researchers in the fields of engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences. In addition to conducting research that improves our depth of knowledge and quality of life, chair holders also train the next generation of leaders in their fields through student supervision and teaching.

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Canada Research Chair in Social Dimensions of Clean Technology (Tier 1)

Dr. Vahid Adibnia
Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymeric Biomaterials (Tier 2)
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Dr. Sonil Nanda
Canada Research Chair in Clean Agricultural Technology and Energy (Tier 2)
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Dr. Amina Stoddart
Canada Research Chair in Wastewater Treatment Technology and Surveillance (Tier 2)
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Megan Bailey
Canada Research Chair in Integrated Ocean and Coastal Governance (Tier 2)

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Kiran Banerjee
Canada Research Chair in Forced Migration Governance and Refugee Protection (Tier 2)

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David Barclay 
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Technology Systems (Tier 2)

Erin Bertrand 
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Proteomics (Tier 2)

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Carolyn Buchwald
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Chemistry (Tier 2)

Christine Chambers 
Canada Research Chair in Children’s Pain (Tier 1)

Rachel Chang 
Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Science (Tier 2)

Stefanie Colombo
Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture Nutrition (Tier 2)

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Francesca Di Cara
Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology and Host Pathogen Interactions (Tier 2)

Greg Fairn
Canada Research Chair in Multiomics of Lipids and Innate Immunity (Tier 1)

Zoe Finkel
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Macroecology (Tier 1)

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Karen Foster 
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada (Tier 2)

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John Frampton
Canada Research Chair in Cellular, Biomaterial and Matrix Interaction (Tier 2)

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Floris Goerlandt
Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries (Tier 2)

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Mohammad Hajizadeh 
Canada Research Chair in Health Economics (Tier 2)

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Javeria Hashmi
Canada Research Chair in Pain (Tier 2)

Carlos Hernandez Castillo 
Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Health (Tier 2)

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Lam Ho 
Canada Research Chair in Stochastic Modelling (Tier 2)

Chike Jeffers
Canada Research Chair in Africana Philosophy (Tier 2)

David Kelvin
Canada Research Chair in Translational Vaccinology and Inflammation (Tier 1)



Ghada Koleilat 
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Energy Application (Tier 2)

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Barret Kurylyk
Canada Research Chair in Coastal Water Resources (Tier 2)

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Morgan Langille 
Canada Research Chair in Human Microbiomics (Tier 2)

Julie LaRoche
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Genomics and Biogeochemistry (Tier 1)

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Ruth Lavergne
Canada Research Chair in Primary Care (Tier 2)

Aaron MacNeil 
Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology (Tier 2)

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Catherine Mah
Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations (Tier 2)

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Debbie Martin 
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples’ Health and Well-Being (Tier 2)

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Sandra Meier
Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Mental Health (Tier 2)



Ruth Musgrave 
Canada Research Chair in Physical Oceanography (Tier 2)

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Ali Nasiri
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Engineering (Tier 2)

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Rita Orji
Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technology (Tier 2)

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Sherry Pictou
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance (Tier 2)

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Margaret Robinson
Canada Research Chair in Reconciliation, Gender and Identity (Tier 2)

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Andrew Roger 
Canada Research Chair in Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics (Tier 1)

Pedram Sadeghian
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure (Tier 2)

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Sherry Stewart 
Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental Health (Tier 1)

Kate Swanson
Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and Children (Tier 1)
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Olga Theou
Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility and Healthy Aging (Tier 2)

Alison Thompson
Canada Research Chair in Pyrrole Chemistry for Chemical Biology and Energy (Tier 1)

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Rudolf Uher 
Canada Research Chair in Early Intervention in Psychiatry (Tier 1)

Channakeshava Sokke Umeshappa 
Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology and Inflammation (Tier 2) 

Michael Ungar
Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience (Tier 1)

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Doug Wallace 
Canada Research Chair Ocean Science and Technology (Tier 1)

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JianLi Wang
Canada Research Chair in Health Data Science and Innovation (Tier 1)

Haorui Wu
Canada Research Chair in Resilience (Tier 2)

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