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$1.25 million for CHUM research centre

Dr. Jacques Turgeon, director of the CHUM research centre; Mr. Christian Paire, executive director of the CHUM; Mr. Gilles Dulude, board chair of the Fondation du CHUM; Mr. Ékram Antoine Rabbat, president and chief executive officer of the Fondation du CHUM

Montreal, February 10, 2010 – The Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) presented this week a cheque for $1.25 million to the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) to support its activities. Increased research needs were cited for the amount, which is $250,000 higher than the foundation’s regular annual contributions.

The contribution will benefit the major CRCHUM research themes, including:

  • Infection-Immunity-Inflammation (including major burn cases, infectious diseases, transplants)
  • Cancer (breast, ovarian, prostate and other forms)
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases (such as arthrosis, lupus, scoliosis)
  • Cardiometabolic Diseases (including cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, aneurisms, diabetes)
  • Health Care Systems and Services (including treatment of chronic pain, access to family physicians)
  • Risks to Health (such as the environmental causes of cancer)
  • Neuroscience (including Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy, mental illnesses)
  • Global Health (healthcare access in developing countries)

The CHUM Research Centre conducts numerous projects that point to a hopeful future. The CRCHUM is the flagship institution for biomedical research in Quebec, as numerous references to its researchers in the specialized media clearly show. Among their recent successes are:

  • A major discovery in muscular dystrophy has been made by Dr. Bernard Brais, whose research makes it possible to identify the gene responsible for a new form of the disease in adults.
  • International recognition recently came to two Montreal researchers, Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelletier and Dr. Johanne Martel-Pelletier, who have been awarded the 2010 King Faisal International Prize in Medicine for their work on arthrosis.
  • Dr. Vincent Poitout was the 2009 recipient for the Canadian Diabetes Association, Great-West Life, London Life, and Canada Life Young Scientist Award, which encourages outstanding research by young scientists in field of diabetes. Dr. Poitout received the award for his research on the mechanisms that regulate the secretion of insulin.

See the news release (french only)