{"id":7673,"date":"2026-05-26T13:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/?p=7673"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:46:13","slug":"paul-durochers-legacy-propels-precision-health-at-the-chum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/news\/paul-durochers-legacy-propels-precision-health-at-the-chum\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Durocher&#8217;s legacy propels precision health at the CHUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to Paul Durocher&#8217;s visionary gift, the CHUM is positioning itself as a leader in precision health through the acquisition of tools and resources that will make it a more agile, innovative hospital able to meet future needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first cornerstones were laid this year. Following a groundbreaking competition, <strong>13 innovative projects<\/strong> were selected to pave the way for more targeted care, tailored to each patient&#8217;s unique genetic profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong momentum to advance medicine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition inspired remarkable engagement and attention to detail: 73 letters of intent were submitted and evaluated by 17 independent, high-level experts. At the end of the process, 13 projects were selected to share an allocated budget of <strong>$3.2 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nine pilot projects <\/strong>(up to $100,000 each) are exploring new avenues in neurosurgery, kidney transplantation, infectious diseases, and lung oncology. The goal: generate the preliminary data needed to prepare funding applications and develop larger-scale initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Four major implementation projects<\/strong> (up to $600,000 each) will integrate concrete innovations\u2014including artificial intelligence and genetic analysis\u2014into clinical care for microbiology-infectious diseases, radiology, intensive care, and hematology-oncology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chumontreal.qc.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-05\/Laureats%20du%20premier%20concours%20en%20sante%20de%20precision-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the different projects<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-bottom-right-radius\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acquisition of a next-generation sequencer to support precision health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this unprecedented gift, the CHUM has acquired the <em>NovaSeq X+ <\/em>sequencer, a state-of-the-art system capable of reading and performing genomic analysis on sample data. The arrival of this technology marks a key milestone in precision health and opens up major prospects for faster diagnosis of genetic diseases, in-depth tumour analysis to guide cancer treatments, and more personalized care based on each patient\u2019s profile.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sequenceur.png\" alt=\"S\u00e9quenceur fonds Durocher\" class=\"wp-image-7654 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sequenceur.png 539w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sequenceur-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A legacy with lasting impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-bottom-right-radius\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Pascale_Bouchard_7030cc-002MR-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2953 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Pascale_Bouchard_7030cc-002MR-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Pascale_Bouchard_7030cc-002MR-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Pascale_Bouchard_7030cc-002MR-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Pascale_Bouchard_7030cc-002MR-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Portrait_Pascale_Bouchard_7030cc-002MR-2048x1507.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Paul Durocher&#8217;s exceptional bequest allows the CHUM to reach a decisive milestone in precision health with the acquisition of a cutting-edge sequencer and the funding of 13 bold and promising projects. These projects embody the hope and future of medicine, placing each patient&#8217;s uniqueness at the heart of care. The CHUM Foundation is proud to propel these initiatives forward.&#8221;<br><br>\u2014 <strong>Pascale Bouchard<\/strong>, President and CEO, CHUM Foundation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By accelerating the integration of these innovations, Paul Durocher&#8217;s legacy will forever transform how we prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases for everyone, right here in Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Paul Durocher&#8217;s visionary gift, the CHUM is positioning itself as a leader in[&#8230;];<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-impacts-and-achievements","category-projects"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7673"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7683,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7673\/revisions\/7683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}