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LDI

The Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research

The research arm of the Jewish General Hospital

The LDI is among Canada’s leading health research institutes. Through their fundamental and clinical investigations, our scientists and clinicians make significant discoveries, lead important provincial and national research programs, and train emerging scientists who, themselves, are recognized for the excellence of their work, contributing to the health and well-being of patients in Quebec, Canada, and around the world.

Empowering research excellence and innovation

At the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI), equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to provide people working in the LDI community with exemplary, highest quality of work and learning environments that are healthy, equitable and inclusive, free from all forms of discrimination and where every person can feel welcomed and recognized, but also involved and contributing to the present and the future of the LDI.

Researchers

Discover our 200+ regular and associated investigators and their research, as well as the many services we provide across the spectrum of the research process.

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Trainees

We offer the 250+ graduate and postdoctoral students who come to the LDI each year an open, collaborative, and multidisciplinary training environment that fosters excellence.

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Patients

The close collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and patients is at the basis of the most successful research programs and clinical trials at the LDI.

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Empowering research excellence and innovation

At the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI), equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to provide people working in the LDI community with exemplary, highest quality of work and learning environments that are healthy, equitable and inclusive, free from all forms of discrimination and where every person can feel welcomed and recognized, but also involved and contributing to the present and the future of the LDI.

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Dr Soham Rej

Rej, Soham

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Behavioral interventions, Cognition, Geriatric psychiatry, Late-Life depression and anxiety, Mind-body interventions, Mindfulness, Mood disorders, Older age bipolar disorder, Randomized clinical trials, Tai Chi
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Samy Suissa

Suissa, Samy

Clinical Epidemiology

Chronic diseases, COPD, Data science, Drug safety and effectiveness, Observational studies, Pharmacoepidemiology, Real-world evidence, Research methods
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Philippe Lefrançois

Lefrançois, Philippe

Cancer

Basal cell carcinoma, Biobanking, Biomarkers, Computational biology, Dermatology, Genomics, Skin cancer, Transcriptomics, Translational research, Tumor microenvironment
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Melissa Henry

Henry, Melissa

Psychosocial aspects of disease

Access, Biomarkers, Interventions, Mental Health, Oncology, Palliative Care, Prevention, Quality of life
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Dr. Pierre Ernst

Ernst, Pierre

Clinical Epidemiology

Asthma, Chronic diseases, COPD, Data science, Drug safety and effectiveness, Observational studies, Pharmacoepidemiology, Respiratory Disease
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Machelle Wilchesky

Wilchesky, Machelle

Clinical Epidemiology

Appropriate medication use, Clinical Trials in the Primary Care Setting, Delirium, Dementia, Long-term care, Pharmacoepidemiology
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Grant, Lars

Clinical Epidemiology

Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Data, Emergency Department Operations, Emergency Department Triage, Machine learning
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Dr. Walter Gotlieb

Gotlieb, Walter

Cancer

Biomarkers, Gynecologic cancer, Robotic surgery
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