i
Important informations
Instagram
Portal
Donate now

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.

Learn more
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.

Learn more
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.

Learn more

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.

Latest News

Research news

See all

Tweets

See all

Opportunities at the LDI

Our Experts

See all
Chantal Autexier

Autexier, Chantal

Molecular & Regenerative Medicine

Aging, DNA damage, DNA replication, Genome integrity, Post-translational modifications, Recombination, Ribonucleoprotein assembly, Telomerase, Telomere
View Profile
Dr. Vicky Tagalakis

Tagalakis, Vicky

Clinical Epidemiology

Deep vein thrombosis, Pharmacoepidemiology, Population studies, Pulmonary embolism, Venous thrombosis
View Profile
Bluma Brenner

Brenner, Bluma

Molecular & Regenerative Medicine

HIV-1 drug resistance, HIV-1 phylogenetics, HIV-1 subtype, HIV-1 transmission clustering, Integrase inhibitors
View Profile
Jonathan Afilalo

Afilalo, Jonathan

Clinical Epidemiology

Advanced cardiac imaging, Cardiac MRI, Cardiovascular diseases, Deep learning, Echocardiography, Epidemiology, Frailty, Geriatric cardiology, Machine learning, Sarcopenia
View Profile
Samy Suissa

Suissa, Samy

Clinical Epidemiology

Chronic diseases, COPD, Data science, Drug safety and effectiveness, Observational studies, Pharmacoepidemiology, Real-world evidence, Research methods
View Profile
Dr. Roderick R. McInnes

McInnes, Roderick R.

Emeritus

Human Genetics, Inherited eye diseases, Photoreceptors, Retinal and eye development, Retinal degeneration
View Profile
Stephane Richard

Richard, Stéphane

Cancer

Arginine methylation and DNA damage, Breast Cancer epigenetics, Drug design, RGG/RG motifs and G-quadruplexes, RNA binding proteins and neurological diseases
View Profile
Robert W. Platt

Platt, Robert W.

Clinical Epidemiology

Causal inference, Data science, High-dimensional data, Perinatal Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Prediction models, Statistical methods
View Profile

Quick Links

National Collaborations and Partnerships