| For immediate release- |
2007-34 |
Ottawa (September 28, 2007) - The Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) today announced that it has authorized Dr. Pierre Chartrand to act as President of CIHR in the interim, effective November 18, 2007. As Acting President, Dr. Chartrand will act as the Chief Executive Officer of CIHR and will be responsible for its day-to-day management and direction.
Dr. Chartrand is currently the Vice President of Research at CIHR. Prior to joining CIHR, Dr. Chartrand was the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, and a Full Professor in the Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology in the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montréal. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Chartrand has been a member of the board of the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ). He organized and led the FRSQ's Cancer Network, which became, under his leadership, one of the strongest networks of the FRSQ.
Dr. Chartrand holds a PhD in microbiology and immunology from the Université de Montréal and went on to do postdoctoral training at the Institute of Virology of the Medical Research Council of Great Britain before setting up his laboratory at the Université de Sherbrooke. Dr. Chartrand later served as Director of the Institut du cancer de Montréal.
Dr. Nancy Edwards, Vice-Chair of CIHR's Governing Council, will assume the duties and functions of the Chairperson of Governing Council, effective November 18, 2007, until the appointment of a new President.
