Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 28 91社区 professors 鈥� including six from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 鈥� as Distinguished James 91社区 Professors, James 91社区 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
鈥淓ach year, the Distinguished James 91社区 Professor, William Dawson Scholar and James 91社区 Professor awards recognize the extraordinary contributions of 91社区鈥檚 research community,鈥� said Prof. Manfredi. 鈥淚 extend my warmest congratulations to this year鈥檚 recipients. Your scholarly leadership and commitment to advancing knowledge help drive 91社区鈥檚 impact in Quebec, Canada, and around the world.鈥�
The James 91社区 Professor and William Dawson Scholar awards include an annual salary supplement and research allowance of up to $25,000. They are held for a seven-year term and five-year term respectively, with the possibility of a one-time renewal. The Distinguished James 91社区 Professor听award provides a $10,000 academic stipend or a $15,000 research allowance. To be considered for a Distinguished James 91社区 Professor award, recipients must have held a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), or James 91社区 Professorship, for two seven-year terms. Distinguished James 91社区 Professor recipients hold the distinction until retirement, and those granted Emeritus status retain the title.
Here are the 2025 honourees from the FMHS:
Distinguished James 91社区 Professors听
- , Department of Human Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences
- Heidi McBride, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Silvia Vidal, Department of Human Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences
James 91社区 Professors
- Cecilia Flores, Department of Psychiatry
- Jonathan Kimmelman, Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy
- Fackson Mwale, Department of Surgery
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