Endowed and Sponsored research chairs help facilitate and support the research activities of faculty members within different strategic areas of research. Many Faculties are currently home to such chairs which are supported by a variety of sources, including private donations, the private sector, government, and not-for-profit organizations.
Endowed and Sponsored Research Chairs
These research chairs are almost always established in recognition of a major financial commitment made by an individual, group of individuals, the corporate sector, or by the government.
Overview
Chairholders

Nadia Abu-Zahra
Joint Chair in Women’s Studies at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa

Hanan Anis
Director of the Chair in Entrepreneurial Engineering Design

Dominique Arel
Chair of Ukrainian Studies

Natasha Bakht
Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession

Robert Beanlands
Saul and Edna Goldfarb Chair in Cardiac Imaging Research Vered Chair of Cardiology

Luc Bernier
Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management

David Birnie
Leadership Chair in Electrophysiology

Lise M. Bjerre
University of Ottawa and Institut du Savoir Montfort Chair in Family Medicine

Vacant
Chair of Celtic Studies

Pierre Blier
Endowed Chair of Research in Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
University Research Chair in Gender, Diversity and the Professions and the CIHR Chair in Gender, Work & Health Human Resources

Rodney Breau
Urology Oncology Research Chair

Seymour Brownstein
Director of Les Amis Research Chair

Jennifer Chandler
Bertram Loeb Chair on Organ and Tissue Donation

François Chiocchio
Montfort Research Chair in the Organization of Health Services

Benjamin Chow
Saul and Edna Goldfarb Chair in Cardiac Imaging Research

Virginie Cobigo
CHEO Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health

Eric Dionne
uOttawa-ISM Research Chair in Medical Pedagogy

Dean Fergusson
OHRI/uOttawa Clinical Epidemiology Program Endowed Chair

Wendy Gifford
Marie des Anges Loyer-Da Silva Chair in Community and Public Health Nursing

Steven Gilberg
Chair of the Eye Institute

Riadh Habash
McLaughlin Research Chair in Energy and Health

Mark Hannington
Goldcorp Chair in Economic Geology

Denise Harrison
Chair in Nursing Care of Children, Youth and Families

Pascal Imbeault
Montfort Research Chair in Physical and Mental Comorbidities

Glen Kenny
Research Chair in Heat Strain Monitoring and Management

Diana Koszycki
University of Ottawa-IRHM Research Chair in Mental Health

Daniel Krewski
R. Samuel McLaughlin Chair in Population Health Risk Assessment NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Risk Science

Marino Labinaz
Chair in Interventional Cardiology Leadership

Susan Lamb
Jason A. Hannah Chair

Patrick Leblond
CN Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy

Frans Leenen
Pfizer Research Chair in Hypertension

Louise Lemyre
McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial Aspects of Risk on Population Health

Ian Lorimer
A. & E. Leger Memorial Fund for Oncology Research Chair

Brenda Macdougall
University Research Chair in Metis Family and Community Traditions

Catherine Mavriplis
NSERC – Pratt & Whitney Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (Ontario Region)

Linda McLean
Echo’s Endowed Chair in Women’s Health Research

Ruth McPherson
Merck Frosst Canada Chair in Atherosclerosis

Cheryl McWatters
Edgar Thivierge Chair in Business History

Thierry Mesana
Chair in Cardiac Surgery Valve Research Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Leadership

Vincent Mirza
Joint Research Chair uOttawa-ULyon on Urban Anthropocene

Patrick O'Byrne
Ontario HIV Treatment Chair in Public Health and HIV prevention

Vacant
Chair of Arabic Studies

Marc Ruel
Chair in Cardiac Surgery Research Michael Pitfield Chair in Cardiac Surgery

Michael Schlossmacher
Bhargava Research Chair for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Scott Simon
Research Chair in Taiwan Studies

Penelope Simons
Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights

Manish Sood
Jindal Research Chair for the Prevention of Kidney Disease

Duncan Stewart
Evelyn and Rowell Laishley Chair for the OHRI CEO and Scientific Director

Ian Stiell
Research Chair in Emergency Medicine

Daniel Stockemer
Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies

Roman Krakovsky
Chair in Slovak History and Culture

Eve Tsai
Bhargava Chair in Spinal Cord and Brain Regeneration Research

Catherine Tsilfidis
Donald and Joy Maclaren Chair for Vision Research

Barbara Vanderhyden
Corinne Boyer Research Chair in Ovarian Cancer

J. Anthony VanDuzer
Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law