Thirteen researchers from Université de Montréal's affiliated hospital research centre, the CRCHUM, have received a scholarship as part of the Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé (FRQS) scholarship program. The overall funding for the winners exceeds $2.1 million, with a success rate of 65%.

The CRCHUM management warmly congratulates them on their extraordinary success and would like to acknowledge Dr. Alain Rivard, Associate Scientific Director, Academic Development and Nicole Bouchard, Coordinator, Academic Development for their roles in this success.

Research Scholars

Junior 1

Andreea Adelina Artenie (Research theme: Health innovation and evaluation hub) - Advancing evidence to reduce the incidence of HIV and hepatitis C among people who use injectable drugs and improve their overall health ($235 698)

Junior 2

Éric Samarut (Research theme: Neuroscience) - Functional genomics of rare neurological diseases ($309 891)

Senior

Rodney Knight (Research theme: Health innovation and evaluation hub) - Addressing inequities related to mental health, substance use, and sexual health: conceptual, empirical, and action-oriented research approaches ($92 287)

François Yu (Research theme: Imaging and engineering) - Targeted cancer therapies guided by microbubbles and ultrasound ($265 367)

Clinical Research Scholars

Junior 1

Jérémy Dana (Research theme: Imaging and engineering) - Development and clinical transfer of artificial intelligence models in medical imaging and new imaging techniques for hepatocellular carcinoma ($108 783)

Antoine Desilets (Research theme: Cancer) - Pangenomic sequencing of circulating tumor DNA to detect minimal residual disease and optimize perioperative immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer ($132 456)

Audrey Fohlen (Research theme: Imaging and engineering) - Improving tumor characterization and endovascular treatments for hepatocellular carcinomas ($156 357)

Nicolas Garel (Research theme: Neuroscience) - Integrated treatment of depression and substance use disorders: clinical studies on ketamine-assisted therapy ($128 089)

Junior 2

William Beaubien-Souligny (Research theme: Health innovation and evaluation hub) - Toward precise, evidence‑guided fluid management in acute kidney injury ($158 502)

Laurent Létourneau-Guillon (Research theme: Imaging and engineering) - Automated analysis of brain ct scans in the neurocritical care setting: development, evaluation, and clinical implementation focused on intraparenchymal hemorrhage ($163 328)

Sabrina Anh-Tu Hoa (Research theme: Immunopathology) - Early identification and treatment of scleroderma complications to prevent damage ($153 982)

Senior

Catherine Larochelle (Research theme: Neuroscience) Identifying and targeting immune mechanisms involved in neuroglial damage as a neuroprotective strategy in neuroinflammation ($131 325)

Merit Research Scholars

Didier Jutras-Aswad (Research theme: Neuroscience) - Clinical research program on the interaction between substance use and mental health ($120 000)