Scientists and Investigators

The Chronic Disease Program includes 10 Scientists and 36 Investigators, along with their research trainees and staff. Scientists typically devote more than 75 percent of their time to research, while Investigators typically devote five to 50 percent of their time to research. Please see our scientific appointment categories for more information.

Program Director: Alexander Sorisky

Scientists in the Chronic Disease Program
Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Abdelbary, Hesham
MD
Associate Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Angel, Jonathan
MD, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
HIV, Infectious diseaseBasic research, Clinical research, Translational research
Azad, Marisa
MD/PhD
Associate Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Baltz, Jay
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
InfertilityMolecular and cellular biology
Burger, Dylan
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Aging, Chronic disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Hypertension, Kidney disease, Maternal and fetal health, Obesity, Thrombosis / thromboembolism, Type 1 diabetes, Vascular cognitive impairment, Vascular, heart and metabolic diseaseBasic research, Biomarkers, Disease models, Exercise, Extracellular vesicles / exosomes, Imaging, Model organisms, Molecular and cellular biology, Pharmacology, Proteomics, Regenerative medicine, Stem cells, Transgenic/knockout models, Translational research
Burns, Kevin
MD CM, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Diabetes, Kidney disease, Vascular, heart and metabolic diseaseBasic research, Biomarkers, Cell therapy, Clinical research, Disease models, Extracellular vesicles / exosomes, Gene expression, Molecular and cellular biology, Regenerative medicine, Stem cells, Transgenic/knockout models, Translational research
Crawley, Angela
Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
COVID-19, Hepatitis C, HIVBasic research, Clinical research, Translational research
Kennedy, Christopher
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Diabetes, Hypertension, Kidney diseaseMolecular and cellular biology
Liu, Johné
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Aging, Cancer, Infertility, Maternal and fetal health, Pregnancy, Women's healthBasic research, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Disease models, Drug development, Translational research
Zha, Xiaohui
Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
(Chronic Disease)
Vascular, heart and metabolic diseaseMolecular and cellular biology
 
Additional profiles of Scientists and Investigators with an interest in chronic disease
Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Bruni, Adrianna
MSc MD CCFP-PC
Clinician Investigator
(Chronic Disease)
Kidney disease, Liver diseasePalliative care
Cameron, Bill
MD FRCPC FACP FIDSA
Senior Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Chronic disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COVID-19, Cystic fibrosis, HIV, Infectious disease, Sexually transmitted infections, TuberculosisClinical research, Epidemiology, Immunization, Immunotherapy, Pharmacology
Coutu, Daniel
PhD
Scientist
(Regenerative Medicine)
Aging, Arthritis, Autoimmune disease, Bleeding disorders, Blood cancer, Bone and joint degeneration, Bone and joint injuries, Chronic disease, Musculoskeletal conditions, Osteoporosis3D printing, Basic research, Bioinformatics, Biomaterials, Cell therapy, Gene expression, Gene therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Immunotherapy, Molecular and cellular biology, Proteomics, Regenerative medicine, Stem cells, Surgery, Systems biology, Transgenic/knockout models, Translational research
Druce, Irena
MD, FRCPC, MSc
Clinician Investigator
(Chronic Disease)
Diabetes, Health equityCancer immunotherapy, Health promotion, Translational research
Dy, Jessica
MD, MPH, FRCS(C)
Clinician Investigator
(Chronic Disease)
Hiremath, Swapnil
MD, MPH, FASN
Associate Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Chronic disease, Diabetes, Health in older peoples, Heart disease, Hypertension, Kidney disease, Population health, Vascular, heart and metabolic diseaseClinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health services research, Imaging, Pharmacology, Pragmatic trials, Public health, Quality Improvement, Systematic reviews
Kendzerska, Tetyana
MD, PhD
Associate Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Aging, Chronic disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Heart disease, Lung disease, Other, Population health, Women's healthBiostatistics, Clinical research, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Systematic reviews
Lemyre, Brigitte
MD
Clinician Investigator
(Chronic Disease)
Mulpuru, Sunita
MD FRCPC MSc
Associate Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Chronic disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Frailty, Influenza, Population healthEpidemiology, Health services research, Immunization, Quality Improvement
Presseau, Justin
PhD
Senior Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Chronic disease, Chronic pain, COVID-19, Diabetes, Health equity, Hepatitis C, Immigrant and refugee health, Inflammatory bowel syndrome, Retinal disease, VisionArtificial intelligence and data science, Health services research, Patient engagement, Psychometrics, Public health, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Transfusions, Transplantation, Behaviour, Psychology, Health professional behaviour change, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Health promotion, Cluster randomized trials, Surveys
Santos, Marlise
MD (FRCPC), MSc, MPH
Clinician Investigator
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Alzheimer's, Anxiety, Ataxia, Autoimmune disease, Autoimmune diseases of the nervous system, Blood cancer, Brain and neuromuscular disease, Brain cancer, Cancer, Chronic disease, Concussion, Dementia, Depression, Global health, Head and neck cancer, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Infectious disease, Intellectual disabilities, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, Population health, Sickle cell anemia, Spinal cord injury, Stroke, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Thrombosis / thromboembolism, Traumatic brain injury, Traumatic injuries, Vascular cognitive impairment, Vascular, heart and metabolic diseaseArtificial intelligence and data science, Basic research, Behaviour, Biostatistics, Cancer biotherapeutics, Clinical decision rules, Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cohort studies, Critical care, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health research methods, Health services research, Health technology, Imaging, Patient safety, Pragmatic trials, Prevention, Public health, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Shared decision making, Surgery, Surveys, Systematic reviews
Schlossmacher, Michael
MD, DABPN, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Neuroscience)
Aging, Brain and neuromuscular disease, Chronic disease, Crohn's, Dementia, Inflammatory bowel syndrome, Dementia, Parkinson'sBasic research, Biomarkers, Cohort studies, Disease models, Drug development, Genetics, Lipidomics, Molecular and cellular biology, Proteomics, Risk assessment, Transgenic/knockout models, Translational research
Thake, Miriam
MD
Clinician Investigator
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Aging, Alzheimer's, Chronic disease, Health in older peoples, Vascular cognitive impairment
Tugwell, Peter
O.C., MD, FRCPC
Senior Scientist
(Clinical Epidemiology)
Arthritis, Chronic disease, Global health, Population healthClinical research, Epidemiology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Public health, Systematic reviews


Additional Investigators in the Chronic Disease Program
Abujrad, Hussein
Arnaout, Amel
Attie, Catherine
Baker, Kevin
Biyani, Mohan
Brophy, Jason
Brown, Pierre Antoine
Edwards, Cedric
Fairhead, Todd
Forse, Catherine
Jackson, Aaron
Jegatheswaran, Januvi
Karpinski, Jolanta
Keely, Erin
Lee, Craig
Liu, Dora
Lochnan, Heather
Madise-Wobo, Akpoembele Deborah
Magner, Peter
Maqsood, Muhammad
Mashally, Sally
McCormick, Brendan
Meggison, Hilary
Naik, Viren
Renesme, Laurent
Ruzicka, Marcel
Saker, Ayman
Shenassa, Hassan
Tawagi, George
Tran, Christopher
Veinot, John
Wilkinson, Ross

Affiliates (primarily appointed at another institution)
Bainbridge, Shannon
Balfour, Louise
Basak, Ajoy
Gibb, William
Leveille, Marie Claude
Ooi, Daylily
Ooi, Teik Chye
Radziuk, Jerry
Sun, Jim
Touyz, Rhian
Ward, Leanne

Emeritus Scientists
Chretien, Michel
Scott, Fraser
Sorisky, Alexander
Tanphaichitr, Nongnuj
Tsang, Benjamin