The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) is the Université de Montréal’s largest biomedical and health care science research centre and one of the most impressive and modern in all of Canada. Here, basic, clinical and population health research are carried out side‑by‑side under one roof.

The Fonds de recherche du Québec‑Santé, the provincial body responsible for funding our research facilities, gave an “exceptional” rating to our research centre following its 2019 evaluation, confirming our position as a major Canadian research institution. This position of influence is the result of all the people at the CRCHUM whose commitment, work and creativity allow us to generate and transform knowledge, making a difference in patients’ lives.

Producing internationally renowned scientific research work, the CRCHUM’s research is rooted in its community and provides a dynamic environment for future researchers who will become the trailblazers of the research scene of tomorrow. Participating in all the CHUM’s hospital activities, our teams can count on competitive facilities in their effort to improve the health of Quebec’s adult population.

Every day, the Fondation du CHUM supports the CRCHUM, participates in funding state‑of‑the‑art equipment and helps train the next generation of top scientists and transmit the centre’s unique knowledge.

A global leader in the improvement of health care and services and the patient experience, our centre conducts research covering six themes and provides care and intervention solutions to the entire population.

AREAS OF EXCELLENCE

CANCER

Major pathologies

• Breasts, ovaries
• Prostate
• Lung

Health care and intervention solutions

• Personalized medicine
• Combination therapies
• Immunotherapy
• Cell therapy

CARDIOMETABOLIC

Major pathologies

• Types 2 diabetes and its complication
• Hypertension
• Neural processes and nutrition

Health care and intervention solutions

• Precision medicine
• Precision imaging
• Prevention programs

IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Major pathologies

• Transplantation
• Different types of hepatitis
• HIV
• Autoimmune diseases
• Osteoarthritis

Health care and intervention solutions

• Increase in organ donations
• Vaccines
• Precision imaging
• Immunotherapy

NEUROSCIENCE

Major pathologies

• Multiple sclerosis
• Epilepsy
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Stroke
• Addiction / mental health

Health care and intervention solutions

• Early diagnosis
• Immunotherapy
• Improving the care trajectory

CROSS-CUTTING AREAS OF EXCELLENCE

IMAGING AND ENGINEERING

• Virtual and augmented reality for analyzing and improving human movement or computer‑assisted surgery
• 3D printing for radiation oncology treatments
• 3D tissue printing
• Artificial intelligence

HEALTH INNOVATION AND EVALUATION HUB

Center for the integration and analysis of medical data (CITADEL)