CHU Sainte-Justine

Ensuring the health of children and mothers-to-be

Driven by a passion for excellence, we are committed to making Quebec into a place where the health of mothers-to-be, children and youth ranks among the best in the world. With this in mind, we are intent on advancing knowledge and applying new research findings in order to translate new discoveries into more efficient and less invasive methods and devices aimed at disease prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and long-term follow-up starting at conception and continuing throughout the journey to adulthood.   

In recent years, various sources of government and philanthropic funding have paved the way for new leading-edge infrastructure and the development of large-scale national and international networks, cementing our leadership with regard to innovative, multidisciplinary research in mother-and-child health in Quebec.

Bursting with talent

The Centre de recherche Azrieli du CHU Sainte-Justine boasts a team of 298 researchers (including more than 170 clinicians), 636 employees, and over 700 graduate and postgraduate students in a variety of areas of expertise. Working closely with CHU Sainte-Justine’s healthcare teams, we are dedicated to basic, clinical and translational research across six research axes:

• Brain and Child Development
• Musculoskeletal Health, Rehabilitation and Medical Technologies
• Immune Diseases and Cancer
• Infectious Diseases and Acute care
• Fetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies
• Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health

State-of-the-art platforms and top-notch support

A comprehensive set of administrative, technical, and strategic support services provided by the Research Centre’s executive team benefit the research teams. In addition, they have access to unparalleled platforms, such as:

• the NRC-CHU Sainte-Justine Collaborative Unit for Translational Research
• an Applied Clinical Research Unit in support of multicentre studies across Canada;
• a Platform for Imaging by Microscopy;
• Flow Cytometry Facilities;
• Biosafety Level 3 Facilities.

A world-class research centre

Boasting state-of-the-art equipment, the 9-storey. 27,500 square-meters Research Centre includes 82 wet laboratory modules dedicated to basic research, two storeys including dry laboratory modules dedicated to clinical research, two auditoriums, common spaces and an office floor for the executive team. Some 24 wet and dry laboratory modules housed in another building convey additional space. 

The Canadian leadership of CHU Sainte-Justine

Mother-child health

• The largest mother-child university health centre in Canada

Pediatric health

• One of the most important pediatric centres in North America

Genetics and rare diseases

• 1st clinical genomics centre in Canada
• 1st rare diseases centre in Eastern Canada

Clinical research

• 1st in clinical research in Canada
• Applied clinical research unit supporting multicentre studies from coast to coast