Marie-Josee Hebert CHUMCanada

Marie-Josée Hébert earned a specialized degree in nephrology at the Université de Montréal, followed by postdoctoral studies at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard. Dr. Hébert is a researcher and nephrologist-transplant physician at CHUM, professor in the faculty of medicine and Shire Chair in Renal Transplantation and Regeneration. Her work has enabled the discovery of new mechanisms involved in the rejection of transplanted organs. In 2015, Dr. Hébert received the Dr. John B. Dossetor Award from the Kidney Foundation of Canada in recognition of her outstanding contribution to research in kidney diseases. In 2017, she was named scientist of the year by the newspaper La Presse and, in 2020, was inducted as a fellow in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. As vice-rector of research, discovery, creation and innovation at the Université de Montréal since 2015, she has played a leading role in the development of major interdisciplinary research initiatives, including the launch of IVADO, Mila and of the Montreal Declaration for the Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence.