Sinai Health appoints Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras as director of renowned Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Vice President, Research

“The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute is Sinai Health’s engine of innovation and discovery. Dr. Gingras’ remarkable leadership transformed her research program at LTRI during the pandemic, and under her stewardship, we will build on Sinai Health’s excellent reputation of research and innovation both in the lab and at the bedside,” said Dr. Gary Newton, President and CEO of Sinai Health.

Dr. Gingras joined LTRI in 2005 and was later promoted to Senior Investigator in 2011. Throughout her career, she has achieved significant national and international recognition. She is listed among the world's top female scientists and received an Associate Membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Notable international awards include the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Discovery in Proteomics Science Award and the Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP) Lectureship Award. At the national level, she has been honoured with the Canadian National Proteomics Network-Tony Pawson Proteomics Award and the Charles W. Gowdey Distinguished Lecture Award, among others. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

“I am looking forward to shaping the future of research at Sinai Health, helping to foster new interactions within Sinai Health and with the research community locally, nationally and internationally,” said Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras.

Dr. Gingras is a professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the Université Laval and a PhD in Biochemistry from McGill University. She is a Canada Research Chair in Functional Proteomics. Dr. Gingras is also the inaugural holder of the Lou Siminovitch Research Chair at Sinai Health.

Dr. Louis “Lou” Siminovitch was the founding Director of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and the first chair of what is today the Department of Molecular Genetics in the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine. As a molecular biologist and pioneer in human genetics, Dr. Siminovitch made important contributions in the fields of bacterial and animal virus genetics, human genetics and cancer research, publishing more than 200 papers. He was renowned as a mentor and researcher, but also as a scientific builder. Dr. Gingras will have the honour of being the first Director to hold this chair, advancing the mission of LTRI and building on Dr. Siminovitch’s legacy of discovery and training the next generation of scientists.

“The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute has always been on the cutting edge of research innovation and exploration,” said Larry Tanenbaum, chair of Sinai Health’s research committee. “Its willingness to push boundaries to maximize scientific impact, revolutionize care and save lives is what makes LTRI a global leader and, under Dr. Gingras’ strong leadership, I know this tradition will continue.”

Located at Mount Sinai Hospital in downtown Toronto, LTRI is home to 130 scientists and clinician-scientists who are leaders in the fields of system biology, neurodevelopment, women’s and infants’ health, regenerative medicine, and complex diseases such as cancer, diabetes, musculoskeletal conditions and more. The Institute publishes approximately 700 primary research articles every year.