Governance
of the IRCM

Nicole Beauchemin

President of the IRCM Scientific Committee, Professor and researcher at the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University

With a PhD in biochemistry from the Université de Montréal and a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular genetics from McGill University, Dr Nicole Beauchemin is a researcher with over forty years of scientific experience to her credit. A professor of oncology, biochemistry and medicine at McGill University, she headed a colorectal cancer research laboratory at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute. The quality of her research earned her several major grants from the country's leading research funding agencies, as well as a number of prestigious awards, including one for national researcher from the Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé. She has also contributed to the training of over a hundred students, and has an impressive publication record in some of the world's most prestigious journals. As a cancer survivor, she is personally involved in various associations and institutions that promote the funding and advancement of oncology research.

Hélène Boisjoly

Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal

Dr. Hélène Boisjoly is an ophthalmologist, a full professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal. She was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 2011 to 2020. A specialist in corneal transplantation, Dr. Boisjoly has created a number of funds for research and teaching. In 2019, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. She is a member of the Order of Canada.

Michèle de Guise

Cardiologist, President and CEO, Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux

Dr. Michèle de Guise is an accomplished healthcare professional with over twenty years' experience as a physician and manager. After fourteen years practicing cardiology at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Dr. de Guise joined the ranks of the Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS), where she devoted seven years to scientific activities before assuming her current position of President and CEO in 2022. Dr. de Guise is a woman of vision who, throughout her career, has passed on her holistic conception of health, through various initiatives integrating health, technology and social services.        

Yvan Gendron

Health Network Manager and Consultant

Yvan Gendron has a long track record as a seasoned manager in Quebec's health and social services network, and now as a consultant.

Mr. Gendron has over 35 years of management experience at the highest level in the health and social services network. A former Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Yvan Gendron has served as President and CEO of the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal and as Associate Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director of the CHUM, as well as President and CEO of the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie, and as Executive Director of Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne and the Centre de santé et de services sociaux Haut-Richelieu-Rouville, among others.

He has presided over numerous infrastructure and program transformation projects within the healthcare network. A member of the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale et en radio-oncologie du Québec, he holds a master's degree in public administration from the École nationale d'administration publique.