About Us
Welcome to the Ontario Node of the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub–Canada’s platform for Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Data Science skills and community development. The national CBH network consists of six Regional Nodes hosted by partner institutions in strategic regions: Atlantic, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, the Prairies, and British Columbia. Each node plays a crucial role in CBH’s mission by offering localized training programs, building partnerships with regional stakeholders, and providing opportunities for active involvement of community members in their initiatives.
CBH Ontario is based at University Health Network, with Karen Cranston as Director. This regional team is responsible for representing your bioinformatics and computational biology interests at the national level.
Our resources are structured around the platform’s two main pillars: training and community. The Training Portal will serve as a central hub for all partner-led bioinformatics and professional development training programs aligned with competency-based learning paths. It will also host our training awards program. The Community portal will extend the trainee experience with valuable resources and activities, including career recognition awards, mentorship opportunities, networking events, a national conference, and regional bioinformatics user groups.
CBH Québec Team
Julie Hussin, PhD
Director, CBH Québec
IVADO Associate Professor, Université de Montréal
Dr. Julie Hussin has been an IVADO Professor at the University of Montreal since 2017 and a Senior Investigator at the Montreal Heart Institute since 2016. Prior to that, she was a research fellow and post-doctoral fellow at Oxford in the United Kingdom and she also completed a PhD at the University of Montreal while being heavily involved in the student association. Her research spans the fields of evolutionary biology, medical genomics, and artificial intelligence. Her main interest is in the study of populations and diseases using computational approaches, in order to use omics as a powerful tool to improve precision medicine. Since the beginning of her studies, she has always been very involved in the bioinformatics community in order to promote this emerging field of research. We are happy to have her part of our regional team!
Audrey Noël, MSc
Regional Coordinator (interim), CBH Québec
Audrey obtained her master’s degree in bioinformatics at the University of Montreal in 2008 in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine in the field of genetics. During her studies, she was able to get involved in several teaching assistant positions in the practical biochemistry laboratory and the bioinformatics laboratory. This valuable contact with students reoriented her career to have a job more oriented towards human relations.
Since 2010, she has worked as an internship and program coordinator in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the Université de Montréal, which oversees the biochemistry and bioinformatics programs. She is in constant contact with students who are studying in bioinformatics programs, which also allows her to maintain this connection once the students have graduated. In the Department, she is also involved in organizing community activities such as career evenings, open houses, scientific days, etc. She is committed to expanding the field of bioinformatics and recognizes the importance of this field in our current world. This is why she accepted the position of interim coordinator to represent the Quebec region without hesitation.
Contact
To contact CBH Québec, email quebec@bioinformatics.ca or use our contact form. For general inquiries about CBH, contact our Platform Leadership Unit at info@bioinformatics.ca.
Additionally, visit our LinkedIn page for regional updates.