Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil, MD, PhD

Dr. Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil is a Professor and Neonatology section head in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary. His research interests include the evaluation of new or existing drugs in neonates and evidence dissemination.

As the Scientific Director of the Maternal, Infant, Child, and Youth Research Network (MICYRN) and RareKids-CAN, he is steering the development of a national infrastructure to support clinical investigations with an emphasis on multi-centre clinical trials. Under his tenure, MICYRN has acquired the expertise to function as a de-centralized Academic Research Organization (ARO), a first in Canada for the non-oncology pediatric clinical trial space. Thierry also co-leads the CHEER initiative, funded to streamline and improve research ethics review across Canada.