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Faculty Council Meeting& Town Hall
June 7, 2017
AgendaSection I 1. Welcoming remarks, VP-Dean Eidelman2. Approval of agenda3. In memoriam4. Report from the Steering Committee
- Member succession5. Consent agenda
- Faculty Council minutes (March 13, 2017)
Section II6. Computational medicine, G. Bourque7. CFREF, A. McKinney8. Research space allocation guidelines, S. Baum
Section III9. State of the Faculty, D. Eidelman10. Kudos
Section IV: Open Session/Town Hall
In MemoriamJames Baxter
Emeritus Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery*
Sean MurphyEmeritus Professor, Ophthalmology
* Andrew Gonda
Professor, Nephrology*
Zafer Ali-KhanEmeritus Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
* Mark Wainberg
Director, McGill AIDS Centre, Professor, Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology
*Mostafa Elhilali
Professor, Urology
Report from Steering Committee
• Report circulated and posted:– www.mcgill.ca/medicine/files/medicine/20170426_steering
_committee_report_to_faculty_council_final.pdf
• Liang Chen, MSS Executive President, replacing Xin Mei Liu• Jasmine Alami, Nursing graduate student, replacing Kiesha
Dhaliwal• Maria Monica, Physical & Occupational undergraduate student,
replacing Ivona Yordanova• Lennie Lalla, Faculty Leadership Commons, replacing Raj
Aggarwal• Jarrod Nichol, Faculty administration, replacing Francois Girard Call for nomination: Resident representative, to replace
Caroline Hosatte-Ducassy
Welcome to New Members
Consent Agenda
• Faculty Council Minutes (March 13, 2017)
Guillaume BourqueDirector of Bioinformatics,
McGill University & Genome Québec Innovation CentreComputational Medicine
McGill initiative in Computational Medicine
(MiCM)
Motivation
In many ways, the future of biology and medicine is computational. Diverse problem sets, ranging from clinical and epidemiological research to molecular biology are dominated by the need to analyze massive datasets.
McGill Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry Strategic Research Plan, 2014
A Vision for Computational Medicine at McGill
McGill initiative in Computational Medicine (MiCM)
Data
MethodsInference-basedBioinformaticsSystems biologyPopulation genetics …
Prediction-basedMachine learningNeural networksDeep learning …
Precision medicine
Personalized healthcareCompute
A Vision for Computational Medicine at McGill
Building on our strengthsOver $36M recently awarded to build software and compute infrastructure in this area at McGill
Faculty involvement
Additional recruitment is under way…
Reaching out to stakeholders
MiCM
Faculty of Medicine
At McGill- Faculty of Medicine, Science and Engineering- MUHC, JGH, etc.- Graduate and Postdoctoral studies- Research centers (MUQGIC, Goodman, Complex Traits, etc.)
National- Compute Canada- Genome Canada- CFI, CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC- CFIA, Ontario Public Health, Health Canada
International- ELIXIR, GA4GH- Kyoto U., Oxford, RIKEN
Companies- IBM, DDN, EMC- Telus, Hydro-Québec- M2Gen
Provincial- Calcul Québec- Génome Québec- FRQS- MSSS- INSPQ
MiCM
Links to other large initiatives
Medicine Computing
FoSData Science
UdeM CFREF Machine Learning
CFREF Healthy
Brains for Health Lives
Strategic Plan 2017-2022
Goal 1. Strengthen collaborative research in Computational Medicine
Goal 2. Develop and support education programs in quantitative life sciences
Goal 3. Build strategic partnerships with major stakeholders
Quantitative Life Sciences (QLS) PhD program (Ad Hoc Fall 2017)
Life Sciences & Medicine
Biology, Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology,
Neuroscience, Human Genetics, Epidemiology, Environmental Science &
others
Interdisciplinary Program in Quantitative Life Science
Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Biophysics,
Medical Informatics, Computational Biology,
Computational Pharmacology, Computational Neuroscience,
Mathematical Biology & others
Quantitative & Physical Sciences
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Science, Material Science,
Engineering & others
MiCM Next Steps
• Form an Executive Committee (EC) that will serve as the core
advisory group for the initiative (Done)
• Meet with potential participants and interested stakeholders
to gather feedback (Now)
• Organize 2-day workshop to launch initiative (Fall 2017)
• Update and finalize the MiCM strategic plan (Fall 2017)
• David Buckeridge (Epi & Biostat)
• Celia Greenwood (Epi & Biostat)
• Isabel Fortier (Medicine)
• Jay Brophy (Medicine)
• Jean-Baptiste Rivière (Human Genetics)
• Mathieu Blanchette (Comp Science)
• Joelle Pineau (Comp Science)
• Guillaume Bourque (Human Genetics)
Executive Committee
Areas of feedback
1. What are the major areas of strength at McGill onto which the proposal should be built?
Add relevant projects and participants to the initiative.
2. Going forward, what are the key areas that the initiative should focus on?
Improve strategic plan and refine areas to promote.
3. What type of programs and which flagship projects should be supported?
Suggest implementation strategies and support projects.
Questions / Suggestions ?
Anne McKinneyAssociate VP (Innovation & Research)
CFREF – Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives
Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives
Neuroinformaticsand modelling
Models of neurodegenerative
diseasesCognitive
neuroscience of brain plasticity
Population neuroscience
and brain health
Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF)
HBHL Sub-committees• Functions that cut across the four themes• Tasks/tools/mechanisms supporting HBHL deliverables• Promote inter-disciplinarity
Laurence Kirmayer
SocialSciences
Doina Precup
Neurohub Clinical and KnowledgeTranslation
BrigitteKieffer
AnimalModels
EdwardFon
Cell and TissueMechanisms
Lesley Fellows
Gustavo Turecki
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• to define the goals and objectives of the 4 HBHL Research Themes and 5 RMC Subcommittees
• workshops with researchers from McGill, partner institutions (Western, UdeM, UBC), and invited guests
• will help orient the HBHL funding programs, and provide guidance to the college of reviewers
• reports due September 1• strategic approach to funding technology development and
core facilities
Research Theme & Subcommittee Development
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• Goal: attract, train and retain top students at the graduate and post-doctoral level from across disciplines and around the world to participate in interdisciplinary research related to brain and mental health research, knowledge mobilization and innovation.
• Eligibility: Canadian or foreign students/postdocs enrolled full-time at McGill; project aligned with HBHL goals and objectives
• Amount: $10K (MSc), $15K (PhD), $35K (PD) per year• Term: 1 year (MSc, PhD) or 2 years (PD)• Number of awards per year: ~40-50• Pilot competition: deadline April 18, 237 applications received;
announcements late June; awards starting July 1• Next competition: will be launched in the Fall
HBHL Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
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• Goal: foster inter-institutional exchanges by allowing external researchers on leave or sabbatical to come to McGill and vice versa.
• Eligibility: McGill faculty or non-faculty traveling abroad, and non-McGill researchers traveling to McGill; project aligned with HBHL goals and objectives
• Amount: up to $50K per project• Term: minimum 1 month to maximum 1 year, non-renewable• Number of awards per year: ~4• Competition: open, but reviewed on a quarterly basis
HBHL Visiting Fellows Program
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• Goal: Invest in research and technology development projects with promising commercial potential; Leverage funding from and develop strong collaborative ties with industrial and government (e.g. CQDM) partners
• Eligibility: Projects must be directly relevant to HBHL goals and objectives, and conform to eligibility criteria established in concert with the partnering organizations
• Amount: up to $500K HBHL funds available per year, depending on the partnership program; Awards will be matched (1:1) by pooled commitments from existing Quebec government programs and/or industrial partners
• Term: 1-2 year projects• Number of awards per year: dependent on available funds• Competition: open, but reviewed on a regular basis
Neuro-Partnerships Program
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• partnership established with CQDM for 1:1 matching funds• projects focused on biopharmaceutical research; reviewed by
HBHL RMC• McGill researchers can apply to 2 different CQDM programs:
• Quantum Leap: • Timelines: LOI due 10 July, full application by invitation• Funding: 40% from HBHL, 60% from CQDM and its industrial partners• Project: 2-3 years; $500,000 to $2,500,000 total budget
• SynergiQc: • Timelines: no LOI stage; full application due July 10; decision in September• Funding: up to 40% from HBHL, 20-40% from CQDM and 20-40% from a private
industrial partner or foundation identified by the researcher, depending on the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the project.
• Project: 1-3 years; $500,000 to $7,500,000 total budget
Neuro-Partnerships ProgramExample: CQDM
• Ronald G. Lafrenière, PhD – Managing Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives
• McGill University | James Administration Building, Suite 201 | 845 Sherbrooke St. W. | Montreal, QC H3A 0G4
• T: 514-398-4443 | C: 438-350-4080 |
• ronald.lafreniere@mcgill.ca
• https://www.mcgill.ca/hbhl/home
Shari BaumAssociate Dean, Research
Research Space Allocation Guidelines
Faculty of MedicineFaculty Council – 7 June 2017
holds a tenure-track or CAS position at the level of Assistant, Associate or (full) Professor
receives grants of more than $10,000 (dry lab) or $25,000 (wet lab) annually (average of past 3 years’ grants and awards with peer review, or contracts);
has published within the last three years; supervises undergraduate, graduate, and/or
postdoctoral trainees.
Basic wet lab unit is the lab bench
Standard bench measure of 5.27 linear metres
Trainee office space excluded
Table 1: Funding Ranges & Associated Bench Allocations
From To Lab
Bench Sides
$ -
$ 25,000 0.00
$ 25,001
$ 150,000 2
$ 150,001
$ 250,000 3
$ 250,001
$ 400,000 4
$ 400,001
$ 600,000 6
$ 600,001
$ 900,000 8
$ 900,001
$ 1,200,000 11
$ 1,200,001
$ 2,000,000 15
$ 2,000,001
$ 3,000,000 18
Basic dry lab unit is lab module
Standard module is 40 sq m
Table 2. Dry Lab Module Funding Ranges
From To Dry Lab Modules
$ - $ 10,000 0.00$ 10,001 $ 100,000 .5$ 100,001 $ 175,000 .75
$ 175,001 $ 250,000
1.00$ 250,001 $ 400,000 1.25$ 400,001 $ 600,000 1.5$ >600,001 2.0
Number of students, postdocs Proportion of funding that may be associated
with large teams Special equipment requirements Shared equipment space is excluded from
allocation New investigators
Applying the algorithm, without adjustments for other factors, yields potential available wet lab space of 100-300 linear metres of bench length (~10-30 benches)
Algorithm to be used primarily to identify outliers, to serve as tool for chairs to address space issues
Chairs/Directors assign and manage space within their units based on the algorithm
No changes should be made for minor adjustments associated with funding fluctuations (e.g., <2 bench lengths or .25 dry lab)
PIs cannot re-assign space to one another Allocations must be reported to Faculty Space
Committee & Building Director’s Office Research Space Allocation Committee must be
consulted in cases of controversy or cross-unit allocations
Oversight of 3 yr review of existing research space allocation
Make recommendations concerning space reallocation, after consultation with relevant PIs, department chairs/directors and Building Director’s Office
Oversight of adjustments that involve multiple units or that are potentially contentious
Review space requirements for large CFI applications
Response to appeals
Vice-Dean, Life Sciences Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs Associate Dean, Research Chair, one of the Basic Science Departments
(nominated by that group – Dr. Annmarie Adams)
Director, one of the Schools (for dry lab issues, as needed)
The Committee reports to the Dean & VP (Health Affairs).
Approved by Basic Science Chairs, School Directors, Deanery Executive
Ensure communication to Faculty (posted on Research website, circulated to Chairs and Directors)
Implement algorithm within McGill systems for future use
David EidelmanVP (Health Affairs) & Dean
State of the Faculty
Year in Review
• New MDCM program rollout completed• Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives awarded
CFREF funding• Tanenbaum Open Science Institute launched• Quebec announces funding for Campus
Outaouais• New School of Population and Global Health
approved• Nursing curriculum revisions approved and
school garners first CRC• Indigenous Health Professions Program
launched
A Few Highlights
• 1st Masters Physiotherapy cohort in Chicoutimi graduates• Interprofessional Education Office launched• Assessment & Evaluation Unit officially launched• Steinberg Centre for Simulation & Interactive Learning
celebrates 10th anniversary• 5 major accreditation visits completed• Faculty’s philanthropic income reaches $21 million, 30%
beyond target• McGill24 breaks record, thanks to faculty, staff & student
engagement (600 donors, $281K)
A Few Highlights
Budget UpdateWhere does it all go?
Conflicts of Interest
• I am not an accountant• I am not a bookkeeper• I was so bad at this sort of thing that my own
father fired me • I am 100% accountable for the finances of the
Faculty of Medicine
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Presentation Objectives
• Understand the broad outlines of revenue and expenditure in the Faculty
• Understand the processes that are used to decide on expenditures
• Understand the way that “soft funds” are used• Understand how Ministry of Education funds
are used in the hospitals
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Frequently Asked Questions
• Where does the money come from?
• Where does the money go?
• Who decides how the money is spent?
• How are the decisions made?
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Where does the money come from?
• Hard Money– 1A budget– Capital budget (restricted)
• Soft Money – Endowments– Charitable donations– Middle East money– Contracts, overhead and other business
• Flow through– Research grants– Education budget for hospitals
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1A Budget
• Our share of the university’s grant from the government
• Primarily driven by enrolment• Governed by the Agreement
– Confidential document– Signed by the Dean and the Provost– Negotiated annually– Semi-transparent
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The Agreement
• Proposal in November, Response in February• Divided into sections:
– Enrolment projections– Fund raising targets– Academic recruitment (Basic Science, Clinical, Schools)– Financial requests, new initiatives
• Pascale’s team– Responsible for proposals related to administrative
issues• Mara’s team
– Responsible for proposals related to faculty hiring
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How do we build our requests?
• Discussions with Chairs and Directors regarding professorial and administrative staff
• Integrate programs as they are approved by the Provost’s Office (e.g., new graduate programs)
• Make requests for new academic programs• Make requests for correction of budgetary
anomalies
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How does the Provost respond?
• Tries to balance increased demands with available revenue and resources
• We do not work on a zero-based budget model– there is redistribution both between faculties and
within faculties
• Attempts to promote the overall strategic vision of the university
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What about this year?
Wins
• Forgiveness ($3.6M) and Freeze on repayment of Genome loan for 3 years
• Rentals now assumed by Provost (>$1M)
• New hires in Nursing• IHP Program
Losses
• No relief for educational administrative costs
• Low support of new initiatives
• Computational Medicine initiative to go in next year
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Soft Money
• Refers to the overall availability of funds from sources that are not completely guaranteed by government grants
• Some is discretionary, most is not• Critical to the survival and success of the
Faculty and the university• We have been living off this money for the last
few years – reserves are drying up
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Endowment Funds
• Currently the Faculty of Medicine has about $400M in endowments, generating ~$17M per year
• Most is designated to specific use:– Chairs– Fellowships and Studentships– Targeted endowments
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Charitable Donations
• Generally get ~$15M in donations per year• Mainly designated funds similar to
endowments• Even “undesignated funds” tend to come with
restrictions: e.g. medical research
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Middle East Money
• Currently get ~$18M per year after deducting the direct expenses of running the program– Direct support of postgraduate medicine– Direct support of educational and administrative initiatives
• Evaluation and Assessment• UGME/PGME administration• Simulation Centre• Global Health• AECs
– Direct support of major research initiatives, including the SRP
– Matching funds for major donations/grants
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Contracts, overhead, etc.
• Variable amount of money
• Overhead from research $1M– All departments get a portion of overhead back
• Unless otherwise designated, goes to “Dean’s Discretionary Fund”
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Dean’s Discretionary Fund?
• Lavish lunches• Limousine travel• Vacations in exotic locales• Expensive art• Mining futures• Decanal “posse”• Gifts to loyal supporters• None of the above…
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Examples of “Undesignated Funds”
• Unfunded core operating expenses $8M– At least $3M should be on the 1A– $2M is AECs
• Educational expenses $6M– PGME $3M direct funding
• Tenure-track agreement $1.94M• Rossy Cancer Network $568K• MNI related $4M• Ludmer Centre $750K• Research varia $2.4M
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Who gets to decide?• Operational decisions are made in consultation
with the Dean’s Operations Committee (DOC):– Dean– Vice-Deans
• Health Affairs• Academic Affairs• Life Sciences• Education
– Executive Director• Decisions are by consensus
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Project RenaissanceUpdate and Next Steps
5 Areas of Focus• Education• Research• Academic Affairs• Health Affairs:
– Montreal Island (June 19 meeting)– Campus Outaouais
• Governance, Space & Administration
Maude Abbott PrizeProf. Srividya Iyer
Haile T. Debas Prize Dr. Robert Carlin
Rosemary Wedderburn Prize Prof. Nicole Yee-Key Li-Jessen
Canada Research Chairs (May 2017)Prof. Ahmad Haidar, Tier 2 – Artificial Pancreas Systems
Prof. Dennis Jensen, Tier 2 - Clinical Exercise and Respiratory PhysiologyProf. Bartha Maria Knoppers, Tier 1 Renewal – Law and Medicine
Prof. Nicole Yee-Key Li-Jessen, Tier 2 – Personalized Medicine of Voice DisordersDr. Ashok K. Malla, Tier 1 Renewal – Early Psychosis & Early Intervention in Youth Mental
HealthProf. Alexandre Orthwein, Tier 2 – Genome Stability and Haematological Malignancies
Prof. Ian R. Watson, Tier 2 - Functional Genomics of Melanoma
Kudos
McGill University Medal for Exceptional Academic AchievementProf. Brenda Milner
Osler Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Faculty of Medicine Prof. Fraser Moore
Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging ResearchersProf. Srividya Iyer
Canadian Association for Medical Education’s Meridith Marks New Educator AwardProf. Meredith Young
Canadian Association for Medical Education’s Wooster Family Grant in Medical Education Dr. Robert Sternszus
Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences New Investigator AwardProf. Martin Schmeing
Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit AwardsDr. Sarkis Meterissian
Dr. Laurie Plotnick Prof. David Ragsdale
Kudos
McGill Award for Equity and Community Building (Academic Staff Category)Prof. Liliane Asseraf-Pasin & Prof. Hiba Zafran
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s President’s Medal for Media in ArchitectureProf. Annmarie Adams
Officer of the French National Order of Merit Prof. Brigitte Kieffer
Graham Boeckh Foundation’s Dr. Samarthji Lal Award for Mental Health ResearchDr. Gabriella Gobbi
Quebec Medical Association Awards of Excellence (Prestige Award) Dr. Guy-Paul Gagné
Quebec Medical Association Awards of Excellence (Emerging Professional Award)Dr. Ji Wei Yang
Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians Lifetime Achievement AwardDr. Bernard Lapointe
Karen Campbell Award for Research Excellence Prof. Patricia Tonin
Kudos
Member-in-Training Outstanding Poster Award (Lens subspecialty category)Dr. Jade Lasiste
Ingram School of Nursing F. Moyra Allen PrizeAlex Magdzinski
Ingram School of Nursing Barbara Ann Altshuler PrizePeter Maklan
MD Financial Management Student Leadership Award Xin Mei Liu
McGill Scarlet Key AwardAdamo Donovan
Xin Mei LiuAli MohammedColin Ratcliffe
Ellen Zhou
Kudos toOur Students
McGill’s second annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) winners Kashif Khan (1st), Necola Guerrina (2nd) & Nicholas Zelt (3rd)
People’s Choice AwardLaura-Joy Boulo
Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles Award, Fonds Santé (April)Simon Papillon-Cavanagh
Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles Award, Fonds Santé (March)Said Izreig
Congratulations to all.
Kudos toOur Students
Congratulations
Open Discussion/Town Hall
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