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The Cirris has one of the three exoskeletons combined with electrical stimulation that are in service in the world for research

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Are you interested in rehabilitation research? Would you like to contribute? Are you or a loved one living with a disability and would like to participate in the development of solutions that promote the social integration of people sharing a reality similar to yours? Cirris research is carried out in close collaboration with people from all walks of life. Find out here about research projects in which you could participate, whether or not you have a disability.

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Welcome to the Cirris

The Cirris has the mission to develop and mobilize the knowledge that enables social participation of people with disabilities. Driven by a profound culture of interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration, this mission is kept up to date through the training of students from various disciplines as well as through the research that is done in close collaboration with disabled people and community partners, various levels of government, healthcare and social services, and the industry.

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News

Carol L. Richards named Emeritus Researcher at Cirris

Throughout her exceptional career, Ms. Richards has demonstrated a strong commitment to the advancement of rehabilitation research.

FRQNT STRATEGIA grant awarded to Cirris team

The team will receive financial support worth a total of $1,125,000 over 3 years for their MAIN project: Myo-prosthesis with Interactive Learning and Neuro-Reinforcement.

Catherine Mercier awarded Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Rehabilitation and Pain

Tier 1 Chairs are intended for outstanding researchers recognized by their peers as world leaders in their field.

Discover our Members

The Cirris has more than 70 researchers from three Quebec universities and eight different faculties

MEET OUR RESEARCHERS

Nicholas Chrestian, MD

Neurogenetics, genetics, rare diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, neurological diseases, neuromuscular diseases

Élise Duchesne, pht, Ph.D.

Rare diseases, rehabilitation, skeletal muscle, biobanking, translational research, physiology, pathophysiological mechanisms
Pierre Langevin

Pierre Langevin, Ph.D.

Cou, système vestibulaire, système oculaire, commotion cérébrale, lombalgie, cervicalgie
Marie-Michèle Dufour

Marie-Michèle Dufour, Ph.D., ps.éd.

Autisme, déficience intellectuelle, approches positives en prévention-intervention-réadaptation, santé mentale au travail, troubles anxieux, biologie du stress, intervention comportementale, analyse appliquée du comportement, trouble de stress post-traumatique
Would you like to support research? You can do it via the Fondation Élan.