Institute For Medical Research, Israel-Canada

The first and founding IMRIC chair was Professor Eitan Yefenof, who oversaw the establishment of the institute and shaped its vision and scope.

IMRIC is supported in part by the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU)[2] through the establishment of scholarships and research funding.

In addition, the CFHU aids in creating key collaborative medical research partnerships between Canada and Israel, such as the Alex U. Soyka Pancreatic Cancer Research Project,[3][4][5] the Grafstein Network for Cancer Research[6] the Canada-Israel International Fetal Alcohol Consortium[7][8] and the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Cancer Genomic and Immunotherapy Program.

IMRIC is also the largest educational institute in Israel for graduate studies in Medical Sciences.

[12] Research Hubs gather together scientists and clinicians focusing on a specific subject or disease, integrating various scientific and medical disciplines.