Dr. François Paul Bernier
Positions
Director
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Owerko Centre
Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Research
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Cenovus Energy Chair in Child and Maternal Health
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
One Child Every Child Project Lead
University of Calgary
One Child Every Child Precision Health and Wellness Co-lead
University of Calgary
One Child Every Child Comprehensive Data Co-lead
University of Calgary
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Background
Educational Background
B.S. Medicine, University of Manitoba, 1991
B.S. Medicine, University of Manitoba, 1989
Doctor of Medicine Medicine, University of Manitoba, 1993
Biography
Dr. François Bernier is the director of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute at the Cumming School of Medicine at UCalgary. He is a professor in the departments of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, a medical geneticist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and the Project Lead of One Child Every Child. He co-authored the One Child Every Child Scientific Strategy and co-leads the One Child Every Child Precision Health and Wellness theme, and Comprehensive Data accelerator.
As chair of the Canadian Rare Disease Network, Bernier is stewarding Canada’s first rare disease cross-disciplinary network, uniting Canada’s leading clinical, scientific and patient expertise to address the challenges faced by children and adults affected by rare diseases. Dr. Bernier is a co-principal investigator for Care for Rare Canada, a research consortium that studies over 1,000 rare disorders. This multifaceted program has established a national genomic data sharing platform (Genomics4RD) for over 1,000 patients.
Research
Areas of Research
I have an ongoing interest in the clinical and molecular delineation of a novel autosomal recessive disorder (dilated cardiomyopathy, cerebellar ataxia and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria) which I described in our Hutterite population. Recent work has also focused on the genetics on childhood neurodevelopmental disorders including developmental coordination disorder and autism. A large prospective cohort study of women and children is being established to explore the relationship between maternal environment and nutrition on maternal and child mental health as well as neonatal and infant health including congenital anomalies. The establishment of the cohort as well as a biobank will provide ample opportunities to explore the relationship between the maternal environment and genes.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Awards
- award, 2014
- award, 2013
- award, 2004
- Gold Star Letter - Lecturer - Principles for Medicine Course, 2004
- Gold Star Letter - Lecturer - Reproductive System Course, 2004
- Gold Star Letter, Small group preceptor - Principles for Medicine Course, 2004
- award, 2001
- award, 1998
Publications
In the News
- Precision health leader to transform child research impact. UToday. (2024)
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