Media advisory: New research chair in urology announcement

McGill University and its Division of Urology are inviting media representatives to attend the announcement of a $1-million gift towards the creation of a new research chair in urology.

The creation of the Chair will be formally announced at the event by:

• Dr. Samuel Benaroya, Interim Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) & Dean of McGill's Faculty of Medicine
• Dr. Armen Aprikian, Head, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill and Urologist-in-chief, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
• Dr. Yosh Taguchi, Associate Professor, Urology
• Mr. Lucien Rémillard, President and CEO, RCI Environnement and philanthropist

The new Chair, to be established at McGill and based at one of the MUHC hospitals, will result in the academic appointment of a world-class scholar in the field of urology and oncology.

WHAT: New research Chair in Urology Announcement

WHEN: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: Holmes Hall - Faculty of Medicine, 3605 de la Montagne

To attend, please RSVP to:

allison.j.flynn [at] mcgill.ca">Allison Flynn, Media Relations,