Updated: Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:45

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Dr. Lorraine Chalifour

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine

Dr. Lorraine Chalifour
Contact Information
Address: 

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Jewish General Hospital
3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road,
Montreal, Qc, H3T 1E2

Phone: 
(514) 340-8222 ext. 24295
Email address: 
lorraine.chalifour [at] mcgill.ca
Current research: 

Cardiovascular Toxicology

Projects: 

1. Impact of bisphenol A as a model estrogenic disruptor on remodeling and survival post-myocardial infarction.
2. Changes in the epigenome in the heart as a consequence of long term exposure to estrogenic endocrine disruptors such as bisphenol A.
3. Cardiac fibroblast to myofibroblast transition in the presence of endocrine disruptor exposure in vitro and in vivo.

Selected publications: 
Research areas: 
Cardiovascular diseases
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