The CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre is a leading mother-child research institution affiliated with Université de Montréal. It boasts a team of >1,200 individuals, made up of >210 researchers (including >110 clinicians) and 450 graduate and postgraduate students in a variety of areas of expertise. Driven by a passion for excellence, we are committed to making Quebec into a place where the health of mothers-to-be, children and youth ranks among the best in the world. With this in mind, we are intent on advancing knowledge and applying new research findings in order to translate discoveries into more efficient and less invasive methods and devices aimed at disease prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and long-term follow-up starting at conception and continuing throughout the journey to adulthood. The Centre is part of Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre (CHU Sainte-Justine), which is the largest mother-child center in Canada.