Full professor
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
Faculty of Medicine

Mélanie Lemire is a Full Professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at Université Laval and a researcher in Population Health and Optimal Health Practices at the CHU de Québec and at the Institute of Integrative and Systems Biology (IBIS). She is the designated expert for Canada on the Human Health Assessment Group of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (HHAG-AMAP) and the Effectiveness Evaluation Committee of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Her projects put forward transdisciplinary, intersectoral, and participatory approaches, and focus on the study of environmental contaminants, ocean changes, and nutrition in relation to the health of Indigenous and coastal populations. She co-founded the Mange ton Saint-Laurent Collective. Her results are used to inform decisions, the development of decision support tools, and the implementation of programs and policies at the local, federal, and international levels.

My projects are dedicated to finding solutions for a more equitable, sustainable and healthy planet.