Dr Julie Bruneau holds the Canada Research Chair in Addiction Medicine, is Professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at Université de Montréal and clinical scientist at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) research center. She is the scientific director of the Quebec node of the Canadian Research Initiative on Drug Misuse.

Dr. Bruneau is recognized nationally and internationally for her studies on the prevention of HIV, HCV and other drug-related harms among people who use drugs, and for her research and clinical involvement to address inequities in quality care for people who use drugs.