Bartha Maria Knoppers , OC OQ (born May 26, 1951) is a Canadian law Professor and an expert on the ethical aspects of genetics , genomics and biotechnology .
60-920: Bartha is a Hungarian name. People with the name include: Given name [ edit ] Bartha Knoppers (born 1951), Canadian lawyer Bartha van Crimpen (1754–1818), Dutch patriot Surname [ edit ] Albert Bartha (1877–1960), Hungarian military officer and politician Andrea Bartha , Hungarian visual artist, set and costume designer Aranka Szabó-Bartha (1926–2018), Hungarian sprinter Ferenc Bartha (1943–2012), Hungarian economist Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha (born c. 1904–1905), Hungarian long-distance motorcycle riders John Bartha (1915–1991), Hungarian film actor Justin Bartha (born 1978), American actor Károly Bartha (1884–1964), Hungarian military officer and politician Károly Bartha (swimmer) (1907–1991), Hungarian swimmer who competed in
120-540: A Bachelor of Arts (French and English Literature) from McMaster University (1972), a Master of Arts degree in comparative literature from the University of Alberta (1974), Bachelor of Common Law (1978) and Civil Law (1981) degrees from McGill University , where she was selected as an Executive Editor for the McGill Law Journal , a Diploma of Advanced Studies from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1979),
180-589: A Diploma of Legal Studies from University of Cambridge (1981), and a Doctorate of Laws from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1985). In addition, she became a member of the Quebec Bar (1985). She was a professor at the Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (1985-2009), a Full Professor at the Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , McGill University (2009-2024), and
240-813: A Roll of Honour plaque on the wall at the right of the stairs to the Court of Honour in Roger-Gaudry Pavillon was dedicated to alumni of the school who died in while in the Canadian military during the Second World War. In November 1963, a memorial plaque was dedicated to the memory of those members of the Université de Montréal who served in the Armed Forces during the First and Second World Wars and Korea. The Mont-Royal campus
300-515: A lack of funding for two major reasons: the relative poverty of the French Canadian population and the complications ensuing from its being managed remotely, from Quebec City. The downtown campus was hit by three different fires between 1919 and 1921, further complicating the university's already precarious finances and forcing it to spend much of its resources on repairing its own infrastructure. By 1930, enough funds had been accumulated to start
360-523: A nuclear reactor, notably by conducting various heavy water experiments. The research was part of the larger Manhattan Project , which aimed to develop the first atomic bomb . Scientists working on the school's campus eventually produced the first atomic battery to work outside of the United States. One of the participating Québec scientists, Pierre Demers, also discovered a series of radioactive elements issued from Neptunium . Université de Montréal
420-518: A number of news media outlets. The Quartier Libre is the school's main student newspaper. CISM-FM is an independently owned radio station of the students of the Université de Montréal and operated by the student union. The radio station dates back to 1970; it received a permit from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on 10 July 1990 to transmit on an FM band. On 14 March 1991, CISM's broadcasting antenna
480-513: A number of rankings that evaluated the employment prospects of graduates. In QS's 2022 graduate employability ranking, the university ranked 191–200 in the world, and eighth in Canada. In the Times Higher Education's 2022 global employability ranking, the university's graduate business school, HEC Montréal, placed 63rd in the world, and fourth in Canada. Université de Montréal is a member of
540-420: A provincial charter in 1920. University of Montreal moved from Montreal's Quartier Latin to its present location at Mount Royal in 1942. It was made a secular institution with the passing of another provincial charter in 1967. The school is co-educational, and has 34,335 undergraduate and 11,925 post-graduate students (excluding affiliated schools). Alumni and former students reside across Canada and around
600-399: A public institution, dedicated to higher learning and research, with students and teachers having the right to participate in the school's administration. In 1965, the appointment of the university's first secular rector, Roger Gaudry , paved the way for modernization. The school established its first adult-education degree program offered by a French Canadian university in 1968. That year
660-401: A rifle entered the École Polytechnique building, killing 14 people, all of whom were women, before taking his own life. Since 2002, the university has embarked on its largest construction project since the late 1960s, with the construction of five new buildings planned for advanced research in pharmacology, engineering, aerospace, cancer studies and biotechnology. The university's main campus
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#1732858277882720-524: A sponsored research income of $ 33,900. Université de Montréal research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which uses citation analysis to evaluate the impact a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked the university 104th in the world, and fifth in Canada. The University Ranking by Academic Performance 2018–19 rankings placed
780-681: A student's citizenship, they may be eligible for financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance program, administered by the provincial Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports , and/or the Canada Student Loans and Grants through the federal and provincial governments. The university's Office of Financial Aid acts as intermediaries between the students and the Quebec government for all matters relating to financial assistance programs. The financial aid provided may come in
840-571: Is a French-language public research university in Montreal , Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on Mount Royal near the Outremont Summit (also called Mount Murray), in the borough of Outremont . The institution comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools:
900-745: Is an Associate Member of the Faculty of Law (2011) and the Biomedical Ethics Unit (2013). She retired in 2024 and was named Distinguished James McGill Professor Emerita. She is also the Founding Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University (2009-2024), and the Founder and Chair of Public Population Project in Genomics (P G) Consortium and CARTaGENE , Quebec (2007-2019). Prof. Knoppers held
960-554: Is located on the northern slope of Mount Royal in the Outremont and Côte-des-Neiges boroughs. Its landmark Pavilion Roger-Gaudry (named for former rector Roger Gaudry )—known until 2003 as Pavillon principal —can be seen from around the campus and is known for its imposing tower. It is built mainly in the Art Deco style with some elements of International style and was designed by noted architect Ernest Cormier . On 14 September 1954,
1020-604: Is served by the Côte-des-Neiges , Université-de-Montréal , and Édouard-Montpetit metro stations. The J.-Armand-Bombardier Incubator is among buildings jointly erected by the Université de Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal . The incubator is part on the main campus of Université de Montréal and was built in the fall of 2004 with the aim of helping R&D-intensive startup companies by providing complete infrastructures at advantageous conditions. The environment helps promote collaboration between industries and academics while encouraging Quebec entrepreneurship . Since its creation
1080-677: Is the lead author of the Stem Cell Charter (2010) and co-edited the Routledge Handbook of Medical Law and Ethics (2014). Her work has been featured in various peer-reviewed academic journals, such as SCIENCE , Nature , BMJ Open , Frontiers in Genetics , to name a few. In 2002, Prof. Knoppers was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "a world authority on the ethical aspects of genetics, genomics and biotechnology". She
1140-734: The COVID-19 pandemic , she participated as a member of the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force convened by the National Research Council Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada . In 2020, she was appointed to the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing. Prof. Knoppers has published over 565 peer-reviewed articles, over 117 book chapters and 38 books. She
1200-785: The Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine from 2001-2024. This involved analyzing and developing national and international policies, laws and guidelines in the field of genomics. She is Co-Founder and a Board Member of the Board of Directors of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) (2022-) and Co-Chair of the Governance Ethics Working Group for the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) (2018-2024). Previously, Prof. Knoppers
1260-624: The Fédération des associations étudiantes du campus de l'Université de Montréal (FAÉCUM), which represents all full-time undergraduate and graduate students, and the Association Étudiante de la Maîtrise et du Doctorat de HEC Montréal (AEMD), which defends the interests of those enrolled in HEC Montréal. FAÉCUM traces its lineage back to 1989, when the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ)
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#17328582778821320-518: The Lionel-Groulx and 3200 Jean-Brillant buildings were inaugurated, the former being named after Quebec nationalist Lionel Groulx . The following year, the Louis Collin parking garage—which won a Governor General's medal for its architecture in 1970—was erected. An important event that marked the university's history was the École Polytechnique massacre . On 6 December 1989, a gunman armed with
1380-540: The Polytechnique Montréal (School of Engineering; formerly the École polytechnique de Montréal) and HEC Montréal (School of Business). It offers more than 650 undergraduate programmes and graduate programmes, including 71 doctoral programmes. The university was founded as a satellite campus of the Université Laval in 1878. It became an independent institution after it was issued a papal charter in 1919 and
1440-739: The Royal Society of Canada ’s Academy of Social Sciences (2017), and the Galton Institute (2017). She is a Senior Fellow for the PHG Foundation, University of Cambridge , UK (2019), and gave the Baron de Lancey Lecture in 2022. Prof. Knoppers has received numerous awards for her academic achievements. Her most recent recognitions include the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research (2019),
1500-499: The U15 , a group that represents 15 Canadian research universities. The university includes 465 research units and departments. In 2018, Research Infosource ranked the university third in their list of top 50 research universities; with a sponsored research income (external sources of funding) of $ 536.238 million in 2017. In the same year, the university's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $ 271,000, while its graduates averaged
1560-701: The United Technologies Corporation , and Pierre Karl Péladeau , former president and CEO of Quebecor . A number of students have also gained prominence for their research and work in a number of scientific fields. Roger Guillemin , a graduate of the university, would later be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with neurohormones . Alumnus Ishfaq Ahmad would also gain prominence for his work with Pakistan's nuclear weapon's program . Jocelyn Faubert , known for his work in
1620-717: The University of British Columbia (2024). She was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2002), and is a Fellow of the Hastings Center (2000-2002), an independent bioethics research institution. In addition, Prof. Knoppers is a member of the AAAS' Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility since 2019, and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) (2005),
1680-485: The 1924 Summer Olympics László Bartha (disambiguation) , multiple people Rezső von Bartha (1912–2001), Hungarian fencer and modern pentathlete Richard Bartha , Hungarian-born American microbiologist See also [ edit ] Baingan bharta [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
1740-537: The CEPSUM, which hosts the university's football team, can seat around 5,100 people. The university has an extensive alumni network, with more than 300,000 members. Throughout the university's history, faculty, alumni, and former students have played prominent roles in a number of fields. Several prominent business leaders have graduated from the university. Graduates include Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien , founder and CEO of Telemedia , Louis R. Chênevert , chairman and CEO of
1800-704: The Faculty of Social Sciences was founded in 1920 by Édouard Montpetit , the first laic to lead a faculty. He thereafter was named secretary-general, a role he fulfilled until 1950. From 1876 to 1895, most classes took place in the Grand séminaire de Montréal . From 1895 to 1942, the school was housed in a building at the intersection of Saint-Denis and Sainte-Catherine streets in Montreal's eastern downtown Quartier Latin . Unlike English-language universities in Montréal, such as McGill University , Université de Montréal suffered
1860-568: The Faculty of Theology (located at the Grand séminaire de Montréal ), the Faculty of Law (hosted by the Society of Saint-Sulpice ), and the Faculty of Medicine (at the Château Ramezay ). Graduate training based on German-inspired American models of specialized coursework and completion of a research thesis was introduced and adopted. Most of Québec's secondary education establishments employed classic course methods of varying quality. This forced
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1920-622: The Incubator has hosted more than fifteen companies, mainly in the biomedical field, in the field of polymer/surface treatment, in optics/photonics (like Photon etc. ) and in IT security (like ESET ). The Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine are the two teaching hospital networks of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine , although
1980-540: The MIL campus. The university's master plan includes the construction of new institutional spaces in the borough of Outremont, Montreal. The campus accessible by two metro stations (Outremont and Acadie), will include teaching and research rooms. The premises are built in accordance with LEED eco-certification. The MIL campus (which derives its name from "Milieu", which means middle in French ) has been under construction since 2016. At
2040-562: The Till and McCulloch Award for international policy (2020), and the Canadian Bioethics Society Lifetime Achievement award (2021) in recognition of her significant contributions to healthcare ethics through her scholarship and leadership. Universit%C3%A9 de Montr%C3%A9al The University of Montreal ( French : Université de Montréal ; UdeM ; French pronunciation: [ynivɛʁsite də mɔ̃ʁeal] )
2100-478: The borough. More recently, these organizations claimed that the arrival of the campus has encouraged a significant increase in evictions and rental prices in Parc-Extension. Researchers from three Montreal universities – McGill University, Concordia University and Université du Quebec à Montreal – implemented the Parc-Extension anti-eviction mapping project in 2019, in collaboration with CAPE. A report documenting
2160-668: The centre of the campus lies the Science Complex, which opened in 2019. The opening of the MIL Campus generated controversy and attracted criticism from various community organizations in Parc-Extension, one of the poorest boroughs in Montreal. In the fall of 2019, the opening of the campus was disrupted by the Parc-Extension Action Committee (CAPE) to denounce the increasing number of tenants who are evicted from their apartments to make more units available for students in
2220-401: The commissioning of the six-storey Cité du Savoir complex. The Mauricie campus in the city of Trois-Rivières is known for its association with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and as a satellite campus for the university's faculty of medicine. To solve the problem of lack of space on its main campus, the university is also planning to open a new campus in Outremont , known as
2280-481: The construction of a new campus on the northwest slope of Mount Royal , adopting new plans designed by Ernest Cormier . However, the financial crisis of the 1930s virtually suspended all ongoing construction. Many speculated that the university would have to sell off its unfinished building projects to ensure its own survival. Not until 1939 did the provincial government directly intervene by injecting public funds. The campus's construction subsequently resumed and
2340-462: The construction of student residences from the master plan of the new campus. The Université de Montréal is a publicly funded research university and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada . Undergraduate students make up the majority of the university community, accounting for 74 per cent of the university student body, whereas graduate students account for 24 per cent of
2400-661: The fields of visual perception, is currently a faculty member of the university. Gilles Brassard , best known for his fundamental work in quantum cryptography , quantum teleportation , quantum entanglement distillation, quantum pseudo-telepathy , and the classical simulation of quantum entanglement. Ian Goodfellow is a thought leader in the field of artificial intelligence. Many former students have gained local and national prominence for serving in government, including Former Supreme Court of Canada Judge and UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour . Michaëlle Jean served as Governor General of Canada and as Secretary-General of
2460-460: The form of loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships fellowships and work programs. Université de Montréal has consistently been ranked in a number of university rankings. In the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities , the university ranked 101–150 in the world and sixth in Canada. The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 116th in the world and fifth in Canada. The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed
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2520-612: The gentrification of Parc-Extension was published in June 2020 by the Parc-Extension anti-eviction mapping project and the CAPE. The authors conclude that the average rent for two-bedroom apartment ads between February and May 2020 was almost twice the estimates made by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in October 2019. Organizations have also criticized the Université de Montréal for excluding
2580-518: The institution's educational facilities, such as those of the Séminaire de Québec and the Faculty of Medicine (founded as the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery), had already been established in Montréal in 1876 and 1843, respectively. The Vatican granted the university some administrative autonomy in 1889, thus allowing it to choose its own professors and license its own diplomas. However, it
2640-470: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bartha&oldid=1215433583 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hungarian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bartha Knoppers Born in Hilversum , Netherlands , she received
2700-534: The latter is also affiliated with other medical institutions such as the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute , Hôpital Sacré-Coeur and Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont . A plaque dedicated to the personnel of the "Hôpital Général Canadien No. 6 ( Université Laval de Montréal)" from 1916 to 1920 was donated by Mr. Louis de Gonzague Beaubien in 1939. Apart from its main Mont-Royal campus,
2760-561: The mountain campus was officially inaugurated on 3 June 1943. The Côte-des-Neiges site includes property expropriated from a residential development along Decelles Avenue, known as Northmount Heights. The university's former downtown facilities would later serve as Montreal's second francophone university, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). In 1943, the university assisted the Western Allies by providing laboratory accommodations on its campus. Scientists there worked to develop
2820-449: The student body. The university presently has 66,768 students (including students from affiliated institutions HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal ). More than 9,500 university students are international students, while another 8,000 are considered permanent residents of Canada . From the 1 June 2010 to the 31 May 2011, the university conferred 7,012 bachelor's degrees, 461 doctoral degrees, and 3,893 master's degrees. Depending on
2880-488: The university 111th in the world, and fifth in Canada. In U.S. News & World Report 2022–23 global university rankings, the university placed 156th in its world rankings, and sixth in Canada. In Maclean's 2023 Canadian university rankings, the university was ranked 10th in their Medical-Doctoral university category. The university was ranked in spite of having opted out from participation in Maclean's graduate survey since 2006. Université de Montréal also placed in
2940-481: The university 99th in the world, and fifth in Canada. Since 2017, Université de Montréal has partnered with the McGill University on Mila (research institute) , a community of professors, students, industrial partners and startups working in AI, with over 500 researchers making the institute the world's largest academic research center in deep learning. The institute was originally founded in 1993 by Professor Yoshua Bengio . The school's two main student unions are
3000-424: The university also maintains five regional facilities in Terrebonne , Laval , Longueuil , Saint-Hyacinthe and Mauricie . The campus in Laval, just north of Montréal, was opened in 2006. It is Laval's first university campus and is located in the area near the Montmorency metro station and opposite to Collège Montmorency . In October 2009, the university announced an expansion of its Laval satellite campus with
3060-423: The university dates back to 1922. The university's athletic facilities is open to both its varsity teams and students. The largest sports facility is the Centre d'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université de Montréal (CEPSUM), which is also home to all of the Carabin's varsity teams. The CEPSUM's building was built in 1976 in preparation for the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montréal. The outdoor stadium of
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#17328582778823120-441: The university to open a preparatory school in 1887 to harmonize the education level of its students. Named the "Faculty of Arts", this school would remain in use until 1972 and was the predecessor of Québec's current CEGEP system. Two distinct schools eventually became affiliated to the university. The first was the École Polytechnique , a school of engineering, which was founded in 1873 and became affiliated in 1887. The second
3180-427: The world, with notable alumni serving as government officials, academics, and business leaders. The Université de Montréal was founded in 1878 as a new branch of Université Laval from Quebec City. It was then known as the Université Laval à Montréal. The move initially went against the wishes of the Bishop of Montréal , Édouard-Charles Fabre , who advocated an independent university in his city. Certain parts of
3240-423: Was also made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2012), and a Commander of the Order of Montréal (2016). She holds five Doctorate Honoris Causa: Doctor of Laws from the University of Waterloo (2001); Doctor of Medicine from the University of Paris V – René Descartes (2002); Doctor of Laws from McMaster University (2007); Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta (2008); and Doctor of Laws from
3300-648: Was boosted to 10 000 watts. With a broadcasting radius of 70 km, CISM is now the world's largest French-language university radio station. The CFTU-DT television station also receives technical and administrative support from the student body. Université de Montréal's sports teams are known as the Carabins . The Carabins participate in the U Sports ' Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) conference for most varsity sports. Varsity teams include rugby, badminton, Canadian football, cheerleading, golf, hockey, swimming, alpine skiing, soccer, tennis, track and field, cross-country, and volleyball. The athletics program at
3360-489: Was founded, and is currently the largest student organization in Québec. Accredited organizations and clubs on campus cover a wide range of interests ranging from academics to cultural, religion and social issues. FAÉCUM is currently associated with 82 student organizations and clubs. Four fraternities and sororities are recognized by the university's student union: Sigma Thêta Pi , Nu Delta Mu, Zeta Lambda Zeta, and Eta Psi Delta. The university's student population operates
3420-401: Was issued its second provincial charter in 1950. A new government policy of higher education during the 1960s (following the Quiet Revolution ) came in response to popular pressure and the belief that higher education was key to social justice and economic productivity. The policy led to the school's third provincial charter, which was passed in 1967. It defined the Université de Montréal as
3480-476: Was not until 8 May 1919 that a papal charter from Pope Benedict XV granted full autonomy to the university. It thus became an independent Catholic university and adopted Université de Montréal as its name. Université de Montréal was granted its first provincial charter on 14 February 1920. At the time of its creation, fewer than a hundred students were admitted to the university's three faculties, which at that time were located in Old Montreal . These were
3540-440: Was the École des Hautes Études Commerciales , or HEC (a business school), which was founded in 1907 and became part of the university in 1915. In 1907, Université de Montréal opened the first francophone school of architecture in Canada at the École Polytechnique. Between 1920 and 1925, seven new faculties were added: Philosophy, Literature, Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Surgery, Pharmacy, and Social Sciences. Notably,
3600-454: Was the Chair of the Ethics and Policy Committee of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) (2009-2017), the Chair of the International Ethics Committee of the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) (2012-2016), and the Chair of the Ethics Working Group of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2016-2021). She was also a member of the Drafting Group for the Recommendation of the OECD Council on Health and Data Governance (2015-2016). During
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