Dr. Marie Josée Hébert

Professor

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Biography

Marie-Josée Hébert earned a specialized degree in nephrology from the Université de Montréal, followed by postdoctoral studies at Harvard. She is a researcher nephrologist and transplant physician at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), a professor in the Faculty of Medicine, and holds the Shire Chair in Renal Transplantation and Regeneration. Hébert is the co-director of the Canadian National Transplant Research Program and has founded numerous interdisciplinary research groups. Her work has enabled the discovery of new mechanisms involved in the rejection of transplanted organs. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to kidney disease research, she received the Dr. John B. Dossetor Award from the Kidney Foundation of Canada in 2015. Hébert has also won various accolades such as the Médaille d’excellence in research from the Canadian Kidney Foundation in 2016 and the Prix d’excellence from CRCHUM in the same year. In 2017, she was recognized as the Personality of the Year in the Science category by La Presse.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Montreal

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
  • Official transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2 level)
  • CV/Resume
  • Two letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Most programs require French B2 level; specific departments may require C1 or C2.