Prévost Jantchou

Prévost Jantchou is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Montreal's Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. He is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital and leads the JantchouLab, focusing on clinical and translational research in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). His research emphasizes epidemiology, environmental risk factors (e.g., vitamin D, perinatal exposures), and quality of care evaluation in pediatric IBD. He has secured grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Fondation INSPIRE, and others.

Affiliations: Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Fondation INSPIRE (Board Chair), Canadian Children IBD Network.

Education: MD, PhD, MBA (details not explicitly stated but implied through academic roles).

Research Interests: IBD epidemiology, environmental determinants of IBD, quality of pediatric gastrointestinal care, transition of adolescents with IBD to adult healthcare.

Key Achievements:

• 2024 Member of the Royal Society of Canada College.
• Pioneer in clinical trials evaluating high-dose vitamin D in pediatric Crohn's disease.
• Lead over 5 major grants totaling CAD millions in funding.

Grants & Projects:

• 2018-2022: Studying IBD Etiology via Life-Course Approach (IRSC-funded).
• 2014-2018: Vitamin D's Role in Pediatric Crohn's Prevention (FRQS-funded).

Labs/Teams: JantchouLab at Sainte-Justine Research Center, specializing in clinical-epidemiological IBD research.