Institute Advisory Board Members

(September 2005 - August 2006)


Paul R. Goodyer

Paul R. Goodyer, MD (Chair)
Professor, Pediatrics and Human Genetics,
Montreal Children's Hospital
Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology,
McGill University Health Centre

Dr. Laurie Anderson
Health Scientist
US Centres for Disease Control
& Prevention
Lise Dubois
Lise Dubois, DtP, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine
University of Ottawa
Dr. Robert Haché
Vice-Dean of Research
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
Ottawa Health Research Institute
John Harnett


John Harnett
, MD

Professor, Medicine (Nephrology),
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Co-Chair, Research Council, Kidney Foundation of Canada

Murray Huff Murray Huff, PhD
Scientist / Director, Vascular Biology Research Group
University of Western Ontario / Robarts Research Institute
Janet Hux Janet Hux, MD, SM, FRCP (C)
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Staff Physician, general internal medicine, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Naana Afua Jumah Naana Afua Jumah
Medical Student
Harvard Medical School
Harriet Kuhnlein Harriet Kuhnlein, MD, PhD
Professor, Human Nutrition, McGill University
Chair, International Union of Nutritional Sciences' Task Force
on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Nutrition
Jon Meddings Jon Meddings, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor, Medicine, University of Calgary
University and Regional Divisional Head,
Gastroenterology, Calgary
Douglas G. Philp

Douglas G. Philp
Lay represnetative
Senior Consultant, IBM Business Consulting Services

Kim Raine Kim Raine, PhD, RD
Director/Professor, Centre for Health Promotion Studies,
University of Alberta
Professor, Department of Agricultural,
Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Eve Roberts

Eve Roberts, MD, FRCP(C)
Senior Scientist/Gastroenterologist,
The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute
Professor, Pediatrics, Medicine and Pharmacology,
University of Toronto
Chair/CEO, Canadian Liver Foundation

Sylvie Robichaud-Ekstrand Sylvie Robichaud-Ekstrand, PhD
Network Director and Coordinator
School of Nursing
University of Moncton
Dr. Gregory Taylor  Gregory Taylor, BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
Director General
Public Health Agency of Canada
Director General's Office
Dilys Williams Dilys Williams
Medical Advisor, Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes
AstraZeneca Canada