Annual Report 2008-2009
Research with Impact
Providing Stewardship and Accountability
CIHR Governing Council
CIHR reports to Parliament through the Minister of Health. Its Governing Council comprises 20 Canadians who have been appointed by Order in Council to renewable three-year terms. Council members represent a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, reflecting CIHR's broad mandate and vision.
CIHR Executive Management Team
CIHR's Executive Management Team provides leadership and decision-making for strategic, corporate policy and management areas that support and contribute to the strategic directions set out by the Governing Council.
CIHR Institutes
CIHR is composed of 13 innovative Institutes. These Institutes bring together all partners in the research process – those who fund research, those who carry it out and those who use its results – to share ideas and focus on what Canadians need – good health and the means to prevent and fight diseases when they happen.
Each Institute is headed by a Scientific Director who is a leader in his or her field. Scientific Directors receive guidance from their Institute Advisory Boards, made up of volunteers from all areas of the health research community.
CIHR Governing Council, 2008–09
Dr. Alain Beaudet
(as of July 2008)
(Chair)
President
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Mr. H. Arnold Steinberg
(Chair, November 2007 – June 2008)
Vice-Chair
Principal
Cleman Ludmer Steinberg, Inc.
Director
McGill University Health Centre Foundation
MUHC Research Institute and Canadian
Patient Safety Institute
Mr. Keith G. Anderson
Senior Policy Advisor
British Columbia Ministry of Health
Adjunct Professor
Department of Gerontology
Simon Fraser University
Dr. James Brien
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Director of Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
Dr. Michel Bureau
(until August 2008)
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of Sherbrooke
Director General
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov
Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Manitoba and
CancerCare Manitoba
Dr. Brett B. Finlay
Professor
Michael Smith Laboratories
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of British Columbia
Dr. Nicole Letourneau
Professor
Faculty of Nursing
University of New Brunswick
Dr. Christopher W. Loomis
Vice-President (Academic) Pro Tempore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Patrick John McGrath
Vice-President Research
IWK Health Centre
Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Dalhousie University
Dr. Arthur Porter
(until September 2008)
Director-General and CEO
McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Ray Rajotte
Professor of Surgery and Medicine
Director
Surgical-Medical Research Institute
Director
Islet Transplantation Group
University of Alberta
Dr. Carol Richards
(until August 2008)
Director
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration
Quebec Rehabilitation Institute
Professor
Department of Rehabilitation
Faculty of Medicine
Laval University
Mr. Morris Rosenberg
(Ex-Officio)
Deputy Minister
Health Canada
Dr. Janet Rossant
Chief of Research
Hospital for Sick Children
Professor
Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology
University of Toronto
Dr. Jean L. Rouleau
Dean of Medicine
University of Montreal
Dr. Robert S. Sheldon
Professor of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine and Medical Genetics
Associate Dean of Clinical Research
University of Calgary
Vice-President Research
Calgary Health Region
Dr. Bill Thomlinson
Executive Director
Canadian Light Source Inc.
University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Cornelia Weiman
Co-Director
Indigenous Health Research Development Program
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Dr. Pierre Chartrand
(until June 2008)
Acting President
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR Executive Management Team
Dr. Alain Beaudet
President
Ms. Christine Fitzgerald
Executive Vice-President
Dr. Ian Graham
Vice-President, Knowledge Translation
Dr. Pierre Chartrand
Vice-President, Research
Mr. James Roberge
Chief Financial Officer
Vice-President, Resource
Planning and Management
CIHR Institutes
CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Dr. Jeff Reading
(until December 2008)
University of Victoria
Dr. Malcolm King
(as of January 2009)
University of Alberta
CIHR Institute of Aging
Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews
University of British Columbia
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
Dr. Philip Branton
(until July 2008)
McGill University
Dr. Morag Park
(as of August 2008)
McGill University
CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Dr. Peter Liu
University Health Network
University of Toronto
CIHR Institute of Gender and Health
Dr. Joy Johnson
University of British Columbia
CIHR Institute of Genetics
Dr. Roderick McInnes
Hospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto
CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Dr. Colleen M. Flood
University of Toronto
CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Dr. Michael Kramer
Montreal Children's Hospital
McGill University
CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity
Dr. Bhagirath Singh
University of Western Ontario
CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Dr. Jane Aubin
University of Toronto
CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Dr. Rémi Quirion
(until March 2009)
Douglas Hospital Research Centre
McGill University
Dr. Anthony Phillips
(as of April 2009)
University of British Columbia
CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
Dr. Diane Finegood
(until December 2008)
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Philip Sherman
(as of January 2009)
University of Toronto
CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health
Dr. John Frank
(until June 2008)
University of Toronto
Dr. Nancy Edwards
(as of July 2008)
University of Ottawa