Institute Advisory Board Members – Institute of Genetics

(September 2008 - August 2009)

Institute Advisory Board members provide invaluable assistance and advice with the development and implementation of the IG's research priority-setting process. In addition to participating actively on P&P Committees, IAB members meet at least twice a year to discuss the activities of the IG's research priorities.

	Michel Bouvier, PhD (Chair) Professor and Chairman Canada Research Chair in Signal Transduction and Molecular Pharmacology Department of Biochemistry Université de Montréal
	Jacques Drouin, DSc (Vice-Chair) Directeur de laboratoire Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
	Judith Allanson, MD Clinical Geneticist & Professor of Paediatrics Department of Genetics Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
	Brenda Andrews, PhD Director, The Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research Professor and Chair, Banting & Best Department of Medical Research Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology University of Toronto
	Timothy Caulfield, LLM Senior Health Scholar, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health Research Director, Health Law Institute Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy University of Alberta
	Sharon Colle National Executive Director, CVA The Foundation Fighting Blindness – Canada
	Elizabeth Conibear, PhD Assistant Professor Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics Department of Medical Genetics University of British Columbia
	Jan M. Friedman, MD, PhD, FAAP, FABMG, FCCMG, FRCP(C) Professor Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia
	Philippe Gros, PhD Professor Department of Biochemistry McGill University
	Robert Main Senior Director Life Sciences Branch Industry Canada
	Fiona Miller, PhD Assistant Professor Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics McMaster University
	Nils Petersen, PhD Director General National Institute for Nanotechnology National Research Council Canada
	Richard Rachubinski, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Biology International Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute University of Alberta
	Gordon Shore, PhD Professor Department of Biochemistry McGill University
	Michael Snyder, PhD Lewis B. Cullman Professor and Chair Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Director for Yale Center for Genomics and Proteomics Yale University
	Terry-Lynn Young, PhD Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Biomedical Sciences Memorial University of Newfoundland