Institute of Genetics Advisory Board Members
(September 2011 - August 2012)
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.
Brenda Andrews, PhD (Chair)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
Richard Rachubinski, PhD (Vice-Chair)Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology
International Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of Alberta
Mickie Bhatia, PhDProfessor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Scientific Director, Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute (SCC-RI)
Canada Research Chair in Human Stem Cell Biology
McMaster University
Kym Boycott, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FCCMGAssociate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Investigator, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
University of Ottawa
Timothy Caulfield, LLMSenior 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
Pierre Charest, PhDAssociate Vice-President
Corporate Planning and Policy
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Sharon ColleNational Executive Director, CVA
The Foundation Fighting Blindness – Canada
Elizabeth Conibear, PhDAssistant Professor
Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics
Department of Medical Genetics
University of British Columbia
Jean-Pierre Julien, PhDProfessor
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
Laval University
Fiona Miller, PhDAssistant Professor
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McMaster University
Jacquetta Trasler, MD, PhDProfessor
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
McGill University
Christopher Yip, PhDProfessor
The Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biochemistry
University of Toronto
Terry-Lynn Young, PhDAssistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Division of Biomedical Sciences
Memorial University of Newfoundland