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Board, Management & Commitees


Board of Directors

Chairman
Rt. Hon. Don Mazankowski
Vegreville, Alta.

Mr. David Arkowitz
Vice-President, Finance & Business Development
Merck Frosst Canada Inc., Montreal

Dr. Norman Dovichi
Professor of Chemistry
University of Alberta, Edmonton

Mr. Richard Glickman
President & CEO
StressGen Biotechnologies Corp., Victoria

Dr. Michael Hayden
Scientific Director
Canadian Genetic
Diseases Network, Vancouver

Dr. Robert Heft
President & Chief Operating Officer
IBEX Technologies Inc., Montreal

Mr. Louis Lacasse
President
GeneChem Technologies Venture Fund, Laval

Dr. Linda Mealing (non-voting)
Networks of Centres of Excellence Program

Mr. Maurice Mourton
Tsawwassen, B.C.

Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum
Vice President of Research
University of Toronto

 

Dr. Martha Piper
President
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Dr. Calvin Stiller
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund Inc., London

Dr. Ronald Worton (non-voting)
Associate Scientific Director
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network, Ottawa

 


Scientific Management

Scientific Director:
Dr. Michael Hayden
Professor of Medical Genetics
University of British Columbia
and
Director, Centre for
Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics,
Vancouver

Associate Scientific Director:
Dr. Ron Worton
Director, Research Institute, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa
Scientific Advisory Board Director:
Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui
Geneticist-in-Chief, Head of Genetics and Genomic Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children
H.S. Sellers Chair in Cystic Fibrosis, Professor of Molecular & Medical Genetics, University of Toronto
Associate Scientific Director:
Dr. Charles Scriver
Alva Professor of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal

Corporate Management

Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Ron Woznow

Manager, Business Development
Dr. Helena Chaye

Manager, Scientific Affairs & Training
Mr. Stephen Herst

Manager, Finance and Administration
Ms. Carol Smith


Administrative Assistant
Ms. Mel MacDonald

Priorities and Planning Committee

Dr. Michael Hayden, (Chair)
University of British Columbia

Dr. Michael Gresser
Merck Frosst Canada Inc.

Dr. Rod McInnes
Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Johanna Rommens
Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Roy Gravel
University of Calgary

Dr. Michael Walter
University of Alberta

Dr. Tom Hudson
Montreal General Hospital

Dr. Ron Worton
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa

Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui
Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Barbara Triggs-Raine
University of Manitoba

Dr. Ron Woznow (non-voting)
CEO
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network

Mr. Stephen Herst (non-voting)
Manager
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network

Ms. Carol Smith (non-voting)
Manager
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network

Dr. Louise Desjardins (non-voting)
Networks of Centres of Excellence Program

Commercial Advisory Group

Mr. Graham Strachan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc., Mississauga

Dr. Ron Woznow
Commercial Director & CEO
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network        

Mr. John Molloy
President and CEO
PARTEQ R&D; Innovations, Kingston

Dr. Frank Jirik
Principal Investigator
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network
University of Calgary

Dr. Mark Pearson
Consultant
Molecumetics, Seattle


Scientific Evaluation Committee
This is a peer-review committee invoked on an ad-hoc basis.

Ethics Panel
This is a peer-review panel invoked on an ad-hoc basis.


Members


Scientific Members

Principal Investigators

Children's & Women's Health Centre of B.C.
Dr. Lorne Clarke

University of Ottawa
(Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa)
Dr. Robert Korneluk
Dr. Alex Mackenzie

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Dr. John Dick
Dr. Roderick McInnes
Dr. Brian Robinson
Dr. Chaim Roifman
Dr. Johanna Rommens
Dr. Stephen Scherer
Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui

Laval University,
H�pital Saint Fran�ois d'Assise, Qu�bec
Dr. Fran�ois Rousseau
Dr. Régen Drouin

London Health Sciences Centre, London
Dr. George Ebers

John P. Roberts Research
Institute, London
Dr. Robert Hegele

McGill University, Montréal<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Philippe Gros</B></P> </FONT> </TD> <TD></TD> <TD VALIGN=TOP><FONT SIZE=2> <P><b> <font color=800080>McMaster University, Hamilton<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Michael Rudnicki</B></P> <P><b> <font color=800080>Montr�al Children's Hospital Research Institute<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Rima Rozen</B><BR> <B>Dr. Charles Scriver</B><BR> <P><b> <font color=800080>Montr�al General Hospital<BR> </font></b> <b>Dr. Tom Hudson</b><br> <B>Dr. Kenneth Morgan</B><BR> <B>Dr. Guy Rouleau</B><BR> <b>Dr. Erwin Schurr</b><br> <B>Dr. Emil Skamene</B></P> <p><b> <font color=800080>Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto<br> </font></b> <b>Dr. Joseph Culotti</b><br> <b>Dr. Andras Nagy</b><br> <b>Dr. Tony Pawson</b><br> <b>Dr. Janet Rossant</b><br> <b>Dr. Kathy Siminovitch</b></p> <P><b> <font color=800080>Ottawa Hospital Research Institute<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Ronald Worton</B></P> <P><b> <font color=800080>University of Alberta, Edmonton<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Diane Cox</B><BR> <B>Dr. Norman Dovichi</B><br> <b>Dr. Michael Walter</b></p> </FONT></TD> <TD></TD> <TD VALIGN=TOP><FONT SIZE=2> <P><b> <font color=800080>University of British Columbia, Vancouver<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Pieter Cullis</B><BR> <B>Dr. Michael Hayden</B><BR> <b>Dr. Phil Hieter</b><br> <B>Dr. Frank Tufaro<br> Mr. Francis Ouellette </B> <P><b><font color=800080>University of Calgary, Alberta<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Leigh Field<br> Dr. Roy Gravel<br> </B><b>Dr. Frank Jirik</b><br> <b></b> <P><b> <font color=800080>University of Manitoba<BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Barbara Triggs-Raine</B><br> <b>Dr. John Wilkins</b></p> <P><b> <font color=800080>University of Montr�al,<BR> H�pital Ste. Justine <BR> </font></b> <B>Dr. Grant Mitchell</B></P> <P><b> <font color=800080>University of Toronto<BR> </font></b> <b>Dr. James Friesen</b><br> <b>Dr. Brenda Gallie<br> </b><b>Dr. Jack Greenblatt</b><br> <B>Dr. David MacLennan</B><BR> <B>Dr. Steven Narod</B><BR> <B>Dr. Peter St George-Hyslop</B><br> <b>Dr. Jeremy Squire</b> <p> <P><b> <font color=800080>University of Victoria, Victoria<BR> </font></b> <b>Dr. Ben Koop</b></p> </FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p><BR> <b>Core facility Directors</b><b><BR> </b></p> <b><TABLE><TR> <TD> <FONT SIZE=2> <b>Dr. Joseph Culotti</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#genomalt2> <i>C. elegans</i> reverse genetics</a><br> Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto<br> <br> <b>Dr. Régen Drouin</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#invivo> <i>In vivo</i> DNA analysis</a><br> Laval University, Quebec<br> <br> <b>Dr. James Friesen<br> Dr. Jack Greenblatt<br> Dr. Tony Pawson</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#proteinp> Protein-protein interactions</a><br> University of Toronto, Toronto<br> <br> <B>Dr. Michael Hayden</B>,<BR> <a href=Facility.html#seqanalysis> DNA sequencing</a><BR> University of B.C., Vancouver<BR> <BR> <b> Mr. Francis Ouellette,</b><br> <a href=Facility.html#bioinformatics> Bioinformatics training</a><br> University of BC, Vancouver<br> <br> <b>Dr. Tom Hudson<br> Dr. Ken Morgan</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#genotyping> High throughput genotyping</a><br> Montréal General Hospital, Montréal<br> <br> <B>Dr. Frank Jirik</B>,<BR> <a href="/cgdn-sub/Facility.html#genomealt1">Transgenic models</a><BR> University of Calgary, Calgary<BR> <br> <b>Dr. Ben Koop</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#seqanalysis> DNA sequencing</a><br> University of Victoria, Victoria<br> </FONT></TD> <TD></TD><TD></TD> <TD VALIGN=TOP> <p><FONT SIZE=2> <b>Dr. Andras Nagy<br> Dr. Janet Rossant</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#genomealt1> ES-cell-mediated gene alterations</a><br> Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto<br> <br> <b>Dr. Johanna Rommens</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#seqdetect> Transcribed sequence detection</a><br> Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto<br> <br> <B>Dr. Michael Rudnicki</B>,<BR> <a href=Facility.html#genomealt1> Gene targeting</a><BR> McMaster University, Hamilton<BR> <BR> <B>Dr. Stephen Scherer</B>,<BR> <a href=Facility.html#seqanalysis> DNA sequencing</a><BR> Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto</FONT></p> <p><FONT SIZE=2><b>Dr. Jeremy Squire</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#dnafish> DNA FISH mapping</a><br> University of Toronto, Toronto<br> <br> <b>Dr. John Wilkins</b>,<br> <a href=Facility.html#immuno> Immunoprobes</a><br> University of Manitoba<br> </FONT></p> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </b> <p><b><br> </b> <a name=scholars></a> <FONT SIZE=4 COLOR="FD0800"> Network Scholars </font> <br> <font size=2> <b>Dr. Dennis Bulman</b><br> Ottawa General Hospital Research Institute<br> <br> <b>Dr. Elise Héon</b><br> University of Toronto<br> <br> <b>Dr. Chantal Mérette</b><br> Laval University<br> <br> <b>Dr. Daniel Sinnett</b><br> University of Montréal, Hôpital Ste. Justine<br> <br> <b>Dr. Rachel Wevrick</b><br> University of Alberta <br> <BR> <BR> <A NAME=partners></A> <FONT SIZE=4 COLOR="FD0800"> Industrial Partners</FONT><BR> Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc.<br> BioChem Therapeutic Inc.<br> ID Biomedical Corporation (to March 1999)<br> INEX Pharmaceuticals Corp. <br> MDS Health Group Ltd. <br> MDS-SCIEX <br> Merck Frosst Canada Inc. <br> Visible Genetics Inc.<BR> </FONT></p> <p><font size="4" color="FD0800">Non-profit Affiliates</font><font size=2><br> Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society <br> Armaurer Hansen Institute <br> Arthritis Society of Canada <br> Association Fran�aise contres les myopathies <br> B.C. Research Institute for Children's and Women's Health <br> Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation <br> Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative <br> Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation<br> Canadian Diabetes Association<br> Cancer Research Society<br> Foundation for Fighting Blindness<br> Glaucoma Research Foundation <br> Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada <br> Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario <br> Heart & Stroke Foundation of Quebec <br> Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute <br> Huntington Society of Canada <br> Huntington Disease Society of America <br> Kidney Foundation of Canada<br> Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Fund <br> Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada <br> Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA)<br> Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada <br> National Cancer Institute of Canada <br> National Cancer Institute (USA) <br> National Institute of Health <br> National Parkinson Foundation <br> Retinis Pigmentosa Eye Research Foundation <br> Scleroderma Association <br> Terry Fox Foundation <br> University of Alberta Hospital Foundation </FONT></p> <p><font size=2> <BR> <A NAME=affiliates></A> <FONT SIZE=4 COLOR="FD0800">Industrial Affiliates</FONT><BR> </FONT><font size=2>Affymetrix <br> Alcan Aluminum Ltd. <br> ApoptoGen Inc. <br> Base4 Bioinformatics Inc.<br> BioChem Pharma Inc. <br> Bristol-Myers Squibb <br> Burroughs Wellcome <br> Caldwell<br> Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund Inc. <br> Computing Devices Canada <br> Ellipsis <br> GeneChem Technologies Venture Fund <br> Genexyn Pharmaceuticals Inc. <br> Genzyme Corp. <br> HSBC Bank Canada<br> IBEX Technologies Inc.<br> Japan Research & Development Corp. <br> MDS Proteomics Inc. <br> Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. <br> NeuroVir Inc. <br> ParteQ R&D Innovations <br> Pinnacle Reefs<br> RGS Genome Inc.<br> Rx&D<br> Schering Canada Inc.<br> Sequella Inc.<br> SignalGene Inc. <br> StressGen Biotechnologies Corp. <br> T2C2 <br> Tanton Mitchell<br> University Medical Discoveries Inc. <br> Variagenics<br> XENON Bioresearch Inc. </FONT></p> <p><font size="4" color="FD0800">Government Affiliates</font><font size=2><br> Biotechnology Human Resource Council <br> Fonds de recherches en sant� du Qu�bec <br> Human Resources Development Canada<br> Japan Science and Technology Council <br> Medical Research Council of Canada<br> National Research Council of Canada <br> Province of British Columbia <br> US Department of National Defense <br> US Army </FONT></p> <p><BR> <BR> </p> <CENTER><HR WIDTH=80% ></CENTER> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="/cgdn-sub/images/menu11.gif" BORDER=0 USEMAP="#menubar" ALT="Menu" width="433" height="75"> </CENTER> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <MAP NAME="netmap"> <!-- #$-:Image Map file created by Map THIS! --> <!-- #$-:Map THIS! free image map editor by Todd C. 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