Scientific Directors

Aging (IA)
Dr. Jane Rylett
University of Western Ontario

1st Term: August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2023
2nd Term: August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2028

Cancer Research (ICR)
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu
University of Toronto

1st Term: September 1, 2022 – August 30, 2026

1st Term: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2028

Gender and Health (IGH)
Dr. Angela Kaida
Simon Fraser University

1st Term: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2026

Genetics (IG)
Dr. Christopher McMaster
Dalhousie University

1st Term: July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2022
2nd Term: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027

Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)
Dr. Rick Glazier
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

1st Term: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022
2nd Term: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2027

1st Term: January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2023
2nd Term: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2028

Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH)
Dr. Chelsea Gabel
McMaster University

1st Term: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2028

Infection and Immunity (III)
Dr. Charu Kaushic
McMaster University

1st Term: July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2022
2nd Term: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2026

1st Term: October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2029

1st Term: June 1, 2025 – June 30, 2029

Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD)
Dr. Mary Jung
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

1st Term: January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2029

Population and Public Health (IPPH)
Dr. Katherine Frohlich
Université de Montréal

1st Term: September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2027

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