OIRM Council

The OIRM Council is a working management council who oversees the day-to-day running and strategic planning of the OIRM. It has representatives from the major active centres across the province.

OIRM Council Members

Harry Atkins Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Mick Bhatia

McMaster University

Jon Draper

McMaster University

 

Sandra Donaldson

Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine

 

Penney Gilbert

University of Toronto


David Hill

Lawson Health Research Institute

 

Kristin Hope

McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute

 

Gordon Keller

University Health Network

 

Thomas Koch

University of Guelph

 

John Laffey

St. Michael’s Hospital

Ren-Ke Li

University Health Network

 

Michael May

Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine

 


Cheryle Séguin

Western University

 

 

Duncan Stewart

Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine


B
ernard Thébaud

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

 

Sowmya Viswanathan

University Health Network

Jing Wang

University of Ottawa

 

 

External Advisory Board

The OIRM’s External Advisory Board (EAB) is composed of world-class experts in stem cell and regenerative medicine science.

President and Scientific Director, OIRM

Duncan Stewart

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Duncan Stewart

Members

George Daley

Boston Children’s Hospital, USA

 

Jeffrey Hubbell

University of Chicago, USA

 

Douglas Lauffenburger

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

 


Chris Mason

University College London, UK

 


Kathrin Plath

University of California, USA

 


Michael Sefton

University of Toronto, Canada

 


Toshio Suda

Keio University, Japan

 


Jakub Tolar

University of Minnesota, USA

 


Fiona Watt

King’s College London, UK

 

 

Governance

OIRM’s governance model currently encompasses a Board of Directors, External Advisory Board and OIRM Council. The expertise of these board and council members provides strategic leadership as OIRM continues to launch its investments and initiatives.