Members of the Governing Council are appointed by Orders-in-Council and will hold office for three-year terms. Members can be appointed to no more than two consecutive terms. The President will hold office for five years, and is also eligible for reappointment.
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Dr. Alan Bernstein (Chair) President Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
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Keith G. Anderson |
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Dr. James Brien Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Director of Research Faculty of Health Sciences Queen's University |
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Dr. Michel Bureau Professor Faculty of Medicine Université de Sherbrooke |
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Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care Professor of Psychiatry University of Manitoba and CancerCare Manitoba |
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Dr. Nancy Edwards |
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Dr. Brett Finlay Professor Michael Smith Laboratories Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of British Columbia |
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Dr. Christopher W. Loomis Vice-President (Research) Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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Dr. Patrick John McGrath |
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Dr. Rodney J. Ouellette |
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Dr. Arthur Porter |
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Dr. Ray Rajotte University of Alberta Professor of Surgery and Medicine Director, Surgical-Medical Research Institute Director, Islet Transplantation Group |
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Dr. Carol Richards Director Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration Université Laval |
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Mr. Morris Rosenberg (Ex-Officio) Deputy Minister Health Canada |
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Dr. Janet Rossant Chief of Research The Hospital for Sick Children |
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Dr. Jean L. Rouleau Dean of Medicine Université de Montréal |
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Dr. Robert S. Sheldon |
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Mr. H. Arnold Steinberg |
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Dr. William (Bill) Thomlinson |
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Cornelia Wieman |