Boards + Committees

Oversight Board

The Oversight Board provides strategic direction to the Cancer Research Institute of Northern ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.

Terms of Reference

Oversight Board
Name Title Affiliation

Richard Lehner (chair)

Vice-Dean Research (Basic) Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Neesh Pannu (chair) Vice-Dean Research (Clinical) Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Tom Stelfox Deputy Dean Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Wendy Beauchesne CEO ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Cancer Foundation
Paula Robson Scientific Director, Cancer Research & Analytics Cancer Care ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Health Services
Stephen Robbins Director Lady Davis Institute
Shannon Scott Dean Faculty of Nursing
Fred West Professor Faculty of Science
Narmin Kassam Chair Department of Medicine
Frank Wuest Chair Department of Oncology
Kim Falconer Assistant Dean, Development Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Brenda Brix Patient and Family Advisor
Marie Soprovich Patient and Family Advisor
Joanne Simala-Grant Director, Strategic Initiatives & Special Projects Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Andrea Smart Finance Partner Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Hanne Ostergaard Director, CRINA Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Chantelle Sedgwick Director, Operations CRINA

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee provides strategic and operational decisions for all major CRINA actions. It also receives and acts on reports provided from the operational committees.

Terms of Reference

Steering Committee
Name Title Department/Faculty
Hanne Ostergaard, Chair Director, CRINA Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Gordon Chan Associate Professor Oncology
Angie Chen Trainee Representative Oncology
Catherine Field Professor Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences
Roseline Godbout Acting Division Director (Oncology) Oncology
Ing Swie Goping Professor Biochemistry
Russell Greiner Professor Computing Science
Afsaneh Lavasanifar Professor Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Margaret McNeely Professor Physical Therapy
Edith Pituskin Associate Professor Nursing
Paula Robson Scientific Director, Cancer Research & Analytics Cancer Care ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Health Services
Randeep Sangha Associate Professor, and Director, Clinical Trials Unit Cross Cancer Institute
Chantelle Sedgwick Director, Operations CRINA
Andrew Simmonds Professor & Chair Cell Biology
Alan Underhill Associate Professor Oncology
Bobbi Wolbeck Director, Advancement Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Frank Wuest Professor & Chair Oncology

Education Committee

The Education Committee ensures long-term sustainability of cancer research through educating all levels of learners in translational cancer research. This Committee plans and organizes CRINA Research Day and CRINA Connects seminars, including the Leaders in Cancer Research seminar series.

Terms of Reference

Education Committee
Name Title Department
Kristi Baker - Chair Associate Professor Oncology
Ahmed Ahmed Graduate Student Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging
Yangxin Fu Associate Professor Oncology
Connie Le Resident Radiation Oncology
Xingyu Li Assistant Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vera Mazurak Professor Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Lesley Mitchell Professor Pediatrics
Thomas Simmen Professor Cell Biology
John Walker Medical Oncologist Oncology