Boards + Committees
Oversight Board
The Oversight Board provides strategic direction to the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta.
| Name | Title | Affiliation |
|
M. Joanne Lemieux (chair) |
Vice-Dean Research (Biomedical) | 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 | Alberta Cancer Foundation |
| Paula Robson | Scientific Director, Cancer Research & Analytics | Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta 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.
| Name | Title | Department/Faculty |
| Hanne Ostergaard, Chair | Director, CRINA | Medical Microbiology & Immunology |
| Gordon Chan | Associate Professor | Oncology |
| Angie Chen | Trainee Representative | Oncology |
| Quincy Chu | Medical Oncologist Associate Professor |
Cross Cancer Institute |
| Roseline Godbout | Division Director (Experimental 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 Alberta, Alberta Health Services |
| Randeep Sangha |
Director, Clinical Trials Unit |
Cross Cancer Institute |
| Chantelle Sedgwick | Director, Operations | CRINA |
| Andrew Simmonds | Professor & Chair | Cell Biology |
| Alan Underhill | 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.
| Name | Title | Department |
| Kristi Baker - Chair | Associate Professor | Oncology |
| Lanny Buchan | Graduate Student | Biochemistry |
| YangXin Fu | Associate Professor | Oncology |
| Connie Le | Resident | Radiation Oncology |
| Cheng-Han Lee | Associate Professor | Laboratory Medicine & Pathology |
| Xingyu Li | Associate Professor | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Madhumita Manivannan | Graduate Student | Oncology |
| Vera Mazurak | Professor | Agricultural, Food, & Nutritional Sciences |
| Lesley Mitchell | Professor | Pediatrics |
| Thomas Simmen | Professor | Cell Biology |