Boards and Committees
Oversight Board
The Oversight Board provides strategic direction to the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta. Terms of Reference
| Name | Title | Affiliation |
|
Tom Stelfox |
Deputy Dean | Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry |
|
Richard Lehner |
Vice-Dean Research (Biomedical) | Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry |
|
Neesh Pannu |
Vice-Dean Research (Clinical) | Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Wendy Beauchesne | CEO | Alberta Cancer Foundation |
| Paula Robson | Scientific Director, Cancer Research & Analytics | Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services |
| Tammy Hopper | Dean | Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Shannon Scott | Dean | Faculty of Nursing |
| Fred West | Professor | Faculty of Science |
| Narmin Kassam | Chair | Department of Medicine |
| Mark Glover | Chair | Department of Biochemistry |
| Frank Wuest | Chair | Department of Oncology |
| Kim Falconer | Assistant Dean, Development | 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
| Name | Title | Department/Faculty |
| Hanne Ostergaard, Chair | Director, CRINA | Medical Microbiology & Immunology |
| Shahad Al-Imarah | Trainee representative | Oncology |
| Gordon Chan | Associate Professor | 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 Alberta, Alberta 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
| 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 |