Leadership

Academic Leads

Aminah Robinson Fayek, PhD, PEng

VP Research and Innovation
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Alberta | PRAIRIE Hub Lead

B. Mario Pinto PhD, FRSC, FCIC

VP Research and International

University of Manitoba

William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC

VP Research
Professor, Depts of Medicine and Community Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Baljit Singh FCAHS, BVSc&AH, PhD

VP Research
Professor, Department of Veterinary
Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Saskatchewan

PRAIRIE Hub Directors

M. Joanne Lemieux, PhD

Executive Scientific Director, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Biochemistry Dept

University of Alberta

Trina Racine, PhD

Associate Scientific Director — Biomanufacturing Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Director of Vaccine Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

University of Saskatchewan

Core Scientific Team

Sir Michael Houghton, PhD

Director & Professor, Li ka Shing Applied Virology Institute
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medical Microbiology and Immunology Dept

University of Alberta

M. Joanne Lemieux, PhD

Executive Scientific Director, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Biochemistry Dept

University of Alberta

D. Lorne Tyrrell, OC, AOE, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRSC, FCAHS

Professor and Director, Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology
GSK Chair in Virology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medical Microbiology and Immunology Dept

University of Alberta

Ian Lewis, PhD

Associate Professor, Dept of Biochemistry
Director, Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics

University of Calgary

Keith Fowke, PhD

Training Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Department head and professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

University of Manitoba

Jason Kindrachuk, PhD, CRC

Associate professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

University of Manitoba

Laura Saward, PhD

Executive Vice President Health and Medical, Adva Diagnostics Inc., InnovoXL Group
Adjunct Professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

University of Manitoba

Paul Kubes, PhD

Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Immunophysiology and Immunotherapy

Queen’s University

Alyson Kelvin, PhD

Virologist, Viral Vaccine Development Group, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

University of Saskatchewan

Trina Racine, PhD

Associate Scientific Director – Biomanufacturing Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Director of Vaccine Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

University of Saskatchewan

Management Board

Aminah Robinson Fayek, PhD, Peng, VPRI University of Alberta
William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC, VPR University of Calgary
Baljit Singh FCAHS, BVSc&AH, PhD, VPR University of Saskatchewan
Mario Pinto PhD, FRSC, FCIC, VPR&I, University of Manitoba
Lakshmi Krishnan, VP Life Sciences, Human Health Therapeutics, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development and Medical Devices research centres, National Research Council of Canada
Luis M. Schang MV, PhD, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Paul Jacquier, VP Research, Dynalife Medical Labs
Volker Gerdts, Director and CEO, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan