Leadership
Academic Leads
![Aminah Robinson Fayek](media-library/people/aminah-robinson-fayek.jpg)
Aminah Robinson Fayek, PhD, PEng
VP Research and Innovation
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
![B. Mario Pinto](media-library/people/b-mario-pinto.jpg)
B. Mario Pinto PhD, FRSC, FCIC
VP Research and International
![William Ghali](media-library/people/william-ghali.jpg)
William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC
VP Research
Professor, Depts of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
![Baljit Singh](media-library/people/baljit-singh.jpg)
Baljit Singh FCAHS, BVSc&AH, PhD
VP Research
Professor, Department of Veterinary
Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
PRAIRIE Hub Directors
![M. Joanne Lemieux](media-library/people/joanne-lemieux.jpg)
M. Joanne Lemieux, PhD
Executive Scientific Director, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Biochemistry Dept
![Trina Racine](media-library/people/trina-racine.jpg)
Trina Racine, PhD
Associate Scientific Director — Biomanufacturing Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Director of Vaccine Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Core Scientific Team
![Sir Michael Houghton](media-library/people/michael-houghton.jpg)
Sir Michael Houghton, PhD
Director & Professor, Li ka Shing Applied Virology Institute
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medical Microbiology and Immunology Dept
![M. Joanne Lemieux](media-library/people/joanne-lemieux.jpg)
M. Joanne Lemieux, PhD
Executive Scientific Director, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Biochemistry Dept
![D. Lorne Tyrrell](media-library/people/lorne-tyrrell.jpg)
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
![Ian Lewis](media-library/people/ian-lewis.jpg)
Ian Lewis, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept of Biochemistry
Director, Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics
![Keith Fowke](media-library/people/keith-fowke.jpg)
Keith Fowke, PhD
Training Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Department head and professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
![Jason Kindrachuk](media-library/people/jason-kindrachuk.jpg)
Jason Kindrachuk, PhD, CRC
Associate professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
![Laura Saward](media-library/people/laura-saward.jpg)
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
![Paul Kubes](media-library/people/paul-kubes.jpg)
Paul Kubes, PhD
Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Immunophysiology and Immunotherapy
![Alyson Kelvin](media-library/people/alyson-kelvin.jpg)
Alyson Kelvin, PhD
Virologist, Viral Vaccine Development Group, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
![Trina Racine](media-library/people/trina-racine.jpg)
Trina Racine, PhD
Associate Scientific Director – Biomanufacturing Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Director of Vaccine Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
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