Leadership
Academic Leads
Aminah Robinson Fayek, PhD, PEng
VP 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ and Innovation
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
B. Mario Pinto PhD, FRSC, FCIC
VP 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ and International
William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC
VP 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ
Professor, Depts of Medicine and Community Health Sciences
Baljit Singh FCAHS, BVSc&AH, PhD
VP 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ
Professor, Department of Veterinary
Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
PRAIRIE Hub Directors
M. Joanne Lemieux, PhD
Executive Scientific Director, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Biochemistry Dept
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, PhD
Director & Professor, Li ka Shing Applied Virology Institute
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medical Microbiology and Immunology Dept
M. Joanne Lemieux, PhD
Executive Scientific Director, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry – Biochemistry Dept
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, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept of Biochemistry
Director, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Centre for Advanced Diagnostics
Keith Fowke, PhD
Department head and professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Jason Kindrachuk, PhD, CRC
Associate professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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, PhD
Professor, Canada Excellence 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Chair in Immunophysiology and Immunotherapy
Alyson Kelvin, PhD
Virologist, Viral Vaccine Development Group, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Trina Racine, PhD
Associate Scientific Director – Biomanufacturing Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Director of Vaccine Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Administrative Team
Brian Taylor, PhD
Manager of Operations, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Brittany Hope, MSc
Admin and Training Lead, PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness
Management Board
- Aminah Robinson Fayek, PhD, Peng, VPRI 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ
- 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 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Council of Canada
- Luis M. Schang MV, PhD, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
- Paul Jacquier, VP 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, Dynalife Medical Labs
- Volker Gerdts, Director and CEO, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan