AllerGen thanks all those who have served previously on its Board of Directors, for their valuable contributions.
Former Board Chairs
Howard Bergman
Howard Bergman, MD, FCFP, FRCPC
Chair, Dept. of Family Medicine; Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine and Oncology; the Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University
Service as Chair: 2012-2016
Service as Board Member: 2010-2016
Graham Scott
President, Graham Scott Strategies Inc.
Service as Chair: 2007-2012
Service as Board Member: 2006-2007
Lynton R. Wilson
Former Board Vice-Chairs
Mark Bisby
Independent Consultant; Advisor, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) and Brain Canada (Ottawa, ON)
Service as Vice-Chair: 2013-2016
Service as Board Member: 2008-2016
Donald Green
Donald Green (deceased)
Chair and CEO, Greenfleet Ltd.
Service Vice-Chair: 2016-2019
Service as Board Member: 2014-2019
Claude Roy
Dr. Claude Roy (deceased)
Gastroenterologist and Professor Emeritus, Hôpital Ste-Justine
Service as Vice-Chair: 2009-2012
Service as Board Member: 2005-2009
Fondly remembering Dr. Claude Roy
Former Board Members
Tony Bai
Professor, Medicine, The University of British Columbia
Service as Board Member: 2007-2009
Douglas Barber
Distinguished Professor in Residence, McMaster University
Service as Board Member: 2005-2014
Read the reAction story on Dr. Barber’s retirement from the Board
John Bienenstock
Professor, Medicine and Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University
Service as Board Member: 2006-2007
Kazimierz Borkowski
Former Vice-President, Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Service as Board Member: 2005-2008
Christopher Carlsten
Christopher Carlsten, MD, MPHAssociate Professor of Medicine, AstraZeneca Chair and Canada Research Chair in Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease, The University of British Columbia
Service as Board Member: 2016-2017
Glenna Carr
Zave Chad
Deborah Danoff
Deborah Danoff, MD, FRCP(C), FACP
Adjunct Faculty, University of Ottawa and McGill University
Service as Board Member: 2007-2016
Patrick Deane
President and Vice-Chancellor, McMaster University (Host Institution)
Service as Board Member: 2010-2019
Judah Denburg
Scientific Director and CEO, AllerGen NCE Inc.
As Scientific Director of AllerGen, Dr. Denburg helps steer an innovative and inter-disciplinary research program. Dr. Denburg’s main research thrusts include examination of the mechanisms of allergic inflammation, with particular emphasis on hemopoietic cytokines and their role in activating the differentiation and recruitment of inflammatory cells such as eosinophils, basophils and mast cells.
Sector: Clinical/Academic
Service as Board Member: 2004-2020
Charles Frankish
Treasurer, Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF); Allergist and Clinical Immunologist, Kanata Allergy Services
Dr. Frankish is an allergist and clinical immunologist at Kanata Allergy Services in Kanata, ON.
Sector: Clinical
Service as Board Member: 2012-2020
Gail Gavreau
Associate Professor, Medicine, McMaster University
Service as Board Member: 2008-2010
Peter George
Dr. Peter George (deceased)
Former President, McMaster University
Service as Board Member: 2005-2010
John Gordon
Richard Hegele
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Service as Board Member: 2012-2013
Chaviva Hošek
Professor, School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto
Service as Board Member: 2005-2009
Tom Hudson
President & Scientific Director, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Service as Board Member: 2010-2012
Gloria Jordana
Dr. Gloria Jordana (deceased)
Late Scientific Director, AstraZeneca Canada
Service as Board Member: 2008-2009
Thomas Kierans
Chairman of the Board/Director, Xylitol Canada Inc
Service as Board Member: 2007-2009
Eric Leith
Jean-François LePrince
Managing Partner, CTI Life Sciences Fund
Mr. Leprince has over 30 years of experience with large pharmaceutical companies; he has overseen the largest R&D spending of any of the multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in Canada.
Sector: Private
Service as Board Member: 2012-2020
Paul Lucas
Mark Lundie
Director, Medical Affairs, Rare Diseases, Pfizer Canada Inc.
Service as Board Member: 2014-2016
Janice MacKinnon
Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
Service as Board Member: 2010-2012
John MacNaughton
Mr. John MacNaughton (deceased)
Late former Chair, Comprehensive Care International
Service as Board Member: 2005-2006
Piush Mandhane
Associate Professor, Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, University of Alberta
Service as Board Member: 2017
Kelly McNagny
Professor, Medical Genetics, The University of British Columbia
Service as Board Member: 2010-2012
Redwan Moqbel
Dr. Redwan Moqbel (deceased)
Late Professor and Director, Pulmonary Research Group, University of Alberta
Service as Board Member: 2005-2006
Read AllerGen’s acknowledgement of Dr. Moqbel’s passing
Simon Pimstone
Bernard Prigent
Former Vice President & Medical Director, Pfizer Canada Inc.
Service as Board Member: 2012-2013
Donald Stark
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia
Dr. Stark was president of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology from 1990 to 1992 and was instrumental in setting up the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation, serving as its first Chairman.
Sector: Clinical/Academic
Service as Board Member: 2012-2020
Terry Sullivan
Aubrey Tingle
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, The University of British Columbia
Service as Board Member: 2005-2009
Lorne Tyrrell
Lorne Tyrrell, OC, AOE, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FRSC, FCAHS
Distinguished University Professor and Director, LiKaShing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta
Dr. Tyrrell, an exceptional teacher, compassionate physician and accomplished researcher, has positioned the University of Alberta and Canada as a world leader in hepatitis research and treatment. He was awarded a Killam Prize in 2015.
Sector: Clinical/Academic
Service as Board Member: 2012-2020
Frank Viti
Harissios Vliagoftis
Professor and Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
Service as Board Member: 2015-2016
Russell Williams
Vice-President Government Relations and Public Policy, Diabetes Canada
Service as Board Member: 2017-2018
Former Board Observers
Diane Allan
Diane Allan
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program Officer
Service as Board Observer: 2005-2007
Danielle Arsenault
Danielle Arsenault
Former Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program Officer
Service as Board Observer: 2007-2008
Lisa Drouillard
Former Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program Officer
Service as Board Observer: 2011-2014
Laura Feldman
Pascal Marchand
Pascal Marchand
(observer)
Program Manager, NCE Secretariat
Service as Board Observer: 2018-2020
Tia Moffat
Tia Moffat
Former Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program Officer
Service as Board Observer: 2008-2011, 2016-2018
