Conference Committees
The success and impact of the Canadian Cancer Research Conference is driven in large part by our committees, representing advocates and leaders in cancer research from across Canada. Their time, thoughtfulness, and expertise are deeply appreciated.
Executive Planning Committee (EPC)
The Executive Planning Committee ensures the organization of a relevant and engaging conference. It is responsible for overseeing the development of support opportunities and logistical aspects of the conference.
Ruth Ackerman
Patient Partner
Judy Bray
Canadian Cancer Society
Don Desserud
Patient Partner
Fei-Fei Liu
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – ICR
Jean-Yves Masson
Réseau de recherche sur le cancer, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé
Paul O’Connell
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada
Dajan O’Donnell
Cancer Research Society
Paula Robson
Alberta Health Services
Jordan Warford
Nova Scotia Health
Rebecca Tamarchak
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Scientific Program Committee (SPC)
The Scientific Program Committee spearheads the development of scientific content by identifying novel session themes, chairs, and speakers, and overseeing abstract review and selection.
Ali Bashashati
University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Jeanette Boudreau
Dalhousie University, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
David Busolo
University of New Brunswick, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
Melissa Coombs
Patient Partner
James Downar
University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital
Alice Dragomir
Université de Montréal
Shirin Abbasinejad Enger
McGill University
Annie Huang
SickKids, University of Toronto
Sachin Katyal
University of Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba
Rosilene Kraft
Patient Partner
Scott Leatherdale
University of Waterloo
Paola Marcato
Dalhousie University
Michael Monument
University of Calgary
Pat Murphy
University of Prince Edward Island, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
Wendy Parulekar
Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University
Gilles Robichaud
Université de Moncton, NB Centre for Precision Medicine, Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute
Bertrand Routy
CHUM, CRCHUM
Peter Stirling
Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, University of British Columbia
Franco Vizeacoumar
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan