Brain-Heart Interconnectome leadership
The BHI will bring together long-standing areas of priority and excellence from the University of Ottawa, the uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
BHI Leadership Team
Julie St-Pierre
Vice-President, Research and Innovation, uOttawa
Jennifer Gunning
Senior Director, Brain-Heart Interconnectome, uOttawa
Peter Liu, MD
Co-scientific director, BHI; Scientific Director, Brain-Heart Program, University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Professor, uOttawa
Ruth Slack, PhD
Co-scientific director, BHI; Director, uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute; Professor, uOttawa
Ian Graham, PhD
Director, iKT Research Network; BHI; Professor, uOttawa
Cross-Cutter Leads
Kelly Cobey, PhD
Open Science Cross-cutter Lead
Alexandra King, MD
Indigenous Engagement Cross-cutter Co-Lead
Malcolm King, PhD
Indigenous Engagement Cross-cutter Co-Lead
Michelle Nelson, PhD
Knowledge Mobilization/Co-production Cross-cutter Lead
Rebecca Lloyd, PhD
Training & Mentoring Lead
Dawn Richards, PhD
Patient Engagement Cross-cutter Lead
Kednapa Thavorn, PhD
IDEAS Cross-cutter Lead
Pillar Leads and Co-Leads
Katey Rayner, PhD
Lead, Pillar 1 – Pre-Clinical Research & Translational Medicine
Ruth Slack, PhD
Co-Lead, Pillar 1 – Pre-Clinical Research & Translational Medicine
Hanns Lochmüller, MD
Lead, Pillar 2 – Precision Medicine
Peter Liu, MD
Co-Lead, Pillar 2 – Precision Medicine
Tracy Vaillancourt, PhD
Lead, Pillar 3 – Risk Prevention
Lucas Godoy, MD, PhD
Co-Lead, Pillar 3 – Risk Prevention
Maiya Geddes, MD
Co-Lead, Pillar 3 – Risk Prevention
Sharon Johnston, MD
Lead, Pillar 4 – Models of Care
Krystal MacLeod, PhD
Co-Lead, Pillar 4 – Models of Care
Malcolm King, PhD
Co-Lead, Pillar 4 – Models of Care
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Any questions?
If you have any questions regarding Brain-Heart Interconnectome, please contact us at ICC-BHI@uottawa.ca.