Board of Directors
A 12 member Board of Directors consisting of 4 members of the Gairdner family and 8 leading figures in Canadian business and scientific life oversee the work of the Foundation. The Directors provide logistical support to the Medical Review Panel and the Medical Advisory Board, and are also engaged in fundraising for the Foundation and planning for its future growth.
- Lorne Tyrrell, M.D. Ph.D. (Chair), Edmonton, AB
- Lynne Upton (Vice-Chair), Victoria, BC
- M. Jacques Bougie, Montreal, QC
- Bren L. Gairdner, Spruce View, AB
- Gary Goldberg, Toronto, ON
- Edward Kisling, Victoria, BC
- Brandt C. Louie, Vancouver, BC
- Kevin Lynch, PC, Ph.D., Ottawa, ON
- Ann McCaig, Calgary, AB
- L. Jacques Menard, Montreal, QC
- Eric Newell, Edmonton, AB
- Joseph Rotman, Toronto, ON
- Melissa Todd, Waterloo, ON
- John H. Dirks, M. D., Toronto, ON- President & Scientific Director (ex-officio)
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