Gustavo Turecki named chair of the CIHR Advisory Board on Research Excellence, Policy and Ethics

The Canadian Institutes of the Health Research (CIHR) recently announced the new Chairs of the Institutes Advisory Boards. Dr. Gustavo Turecki, from the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, has been named Chair of the Institute Advisory Board on Research Excellence, Policy and Ethics.

The CIHR Nominating and Governance Committee followed a transparent, fair and merit-based process to duly review the profiles of 453 applicants for the 5 positions and identified the candidates who embodied the highest standards of excellence across biomedical sciences, clinical research, health services and policy, and population and public health, and who had the necessary experience and leadership skills to chair these new advisory bodies.

View Gustavo Turecki’s profile on the CIHR website: Backgrounder: CIHR announces chairs of new Institutes Advisory Boards