Leadership Team
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a voluntary Board of Directors that includes members of the community, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa.
The Senior Leadership Team provides scientific and administrative leadership for the Institute.
Board of Directors
Senior Leadership Team
Rebecca Auer
CEO and Scientific Director
David Picketts
Deputy Scientific Director, Basic Science
Dean Fergusson
Deputy Scientific Director, Clinical Research
Debra Lynkowski
Chief Operating Officer
Marisa Akow
Managing Executive Director, Finance and Operations
Dariush Dowlatshahi
Vice-Chair, Research, Department of Medicine
Jennifer Ganton
Executive Director, Communications and Public Relations
Mike Hendley
Executive Director, Information Systems and Digital Solutions
Baptiste Lacoste
Program Director, Regenerative Medicine
Manoj Lalu
Associate Scientific Director, Training
Gregoire Le Gal
Program Director, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Dylan Burger
Associate Program Director, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Ian Lorimer
Acting Program Director, Cancer Research
Natasha Kekre
Acting Associate Program Director, Cancer Research
Janice Marks
Executive Director, Human Resources and Research Administration
Jeffrey Perry
Program Director, Acute Care Research
Penny Phillips
Executive Director, Clinical Research Administration
Justin Presseau
Program Director, Methodological and Implementation Research
Michael Schlossmacher
Program Director, Neuroscience
Paul Albert
Associate Program Director, Neuroscience
Tammy Troy
Executive Director, Research Safety & Facility Operations
Sandy Watson
Executive Director, Corporate Governance and Compliance