Person: Dr Cara Tannenbaum

The Short Report – Jan. 12, 2022: Chair and vice chairs elected for standing committee on science, Order of Canada appointments, Health Canada’s 2021 cannabis survey, and more

OTTAWA Transport Canada has released updated guidelines for testing automated driving systems (ADS), which will apply to any organization conducting R&D trials of vehicles equipped with ADS. The guidelines are meant to clarify the roles and responsibilities of federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments as they relate to trial organizations and to establish a baseline of…

CanCOVID model could transform how research responds to future crises

COVID-19 has brought about new models of research coordination and knowledge mobilization that could endure long after the pandemic subsides. One of those models is CanCOVID—a virtual network where researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals can communicate with each other in real time, and with industry and policymakers. Launched by Canada’s Departmental Science Advisor Network, it could transform Canada’s response to future crises.

The Short Report, December 11, 2019: Wexit spooks Wattpad; Montreal’s swelling video-game sector; North promises better next time

The Toronto-based e-publisher Wattpad has chosen to open its second headquarters in Halifax rather than Calgary, due to concerns about Western separatism and the elimination of Alberta tax credits supporting companies in the innovation economy. Five business tax credit programs were cut, including the Investor Tax Credit introduced by the previous NDP government, which provided a 30%…

Dr Mario Pinto

Dr Mario Pinto has officially taken up his position in Ottawa as president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Pinto began exercising his official duties in mid-November, several months after being appointed incoming NSERC president (R$, June 26/14). He replaces Dr Suzannne Fortier, who stepped down in March/13 prior to assuming her…

Dr Indira Samarasekera

Dr Indira Samarasekera will become a distinguished fellow in residence at the Univ of British Columbia’s Liu Institute for Global Issues next July. Samarasekera completes her term as the president of the Univ of Alberta in June — a posting she held for 10 years. She was previously at UBC for more than 30 years…

Dr Cara Tannenbaum

Dr Cara Tannenbaum has been appointed scientific director of the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s Institute of Gender and Health, effective January 1/15,replacing Dr Joy Johnson. Tannenbaum comes to CIHR from the Univ of Montreal where she is a professor and holds the Michel Saucier Endowed Chair in Geriatric Pharmacology, Health and Aging. Her research…