The review panel for the competition was composed of internationally recognized experts from Canada and abroad. Members were chosen for their extensive knowledge, breadth of expertise, outstanding level of accomplishments and their international stature.
The panel played a very important role in upholding the integrity and quality of the peer review process and the program’s standard of global excellence. The panel was responsible for evaluating all nominations using the selection criteria, and for making a final funding recommendation.
Victoria Kaspi (Chair)
McGill University
Prakash Bhartia (Co-Chair)
NEO Technology Solutions
Marcel Babin
Université Laval
David Bryce
University of Ottawa
Jan Conn
Wadsworth Center
New York State Department of Health
Ajay Dalai
University of Saskatchewan
Mark Daniel
University of Canberra
Marie-Josée Lamothe
Google Canada
Bob Lawrence
Johns Hopkins University
Marie-Claude Martin
Alliance for Human Development
Dawn Martin-Hill
McMaster University
Gail Murphy
The University of British Columbia
Carla Peck
University of Alberta
Jean-Luc Pélouard
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Université de Paris-Saclay
Lu Qi
Tulane University
Howard Ramos
Dalhousie University
Geoffrey Rockwell
University of Alberta
Allison Sekuler
Baycrest Centre
Natalie Strynadka
The University of British Columbia