Message from Norman Rosenblum, INMD Scientific Director
August 2019

This is the time of year when Institute Advisory Boards (IAB) transition – members who have finished serving their terms retire, and new members are brought on board as part of IAB renewal. While we will miss the contributions of members who are retiring, we look forward to the energy and enthusiasm that new members will bring. Stephanie Atkinson (McMaster University) is the current Chair of the INMD IAB, and will be retiring from this role officially at the end of this month.

Over the years, Stephanie has contributed countless hours to CIHR. As a member of CIHR’s inaugural Governing Council, she provided guidance to CIHR in the early days. After serving on Governing Council, she became a member of the INMD IAB, and eventually assumed the role of Chair. Over the years, she has provided outstanding leadership and set the tone for respectful discourse and terrific camaraderie that has always made the INMD IAB meetings such a pleasure.

We will truly miss Stephanie’s wise counsel, her diplomacy and enthusiasm. We will miss her insight, and the passion she brings to the IAB for health research, the promotion of women in science, nutrition, paediatrics, and all things INMD! Thank you Stephanie, for your many years of service – we wish you all the best!

Sincerely,

Norman Rosenblum, MD, FRCPC
Scientific Director, CIHR-INMD

Date modified:

2019-08-16