How we are organized
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is a not-for-profit corporation mandated to fulfill The Ottawa Hospital’s research mission.
OHRI is governed by a Board of Governors that includes a dedicated Discovery Committee with expertise in research, innovation, education and related areas.
Our research is organized into six Scientific Programs that cut across two Strategic Research Priorities and incorporate all clinical areas at The Ottawa Hospital. Research is enabled by dedicated administrative support services and initiatives and core facilities and platforms.
Executive Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Cameron Love
Chief Financial Officer
Nathalie Cadieux
Executive Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Rebecca Auer
Strategic Research Priorities
Breakthroughs by Design
Lead: David Picketts
Practice-Changing Research
Lead: Dean Fergusson
Scientific Programs
Acute Care Research
Lead: Jeffrey Perry
Cancer Research
Lead: Natasha Kekre with Michele Ardolino
Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Lead: Gregoire Le Gal with Dylan Burger
Methodological and Implementation Research
Lead: Justin Presseau
Neuroscience
Lead: Michael Schlossmacher with Paul Albert
Regenerative Medicine
Lead: Baptiste Lacoste
Research Administrative Support Services and Initiatives
View a full list of our research administrative support services and initiatives or view details for each service on our intranet ( IRISGuide).
Operations
Lead: Debra Lynkowski
Finance and Operations
Lead: Marisa Akow
Clinical Research Administration
Lead: Penny Phillips
Communications and Public Relations
Lead: Jennifer Ganton
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Lead: Darine El-Chaâr
Governance and Corporate Planning
Lead: Sandy Watson
Human Resources and Research Administration
Lead: Janice Marks
Information Systems and Digital Solutions
Lead: Vacant
Research Information
Lead: Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Research Safety and Facility Operations
Lead: Tammy Troy
Trainees
Lead: Manoj Lalu
Members of OHRI and The Ottawa Hospital can learn more about OHRI’s leadership structure on IRISGuide.