Welcome Reception on Parliament Hill for Dr. Michael J. Strong
Welcome Reception on Parliament Hill for Dr. Michael J. Strong
New President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery is hosting a Welcome Reception for Dr. Michael J. Strong, CIHR’s New President, to introduce him to Research Canada’s Parliamentary Health Research Caucus and Ottawa’s leaders in health research and health innovation.
Monday, October 29, 2018, 4 pm – 6 pm
Parliament Hill, Centre Block, Room 256S
This event is by invitation only.
Guest Speakers:
- The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health
- The Honourable Judith Seidman, Parliamentary Health Research Caucus Senate Representative
- Ms. Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Health Research Caucus Chair, MP (Northumberland—Peterborough South)
- Dr. David Hill, Board Director and Past Chair, Research Canada
- Ms. Deborah Gordon El-Bihbety, President and CEO, Research Canada
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