Leadership & Committees

Executive Committee 

The Executive Committee, chaired by the IMS Director, Dr. Mingyao Liu, provides guidance and direction in all aspects of the Strategic Plan implementation and decision-making. It helps set out the vision and overall strategic direction, goals and objectives of the IMS, and is the approval body for proposals, policies and initiatives developed by the other IMS committees.

For more information about this committee, please contact Alicia Sam.

2023-2024 Members:

Drs. Samantha Anthony, Isabella Caniggia, Chung-Wai Chow, Sunit Das, Karen Gordon, Nicole Harnett, Mingyao Liu (Chair), Lucy Osborne, Reinhart Reithmeier, and John Vincent.

Leadership Group

The Leadership Group, run by the IMS Associate Director, Dr. Lucy Osborne, provides operational support in all aspects of IMS day-to-day administration. It works to ensure the excellent quality of academic programs by considering proposals for new initiatives and monitoring reviews of existing programs. The group works collectively to action aspects of the Strategic Plan.

For more information about the Leadership Group, please contact Sarah Topa.

2023-2024 Members:

Dr. Samantha Anthony, Dr. Ted Brown, Dr. Isabella Caniggia, Dr. Chung-Wai Chow, Dr. Sunit Das, Dr. Karen Gordon, Dr. Eyal Grunebaum, Prof. Nicole Harnett, Dr. Jodie Jenkinson, Hamzah Khan, Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Kamila Lear, Dr. Mingyao Liu, Dr. Lucy Osborne (Chair), Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier, Valentina Tamayo Velasquez, Sarah Topa, Dr. John Vincent and Dr. Catharine Walsh.

Admissions Committee 

The Admissions Committee, chaired by Dr. Eyal Grunebaum, reports to the Executive Committee. It provides thorough review of IMS graduate student applications, makes recommendations for admission, and oversees admission policies. 

For more information about the Admissions Committee, or to inquire about participation, please contact Hazel Pollard.

2023-2024 Members:

Dr. Moumita Barua, Dr. Isabella Caniggia, Dr. Vinod Chandran, Dr. Helen Dimaras, Dr. Daniel Felsky, Dr. Peter Giacobbe, Dr. Eyal Grunebaum (Chair), Dr. Katarzyna Jerzak, Dr. Yaping Jin, Dr. Jennifer Jones, Hamzah Khan, Nairy Khodabakhshian, Dr. Shannon Lange, Dr. Lucy Osborne, Dr. Martin Post, Dr. Markus Selzner, Dr. Mike Tymianski, Dr. John Vincent, Dr. Jerry Warsh and Dr. Herman Yeger.

Appointments/Membership Committee

The Appointments/Membership Committee, chaired by Dr. Karen Gordon, reviews and processes all applications for graduate faculty appointments and reappointments.  Further details about the application process including forms and deadlines can be found here

For more information about the Appointments/Membership Committee, or to inquire about participation, please contact Alicia Sam.

2023-2024 Members:

Drs. Mahavir Agarwal, Cathy Barr, Ted Brown, Karen Gordon (Chair), John Griffiths, Margaret Hahn, Mojgan Hodaie, Omair Husain, Farzad Khalvati, Warren Lee, Derek Ng,  Mohammad Qadura, Benjamin Steinberg, Yat, Tsang, Clement Zai and Gwyneth Zai.

Awards Committee 

The Awards Committee, chaired by Dr. Chung-Wai Chow, establishes policies, reviews and processes applications for student financial awards administered by the IMS. 

For more information about the Awards Committee, or to inquire about participation, please contact Alicia Sam or Joanne Lee

2023-2024 Members:

Dr. Chung-Wai Chow (Chair), Joanne Lee and Alicia Sam.

IMS Representatives at SGS Awards Review Committee: Drs. Urban Emmenneger and Steven Narod.

Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee, chaired by Prof. Nicole Harnett, reports to the Executive Committee. It reviews and monitors all course offerings by the IMS and recommends and implements changes to the curriculum. 

For more information about the Curriculum Committee, or to inquire about participation, please contact Sobiga Vyravanathan.

2023-2024 Members:

Dr. Danielle Bentley, Anna Cocco, Dr. Michael Corrin, Lisa Eunyoung Lee, Caitlin Gillan, Dr. John Griffiths, Prof. Nicole Harnett (Chair), Nairy Khodabakhshian, Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, Dr. Lucy Osborne, Prof. Tony Panzarella, Ayesha Rashidi, Dr. Pascal Tyrrell, Sobiga Vyravanathan, Dr. Catharine Walsh and Dr. Alaa Youssef.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee 

The Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee, chaired by Dr. Sunit Das and Co-Chaired by Alicia Sam.

The committee aims to identify and recommend opportunities and initiatives to improve diverse representation and inclusion of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups in the IMS, and ensures equitable pathways to education, teaching and research.  This Committee reports to the Executive Committee.

For more information about the EDI Committee, click here, or to inquire about participation, please contact Alicia Sam.

2023-2024 Members:

Layla Ahmed, Tibyan Ahmed, Jasmine Ali- Gami, Noor Al-Kaabi, Dr. Mahavir Agarwal, Prabjit Ajrawat, Amy Chan, Ilakkiah Chandran, Crizza Ching, Dr. Araba Chintoh, Dr. Sunit Das (Chair), Dr. Karen Davis, Dr. Maryam Faiz, Ergi Duli, Dr. Dan Felsky, Lauren Fleshner, Dr. Kathryn Howe, Prisca Hsu, Tia Kant, Segan Kidane, Dr. Jenny Lau, Shamantha Lora, Aishwaria Maxwell, Taylor Moffat, Dr. Nadia Minian, Dr. Farooq Naeem, Anisa Nazir, Akshat Pai, Ayesha Quddusi, Ayesha Rashidi, Abimbola Saka, Alicia Sam (Co-Chair), Sherald Sanchez, Audrey Shiner, Kowsar Teymouri, Sarah Topa, Dr. Pascal Tyrrell, Siya Verma, Giorge Voutsas and Dr. Clement Zai and Dr. Gwyneth Zai.

Student, Staff, Alumni and Faculty Engagement (SAFE) Committee 

The Student, Staff, Alumni, and Faculty Engagement (SAFE) Committee, is Chaired by Dr. Samantha Anthony and Co-Chaired by Sarah Topa. The committee aims to create engagement and connectivity in a community that is often working in isolation amongst siloed research areas and hospital sites. The SAFE Committee supports the IMS student groups and associations, oversees a variety of student-led initiatives and activities, and implements new tools and resources to support increased faculty and alumni engagement.

For more information about the SAFE Committee, please contact Sarah Topa.

2023-2024 Members:

Dr. Mahavir Agarwal, Niki Akbarian, Yasmin Alhamdah, Dr. Samantha Anthony (Chair), Dr. Karolina Bidzinski, Dr. Gabriella Chan, Ilakkiah Chandran, Dr. Katharine Dunlop, Katie Goke, Madison Hossack, Iciar Iturmendi Sabater, Hamzah Khan, Anna Mandel, Dr. Helen Miliotis, Serena Peck, Veena Sanmuganathan, Sufyan Shaikh, Alice Shan, Valentina Tamayo Velasquez and Sarah Topa (Co-Chair).

Student Recruitment Committee 

The Student Recruitment Committee helps plan and guide our student recruitment strategy, in order to continue to attract outstanding and diverse students to our graduate program and research labs.  It is chaired by Dr. Markus Selzner and Co-Chaired by Sarah Topa. 

For more information about the Committee, please contact Sarah Topa.

2023-2024 Members:
Stefan Aguiar, Kristen Ashworth, Danielle Benedict Sacdalan, Alex Boshart, Dr. Ted Brown, Taso Daskalakis, Emilie DesRosiers, Isabella DeVuono, Mahbod Ebrahimi, Shaghayegh (Feri) Foroozan, Megan George, Shreya Kanade, Rachel Liu, Anna Mandel, Mahmudul Mannan, Dr. Lucy Osborne, Hazel Pollard, Dr. Markus Selzner (Chair), Nicolette Stogios,  Sajeevan Sujanthan, Clara Sun, and Sarah Topa (Co-Chair)