Governance and Staff

Executive Team

Randy McIntosh, PhD
Director, INN
BC Leadership Chair, Neuroscience and Technology Translation Across the Lifespan
Professor, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, SFU

Kelly Shen, PhD
Director, Operations, INN

Brianne Kent, PhD
Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Innovation, INN
Director, Translational Neuroscience Lab
Canada Research Chair (II), Translational Neuroscience and Dementia
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, SFU

Staff

Olivia Braziller
Community Engagement Assistant

Gracielle Higino, PhD
Open Science Community Manager

Cesar Jimenez-Gonzalez, MASc
Research Coordinator

Patrick Mahon
Senior Software Engineer

Elsa Qiu
Communications Assistant Co-op Student

Leanne Rokos, PhD
Research Technician

Advisory Committee

Clay Braziller, MBA (Chair)
Strategic Partnership Manager, Faculty of Science, SFU

Neil Branda, PhD
Professor, Department of Chemistry, SFU
Canada Research Chair (I), Materials Science
Executive Director, 4D Labs 

Jonathan Driver, PhD
Professor, Department of Archaeology, SFU
Former VP Academic & Provost, SFU

Susan Fitzpatrick, PhD
President Retired, James S. McDonnell Foundation 

Ravi Menon, PhD
Professor of Medical Biophysics, Medical Imaging, Western University
Co-Scientific Director of BrainsCAN

Working Group

Elina Birmingham, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, SFU

Molly Cairncross, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, SFU

Theodore Cosco, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Gerontology, SFU

Grace Iarocci, PhD
Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, SFU 

Lisa Julian, PhD
Canada Research Chair, Developmental Origins of Stem Cell Fate
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, SFU 

Training Committee

Alex Wiesman, PhD (Chair)

Sarah Faber, PhD

Kelly Shen, PhD

Justin Wang

Social Coordinator

Taha Yilidrim