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Scientific Advisory Council
In 2007, CCSA formed the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) to inform our work of the latest scientific developments in the substance use and addiction field, to ensure that the biomedical and neuroscience perspectives and data are incorporated in our work, to connect key researchers and clinical experts in the field and to highlight emerging trends in clinical development and research.
SAC helps CCSA create new partnerships and connections with academic institutions and offers an opportunity through its activities to influence policy and practice to transform clinical and community programs.
SAC Members
Dr. Franco J. Vaccarino
- Chair, Scientific Advisory Council
- President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Guelph
Rita Notarandrea
- Co-chair, Scientific Advisory Council
- Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Dr. Tony George
- Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Dr. Marco Leyton
- Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Dr. Michael Krausz
- Providence Leadership Chair for Addiction Research, University of British Columbia
- Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia
Dr. Rachel Tyndale
- Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Director of Addiction Psychiatry, University of Toronto
- Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
Dr. Sherry Stewart
- Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
- Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Addictions and Mental Health, Dalhousie University
Dr. Zulfiquar (Zul) Merali
- President and CEO, Institute of Mental Health Research, The Royal Ottawa Hospital
- Vice-President, Research, The Royal Ottawa Hospital
- Professor of Medicine and Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
