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In Appreciation of Grand Challenges Canada's Peer Reviewers In Appreciation of Grand Challenges Canada’s Peer Reviewers On behalf of Grand Challenges Canada, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our peer reviewers. The success and quality of the peer review process for Grand Challenges Canada's programs is critical in identifying Bold Ideas with Big Impact™. This is made possible by dedicated people who generously give their time and expertise to review applications. We recognize that these applications take a considerable amount of time to review. We very much appreciate the substantial effort each reviewer contributed to the review process and for graciously accepting our invitation to participate. We would also like to thank the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), whose staff members have done an excellent job administering the independent peer reviews according to international standards of excellence. Grand Challenges Canada values the continued support of our peer reviewers as we move into the future. Peter A. Singer, OC, MD, MPH, FRSC Andrew Taylor, M.Sc. Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President About Grand Challenges Canada Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting bold ideas with big impact in global health. We are funded by the Government of Canada through the Development Innovation Fund announced in the 2008 Federal Budget. We fund innovators in low- and middle-income countries and Canada. Grand Challenges Canada works with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other global health foundations and organizations to find sustainable long-term solutions through integrated innovation - bold ideas which integrate science, technology, social and business innovation. Grand Challenges Canada is hosted at the Sandra Rotman Centre. www.grandchallenges.ca About Canada’s International Development Research Centre The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. IDRC also encourages sharing this knowledge with policymakers, other researchers and communities around the world. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most. As the Government of Canada's lead on the Development Innovation Fund, IDRC draws on decades of experience managing publicly funded research projects to administer the Development Innovation Fund. IDRC also ensures that developing country researchers and concerns are front and centre in this exciting new initiative. www.idrc.ca About Canadian Institutes of Health Research The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada’s health research investment agency. CIHR’s mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 14,100 health researchers and trainees across Canada. CIHR will be responsible for the administration of international peer review, according to international standards of excellence. The results of CIHR-led peer reviews will guide the awarding of grants by Grand Challenges Canada from the Development Innovation Fund. www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca About Sandra Rotman Centre The Sandra Rotman Centre is based at University Health Network and University of Toronto. We develop innovative global health solutions and help bring them to scale where they are most urgently needed. The Sandra Rotman Centre hosts Grand Challenges Canada. www.srcglobal.org … continued, next page 2 Grand Challenges Canada’s Peer Reviewers Last updated: March 5, 2013 STARS IN GLOBAL HEALTH Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba Friends Africa (Friends of the Global Fund Africa) Alexandra Graham La Gray Ghana Andrea Boggild University of Toronto Andrew Murdin Murdin Biotechnology Consulting Inc Anna Stratis World Health Partners Anne Fanning University of Alberta Antonel Olckers DNAbiotec Charles Larson BC Children’s Hospital Craig Janes Simon Fraser University Dave Richard Université Laval Dia Sanou University of Ottawa Diego Bassani Dalla Lana School of Public Health Dora Mugambi Global Senior Marketing Talent Management Duncan Saunders University of Alberta Eliane Ubalijoro McGill University Elly T. Katabira Makerere Medical School Emil F. Pai University of Toronto Eric Kacou Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners (ESPartners) Ernst M. Bergmann Clinexus Eva va Das Dores Pascoal WHO Fernando Kreutz FKBiotec Gail Webber University of Ottawa Garry Aslanyan Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research/University of Ottawa Hailu Nida Sarero Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation-Swaziland James Blanchard University of Manitoba Janet Hatcher Roberts Candian Society for Interantional Health Jerry P. White University of Western Ontario John Amuasi Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) John Crabtree HJC Consulting Inc. John Hoddinott International Food Policy Research Insitute Jonathan Quick Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Josephat Nyagero AMREF Headquarters Joshua Olucoch Odingo IDRI Kevin Pottie University of Ottawa Kirsten Johnson McGill University Lakshmi Karan Riders for Health LaRon Nelson University of Toronto Lauren Baker Toronto Food Policy Council / Ryerson University Lydia Kapiriri McMaster University Mabel Nangami Nyarango-Moi University Kenya Madhukar Pai McGill University Manoj Kumar University of Alberta 3 Marian Jacobs University of Cape Town Mark Fryars Micronutrient Initiative Mark Kline Texas Children's Hospital Matthieu Kamwa Independent Consultant Musisi Nakanyike University of Toronto Nancy Kamei Aberdare Ventures Ndubuisi Ekekwe Johns Hopkins University Nicole Bernard McGill University Omer Imtiazuddin Global Health Issues Osagie Imasogie Phoenix IP Ventures Patty Garcia UCPH Paul Basil Villgro Innovations Foundation Paul Dufour Paulicy Works Peter N. Kazembe BIPAI-Malawi phillipe rasoanaivo University of Antananarivo Ralph Schneideman PATH organization Salim Abdulla Ifakara Health Institute Sandeep Sen Sen Diagnostics Senga Pemba Ifakara Seth Owusu-Agyei Kintampo Health Research Centre [KHRC] Shelley Clark McGill University Sonia Laszlo McGill University Steve Koch University of Pretoria Steven Narod Women's College Hospital Sue Horton University of Waterloo Susanne Courtney Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger Canada Ted Schrecker University of Ottawa Tim Geary McGill University Valéry Ridde Centre de recherche du CHUM Vic Neufeld McMaster University Zulfi Bhutta Aga Khan University POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS Pierre Chartrand (Chair) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Allison Jackson (SO) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Steve Buschbaum Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Yu-Ling Cheng University of Toronto Abdallah Daar University Health Network and University of Toronto Pierre Ongolo-Zogo University of Yaoundé Kara Palamountain Northwestern University Heather Sherwin Bioventures Karlee Silver University Health Network and University of Toronto Robert Taylor Booz|Allen|Hamilton 4 POINT-OF-CARE REGULATORY LEAD Laurent Masaro (Chair) Sandoz Canada Inc. Stephen Dibert MEDEC Nirmal Ganguly Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research James Platts Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation SAVING BRAINS Adele Diamond University of British Columbia Alice Charach (SO) Hospital for Sick Children Ann Bigelow St. Francis Xavier Clyde Hertzman (Chair) University of British Columbia Craig Rubens University of Washington Damian Walker Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Dawne Clark Mount Royal University Dennis Harper University of Iowa Elvina Karyadi Micronutrient Initiative Indonesia Frances Aboud McGill University Grace Marquis McGill University Joy Lawn Saving Newborn Lives-Save the Children USA Linda Richter Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Margaret Clarke Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute Margot Taylor Hospital for Sick Children Mauricio L. Barreto Federal University of Bahia Pascal Bessong University of Venda Robert Armstrong (SO) Aga Khan University Samir Saha Dhkaha Shishu Hospital, Bangladesh Santiago Cueto Caballero Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) Theresa Gyorkos (Chair) McGill University SAVING BRAINS ECONOMIC MODELING Mark Stabile (Chair) University of Toronto Carolyn Dewa (SO) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Alex Adjagba PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Till Baernighausen Harvard University Santiago Cueto Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) Dean Jamison University of Washington Claudio Lenatta Nutritional Research Institute Damian Walker Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 5 GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH Morton Beiser (Chair) Ryerson University Gilles Bibeau (Chair) Université de Montréal Ross Norman (SO) LHSC-Victoria Hospital Sudipto Chatterjee Sangath Centre Sonia Chehil Dalhousie University Marcelo E. Cruz Eloy Alfaro University Mark Halman St. Michael's Hospital Sylvia Kaaya Muhimbili National Hospital John McLennan University of Calgary Harry Minas The University of Melbourne Edwin Muinga Kenya Medical Research Institute Isidore S. Obot University of Uyo Olayinka Omigbodun College of Medicine, University of Ibadan Vikram Patel Sangath Duncan Pedersen Douglas Mental Health University Institute Shekhar Saxena World Health Organization Jeffrey Coull Ontario Brain Institute Joelle Faulkner Stanford University Veronika Litinski MaRS Discovery District Will Mitchell Rotman School of Management Christopher Ostrovski Technology Partners International Ryan Wiley SHI Consulting 6.
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