The Research Management Committee (RMC), which reports to the
Board of Directors, is responsible for the Network's Strategic
Plan, grant application, review and selection, monitoring
progress of research projects, identifying and ensuring
effective transfer of Network innovations with potential
commercial or social benefit and providing oversight of
Network operations.
Dr. Leigh Callahan
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine,
Orthopaedics and Social Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Dr.
John Esdaile
Scientific Director
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Debbie Feldman
Associate Professor
University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Cy Frank
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dr.
Paul Gratzer
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering,
Biological Engineering Program
Dept. of Process Engineering and Applied Science,
and Department of Surgery
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dr. Marc Grynpas
Senior Scientist
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Mark
Hurtig
Associate Professor
Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department
of Clinical Studies
Ontario Veterinary College,
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Diane Lacaille
Associate Professor
Division of Rheumatology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Peter Mitchell
Head of Osteoarthritis Research
Eli Lilly
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Dr.
Ivan Otterness
Arthritis Researcher
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
Dr. Mark Pouliot
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Université Laval
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Dawn Richards
Ontario Representative
Consumer Advisory Council
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Johnathan Riley (non-voting)
Managing Director
Canadian Arthritis Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Alan Rosenberg
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ms. Linda Wilhelm
Consumer Advisory Council
Atlantic Canada Representative
Midland Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Dr.
David R. Wilson
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada