Faculty

Co-Chairs
Heather Armstrong, MSc PhD Assistant Professor and Tier 2 CRC Max Rady College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB	Jean-Eric Ghia, PhD HDR CAGF AGAF Professor Director, Micro-Diploma Science Communication Director, Gastrointestinal Basic Biology Research IBD Clinical & Research Centre Department of Immunology, Internal Medicine Section of Gastroenterology Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba President, Alliance Française Manitoba Vice-Président, Acfas-Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
Faculty
Heather Armstrong, MSc PhD Assistant Professor and Tier 2 CRC Max Rady College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Alberto Caminero, PhD Assistant Professor, Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University Hamilton, ON Wouter de Jonge, PhD AGAF Professor of Exp. Gastroenterology Department of Gastroenterology Academic Medical Center Tytgat Institute for GI and Liver Disease Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam, The Netherlands Jean-Eric Ghia, PhD HDR CAGF AGAF Professor Director, Micro-Diploma Science Communication Director, Gastrointestinal Basic Biology Research IBD Clinical & Research Centre Department of Immunology, Internal Medicine Section of Gastroenterology Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba President, Alliance Française Manitoba Vice-Président, Acfas-Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Véronique Giroux, Phd Assistant Professor Professor Department of Immunology and Cell Biology Sherbrooke University Montreal, QC Paul Kubes, PhD Professor Department of Physiocology and Pharmacology Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases University of Calgary Calgary, AB Hagar Labouta, MSc PhD Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scientist, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science Toronto, ON Philippe Langella, PhD Director of Research French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) Jouy en Josas, France	Morgan Lanille, PhD Professor Department of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Halifax, NS Kathy McCoy, PhD FRSC Professor, Dept. Of Physiology & Pharmacology Killam Memorial Chair Scientific Director, International Microbiome Centre Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, AB Emily Miraldi, PhD Associate Professor The Divisions of Immunobiology and Biomedical Informatics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Lori Radke President and CEO Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Toronto, ON Deanna Santer, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Immunology Max Rady College of Medicine University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Bruce Vallance, PhD CAGF CH.I.L.D. Foundation Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology Director, Gut4Health Microbiome Core Professor, Department of Pediatrics BC Children's Hospital University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Ben Willing, PhD Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciiendes - Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science Deptartment University of Alberta Edmonton, AB

Quick FactFaites en bref

Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.