Our Team

Meet the CanScreen T1D Team!

The CanScreen T1D research consortium thrives thanks to the collective effort of our dedicated team members! Our diverse group spans across Canada and internationally, bringing together a wealth of expertise and perspectives.

Explore our team and discover the brilliant individuals driving this vital research forward! You can click on each person’s name or use the table of contents to jump to a specific team. Together, we are making strides in screening for T1D.

Consortium Chair
The Hospital for Sick Children

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

The Hospital for Sick Children

University of Calgary

University of Alberta

Laval University

Director

Knowledge Mobilization and Communications Lead

Administrative Coordinator

Community Engagement, EDI and SGBA+ Lead

Community Engagement Chair
École nationale d’administration publique

Inclusion of Indigenous People Co-Chair
University of Manitoba
Diabetes Action Canada

Knowledge Mobilization Chair
North York General Hospital

Health Disparities, EDI Chair
University of Calgary

Inclusion of Indigenous People Co-Chair
University of Manitoba

SGBA+ Chair
Laval University

Lead: Dr. Robin Hayeems
Early Career Researcher: Dr. Audrey L’Espérance

Principal Investigator
The Hospital for Sick Children

École nationale d’administration publique

Laval University

McMaster University

Principal Investigator
University of Manitoba

Co-Principal Investigator
University of Manitoba
Diabetes Action Canada

Principal Investigator
Laval University

University of Manitoba
Diabetes Action Canada

The Hospital for Sick Children

University of Calgary

Person With Lived Experience
North York General Hospital

University of Alberta

The Hospital for Sick Children

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Lead: Dr. Ashish Marwaha
Early Career Researcher: Dr. Despoina Manousaki
Knowledge User: Kristin Taylor

Principal Investigator
University of Alberta

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

University of Calgary

BC Children’s Hospital

University of Alberta

University of Alberta

The Hospital for Sick Children

Principal Investigator
University of Montreal

The Hospital for Sick Children

University of Calgary

McGill University

The Hospital for Sick Children

University of Calgary

BC Children’s Hospital

McGill University

University of Alberta

Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal

University of Exeter

Lead: Dr. Diane Wherrett
Early Career Researcher: Dr. Nadine Taleb
Knowledge User: Dr. Elizabeth Cummings

Principal Investigator
University of Alberta

BC Children’s Hospital

University of Calgary

The Hospital for Sick Children

Principal Investigator
University of Calgary

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

The Hospital for Sick Children

École nationale d’administration publique

The Hospital for Sick Children

Laval University

Principal Investigator
The Hospital for Sick Children

University of Montreal

BC Children’s Hospital

Laval University

Co-Principal Investigator
Newborn Screening Ontario
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Co-Principal Investigator
The Hospital for Sick Children

Newborn Screening Quebec
CHU Sainte-Justine

Newborn Screening British Columbia
BC Children’s Hospital

Dr. Peter Senior, Project Lead
Dr. Pranesh Chakraborty, Project Lead
Dr. Diane Wherrett, Consortium Chair, Project Lead, Follow-Up Theme Lead
Rosanna Pais, Director
Dr. Robin Hayeems, Project Lead, Acceptability Theme Lead
Dr. Ashish Marwaha, EDI Chair, Project Lead, Feasibility Theme Lead
Dr. Holly Witteman, SGBA+ Chair, Project Lead
Dr. Albert Tsui, Project Lead
Dr. Despoina Manousaki, Project Lead
Dr. Audrey L’Espérence, Community Engagement Chair
Dr. Monika Kastner, Knowledge Mobilization Chair
Dr. Neal Sondheimer, Project Lead
Dr. Elizabeth Cummings, Knowledge User
Sasha Delorme, Inclusion of Indigenous People Co-Chair, Project Lead
Dr. Lucie Dupuis, Genetic Counsellor
Dr. Michael Wilson, McMaster Health Forum

Dr. Kirstine Bell, University of Sydney (Australia)
Dr. Rachel Besser, University of Oxford (UK)
Dr. Kurt Griffin, University of South Dakota (USA)
Dr. Bill Hagopian, University of Washington (USA)
Dr. Kevan Herold, Yale University (USA)
Dr. Parth Narendren, University of Birmingham (UK)
Dr. Richard Oram, University of Exeter (UK)
Dr. Marian Rewers, University of Colorado (USA)