Gary Glavin
Associate Vice-President (Research)

Gary Glavin has been appointed As­sociate Vice-President (Research) at the University of Manitoba for a five-year term. Previously, Dr. Glavin served as Head of the department of pharma­cology and therapeutics and Associate Vice-President (Research).

Dr. Glavin received his PhD in 1975 and completed post-doctoral training at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He served on interchange to the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Lab, where he was Deputy Scientific Director-Gen­eral. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Canadian Blood Services. He also chairs the scientific review committee of the ISTC/STCU Global Partnerships Program.

As Associate Vice-President (Research), Dr. Glavin provides overall assistance to the Vice-President (Research and International) on all matters related to research development, administration and promotion. Specific responsibilities include providing oversight of:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

Genome Canada/Prairie

Animal Care and Use

Human Ethics

Health Research Infrastructure

The Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Foundation Fund

Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC)

Manitoba Institute for Child Health (MICH)

Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF)