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Workshop On Regulatory Issues Associated With The Development And Licensing Of Sars Vaccines And Immunotherapy Products

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August 18-19, 2003

List Of Participants

Dr. Francisca Agbanyo
Acting Manager, Blood, Tissues and Organs Division, Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals Evaluation Centre, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 946-1879
Fax: (613) 957-6302
E-mail: francisca_agbanyo@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Anton Andonov
Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, National Microbiology Laboratory, National Laboratory for Viral Diagnostics, Hepatitis, Health Canada, Canadian Science Centre, 1015 Arlington St., Winnipeg, MN

Tel: (204) 789-6062
Fax: (204) 789-2082
E-mail: anton_andonov@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Judith Atkins, Aventis Pasteur Ltd.
Platform Leader (Director), Regulatory Affairs, Research to Launch, Canada
1755 Steeles Avenue West, Toronto, ON M2R 3T4

Tel: (416) 667-2409
Fax: (416) 667-2912
E-mail: judith.atkins@aventis.com

Professor Lorne Babiuk
Professor, University of Saskatchewan,12 Veterinary Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3

Tel: (306) 966-7475
Fax: (306) 966-7478
E-mail: babiuk@usask.ca

Dr. Maria Baca-Estrada
Vaccines Division, Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals Evaluation Centre, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON Canada K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 954-1402
Fax: (613) 941-5841
E-mail: maria_baca-estrada@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Jagdish Butany
Pathologist, Toronto Medical Laboratories and University Health Network, Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Pathology / Autopsy Services, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, E4-321, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4

Tel: (416) 340-3008
Fax: (416) 586-9901
E-mail: jagdish.butany@uhn.on.ca

Dr. Bill Casley
Centre for Biologics Research, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Sir F.G. Banting Research Centre, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 957-3096
Fax: (613) 941-8933
E-mail: bill_casley@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Irene R. Clement
Vice-President Regulatory Affairs, Shire Biologics, 1991 St. Martin Blvd., Laval, Quebec H7l 1N2

Tel: (450) 978-7729, cell: (416) 986-6465
Fax: (450) 978-7956
E-mail: iclement@ca.shire.com

Dr. Denise Denicourt
Vaccines Division, Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals Evaluation Centre, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON Canada K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 941-6057
Fax: (613) 941-5841
E-mail: denise_denicourt@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Roland Dobbelaer
Head, Biological Standardisation, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Juliette Wytsmanstr. 14, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

Tel: 32-2-642-5050
Fax: 32-2-642-5210
E-mail: roland.dobbelaer@iph.fgov.be

Dr. Bill Egan
Acting Director, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics, Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 1448 USA

Tel: (301) 827-0655
Fax: (301) 827-0448
E-mail: egan@cber.fda.gov

Dr. Peter Ganz
Director of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals Evaluation Centre, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 952-0237
Fax: (613) 957-6302
E-mail: peter_ganz@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Gary E. Garber
Head, Division of Infectious Disease, Professor of Medicine, The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6

Tel: (613) 737-8173
Fax: (613) 737-8099
E-mail: ggarber@ogh.on.ca

Julie Gervais
Policy and Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Controlled Substances, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, MacDonald Bldg., Rm. C362, 123 Slater St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9

Tel: (613) 946-0121
Fax: (613) 946-4224
E-mail: julie_gervais@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Basanti Ghosh
Submission Management Division, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613)952-3604
Fax: (613) 957-0364
E-mail: basanti_ghosh@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Antonio Giulivi
Director, Health Care Acquired Infections Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney=s Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 957-1789
Fax: (613) 952-6668
E-mail: antonio_giulivi@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Elwyn Griffiths
Associate Director General, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, HPB Bldg., Rm. 2132, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 946-1644
Fax: (613) 957-1679
E-mail: elwyn_griffiths@hc-sc.gc.ca

Mrs. Julia Hill
Director General, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, HPB Bldg., Rm. 2138, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, On K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 957-8065
Fax: (613) 957-1679
E-mail: julia_hill@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Farid Hindieh
Blood, Tissues and Organs Division, Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals Evaluation Centre, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 941-0669
Fax: (613) 957-6302
E-mail: farid_hindieh@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Robert A. Johnson
Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, DHHS/NIH/NIAID, 6610 Rockledge Drive, Room 6018, MSC 6603, Bethesda, MD 20892-6603

Tel: (301) 402-2126
Fax: (301) 402-0804
E-mail: rjohnson@niaid.nih.gov

Dr. Wendy M. Johnson
Vice-President, Research and Development, Cangene Corporation, 26 Henlow Bay, Winnipeg, MN R3Y 1G4

Tel: (204) 275-4301
Fax: (204) 275-4289
E-mail: wendy_johnson@cangene.com

Dr. David Kelvin
Division Head, Experimental Therapeutics, Toronto General Research Institute, MBRC 5R425, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4

Tel: (416) 340-4800 ext. 6984
Fax: (416) 340-3619
E-mail: dkelvin@uhnres.utoronto.ca

Dr. Arlene King
Director, Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 957-1340, cellular: (613) 720-9308
Fax: (613) 998-6413
E-mail: arlene_king@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Agnes Klein
Manager, Clinical Evaluation Division, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 954-5706
Fax: (613) 957-6302
E-mail: agnes_v._klein@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Michel Klein
CANVAC Coordinating Centre, 500 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 800, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 3C6

Tel: (514) 288-7120
Fax: (514) 288-6571
E-mail: michel.klein@umontreal.ca

Dr. Craig LaferriPre
Therapy Area Leader, Vaccines, Clinical Research & Development, GlaxoSmithKline Inc., 7333 route Mississauga North, Mississauga, ON L5N 6L4

Tel: (905) 403-4555
Fax: (905) 829-6060
E-mail: craig.a.laferriere@gsk.com

Dr. Sean Li
Centre for Biologics Research, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Sir F.G. Banting Research Centre, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 941-6149
Fax: (613) 941-8933
E-mail: sean_li@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Yan Li
Head, Respiratory Viruses, National Microbiology Laboratory, Population and Public Health Branch, Canadian Science Centre, 1015 Arlington St., Winnipeg, MN R3E 3R2

Tel: (204) 789-6045
Fax: (204) 789-2082
E-mail: yan_li@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Che Kit Lin
Hospital Chief Executive, Hong Kong Red Cross, Blood Transfusion Service, 15 King's Park Rise, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 2710-1301
Fax: (852) 2780-1862
E-mail: cklin@ha.org.hk

Dr. Donald Low
Microbiologist-in-Chief, Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Room 1485, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5

Tel: (416) 586-4435
Fax: (416) 586-8746
E-mail: dlow@mtsinai.on.ca

Dr. Noni E. MacDonald
Dean Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Tel: (902) 470-8799
Fax: (902) 470-7975
E-mail: noni.macdonald@dal.ca

Dr. Phil Minor
Head, Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England

Tel: 44-1707-654-753
Fax: 44-1707-646-730
E-mail: pminor@nibsc.ac.uk

Mr. Greg Monsour
Center for Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, HPB Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 957-4241
Fax: (613) 952-5364
E-mail: greg_monsour@hc-sc.gc.ca

Carole Nap
Vice President, BIOTECanada, 420-130 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4

Tel: (613) 230-5585, Ext. 618
Fax: (613) 563-8850
E-mail: carole@biotech.ca

Mr. Peter Neumann
Blood, Tissues and Organs Division, Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals Evaluation Centre, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 941-2616
Fax: (613) 941-5841
E-mail: peter_neumann@hc-sc.gc.ca

Professor Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus
Head, Department of Virology, Erasmus University, P.O. Box 1783, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3000 Dr. Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Tel: 31-10-408-8066
Fax: 31-10-408-9485
E-mail: a.osterhaus@erasmusmc.nl

Dr. Robert Pless
Head, Immunization Safety, Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Division, Centre for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 948-6131
Fax: (613) 998-6413
E-mail: robert_pless@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Susan Poutanen
Infectious Disease Clinician, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Microbiology, University of Toronto, Toronto Medical Laboratories and Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Microbiology, 600 University Avenue, Room 1470, Toronto, ON Canada M5G 1X5

Pager: (416) 664-6324
Fax: (416) 586-8746
E-mail: susan.poutanen@utoronto.ca

Dr. Susan Richardson
Head, Division of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Head, Ontario Laboratory Working Group for the Rapid Diagnosis of Emerging Infections, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON Canada M5G 1X8

Tel: (416) 813-7654 ext. 5992
Fax:
E-mail: Susan.Richardson@sickkids.ca

Dr. Harold Rode
Acting Manager, Vaccines Division, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 954-0156
Fax: (613) 941-5841
E-mail: harold_rode@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Rachel Roper
Program Director - Biologicals, Sars Accelerated Vaccine Initiative, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3055 STN CSC, Ring Road, Patch Bldg., Rm. 151, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6

Tel: (250) 721-6505, Lab: (250) 721-6506
Fax: (250) 721-8855
E-mail: rroper@uvic.ca

Professor Peter J.M. Rattier
Head, Virology Division, Research Director, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: 31-30-253-2462
Fax: 31-30-253-6723
E-mail: P.Rottier@vet.uu.nl

Dr. John Saldanha
Executive Director, Infectious Diseases, Canadian Blood Services, 1800 Alta Vista Rd., Ottawa, ON K1G 4J5

Tel: (613) 739-2044
Fax:
E-mail: john.saldanha@bloodservices.ca

Dr. David Scheifele
Vaccine Evaluation Center, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Rm. L427, 4500 Oak St., Vancouver, BC Canada V6H 3N1

Tel:
Fax: (604) 875-2635
E-mail: dscheifele@cw.bc.ca

Dr. Geoffrey C. Schild
17 Sunnyfield, Mill Hill, London NW7 4RD, England

Tel: 44-208-959-5767
Fax: 44-208-906-3978
E-mail: The.Schilds@btinternet.com

Dr. Bhagirath Singh
Scientific Director, Institute of Infection and Immunity, CIHR, London, Ontario

Tel: (519) 661-3228
Fax: (519) 661-4226
E-mail: bsingh@uwo.ca

Dr. Norman Viner
Unit Head, Clinical Trial Applications, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, LCDC Bldg., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 946-8045
Fax: (613) 941-5841
E-mail: norman_viner@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Thomas Voss
Director, Homeland Security and Infectious Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000 Ninth Avenue South .35205, P.O. Box 55305, Birmingham, AL 35255-5305

Tel: (301) 631-1076
Fax: (205) 581-2568
E-mail: voss@sri.org

Dr. Scott B. Winram
Product Development Project Officer, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, DHHS/NIH/NIAID, 6610 Rockledge Dr., Rm. 5119, MSC 6604, Bethesda, MD 20892-7630

Tel: (301) 402-8601
Fax: (301) 480-1263
E-mail: swinram@niaid.nih.gov

Dr. David Wood
Coordinator, Quality Assurance and Safety of Biologicals, World Health Organization, 20 Appia Avenue, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Tel: 41-22-791-4050
Fax: 41-22-791-4971
E-mail: woodd@who.int

Dr. Kwok-Him Yeung
Vaccines Division, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, LCDC Bldg., Tunney=s Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 954-5821
Fax: (613)
E-mail: kwokhim_yeung@hc-sc.gc.ca

Meeting Secretariat

Lois Gupta
Director General's Office, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, HPB Bldg.,Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 946-5434
Fax: (613) 946-5214
E-mail: lois_gupta@hc-sc.gc.ca

Carolyn Hewitt
Director General's Office, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, HPB Bldg.,Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 941-8601
Fax: (613) 946-5214
E-mail: carolyn_hewitt@hc-sc.gc.ca

Carole Kindack
Director General's Office, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, HPB Bldg.,Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2

Tel: (613) 946-1654
Fax: (613) 957-1679
E-mail: carole_kindack@hc-sc.gc.ca