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Leadership

The Institute was founded in 2008 by Dr. Stephen Collins following a generous donation from the Farncombe Family of Toronto who have continued to support the Institute since its inception. Additional support has been gratefully received from the Paul Douglas Family of Hamilton as well as from the University.

The Institute is governed by an Executive Committee consisting of:

Dr. Elena Verdu

Director, Farncombe Institute

Dr. Paul Moayyedi

Clinical Lead, Farncombe Institute
Microbial Therapeutic Initiative

Dr. Michael Surette

Lead, Farncombe Institute Microbial Therapy Unit and Director of the Genomic Facility

Dr. David Armstrong

Lead, Farncombe Institute
Nutrition Initiative

Dr. Deborah Sloboda

Lead, Microbiome, Fetal and
Maternal Health Research Initiative

 

 

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