Announcement: Dr. Dale W. Laird re-appointed Assistant Dean, Research Chairs & Awards
Dr. Dale W. Laird
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Dale W. Laird has been re-appointed as Assistant Dean, Research Chairs & Awards, at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, effective September 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027.
Dr. Laird received his PhD from the University of British Columbia in Biochemistry in 1988. He completed his Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 1992 at the California Institute of Technology prior to becoming an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University, where he proceeded to become an Associate Professor with tenure.
In 1997, Dr. Laird joined the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, where he was promoted to Full Professor in 2002. Currently, he also holds a cross appointment in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology.
Dr. Laird has continuously held Tri-Council funding throughout his entire career and has amassed a h index of 75 which includes his work being cited over 20,000 times. Dr. Laird has received many awards, including the Premier's Research Excellence Award, the Medical Research Council Scientist Award, a Faculty Scholar Award, Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award, the Dean’s Award of Excellence - Research, and the Distinguished University Professor Award. He held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair from 2004 to 2018. In 2016, he had the honour of being inducted as a Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He has served as a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) panel Chair/Scientific Officer for nearly 15 years and, also served for 6 years on the Gairdner Foundation Medical Review Panel.
As Assistant Dean, Research Chairs & Awards, Dr. Laird will continue to provide strategic leadership and oversight for the portfolio of Research Chairs held within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and for Research Awards both within and external to the faculty.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Dale Laird on his re-appointment.
John Yoo, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Dean, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
Robert Bartha, PhD
Vice Dean, Research and Innovation
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
