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Royal Society of Canada

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is a Canadian nonprofit organization based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is described as a "learned society."

COVID-19

In April 2020, the President of the RSC established the RSC Task Force on COVID-19.[1]

Membership

Name Affiliation Notes
Upton Allen Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2] University of Toronto, SickKids, Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Black Scientists' Task Force on Vaccine Equity
Melissa Andrew Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:1] National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Canadian Immunization Research Network
Pat Armstrong Fellow[3] Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table
Benjamin Berger Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:2] York University
Andrew Bond Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:3] Inner City Health Associates
Paul Bramadat Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:4] University of Victoria
Tania Bubela Fellow[4] BC COVID-19 Strategic Research Advisory Committee
Timothy Caulfield Fellow;[5] Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[6] Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, ScienceUpFirst
Jeannette Comeau Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:5] National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, Dalhousie University
Ève Dubé Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19 National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), Canadian Immunization Research Network, Immunize Canada
Terence Flynn Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:6] McMaster University
Monty Ghosh Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:7] University of Alberta
Janice Graham Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:8] Dalhousie University
Margo Greenwood Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:9] Senate of Canada, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, University of Northern British Columbia, National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
Devon Greyson Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:10] University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shawn Harmon Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:11] Dalhousie University
Robyn Harrison Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[1:1] National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), Alberta Health Services (AHS)
Jennie Johnstone Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[1:2] University of Toronto
Jeff Karabanow Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:12] Dalhousie University
Bartha Knoppers Fellow[7] COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
Noni MacDonald Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:13] HELPinKids&Adults, Dalhousie University
Janet McElhaney Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:14] Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Health Sciences North Research Institute
C. Meghan McMurtry Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:15] HELPinKids&Adults, University of Guelph, McMaster Children's Hospital
Alan Middleton Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:16] York University
Samira Mubareka Chair, Working Group on One Health;[8] Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[6:1] Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Ontario's COVID-19 Genomics Rapid Response Coalition
Christopher Mushquash Member, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists[9] Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table
Mona Nemer Fellow, Academy of Sciences[10] COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
Pamela Ohashi Member[11] COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force
Aaron Orkin Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:17] Inner City Health Associates
Laura Rosella Member, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists[12] Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Lynora Saxinger Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[1:3] AHS COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group
Wendy Sligl Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[1:4] University of Alberta
Audrey Steenbeek Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:18] Dalhousie University
Anna Taddio Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:19] HELPinKids&Adults, University of Toronto
Karina Top Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:20] Dalhousie University, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Vaccine Surveillance Reference Group
Jeff Turnbull Contributor, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[2:21] University of Ottawa
Lorne Tyrrell Fellow[13] COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
André Veillette Member[14] COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
David Waldner Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[1:5] University of Alberta
Duncan Webster Member, RSC Task Force on COVID-19[1:6] Saint John Regional Hospital, Dalhousie University

Publications

  1. Harrison, R. A., Johnstone, J., Saxinger, L., Sligl, W., Waldner, D., & Webster, D. (2021). The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in 2020: The Pre-Vaccine Era (p. 2). Royal Society of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826193222/https://www.interacademies.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Epid PB_EN.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Comeau, J., Dubé, E., Graham, J., Greenwood, M., Harmon, S., MacDonald, N. E., McElhaney, J., McMurtry, C. M., Middleton, A., Steenbeek, A., & Tadio, A. (2021). Enhancing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Canada. Royal Society of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826185938/https://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/VA PB_EN_1.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Pat Armstrong. Canadian Scholars. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.01.22-002027/https://www.canadianscholars.ca/authors/pat-armstrong ↩︎

  4. Committee Members. Health Research BC. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182833/https://healthresearchbc.ca/committee-members/ ↩︎

  5. Timothy Caulfield. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Retrieved October 25, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.10.25-152529/https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/member/timothy-caulfield ↩︎

  6. The RSC Task Force on COVID-19. Royal Society of Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.08.26-195559/https://rsc-src.ca/en/themes/rsc-task-force-covid-19 ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. Bartha Maria Knoppers. McGill Research Honours. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230129115749/https://www.mcgill.ca/researchhonours/bartha-maria-knoppers ↩︎

  8. One Health. The Royal Society of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220107001421/https://rsc-src.ca/en/themes/one-health ↩︎

  9. Walker, B. (2017, October 26). Lakehead Professor will be inducted into the Royal Society of Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Lakehead University. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913133707/https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/news-and-events/news/archive/2017/node/44646 ↩︎

  10. Biography of Dr. Mona Nemer, C.M., C.Q., FRSC. (2022, July 25). Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20230826192824/https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/office-chief-science-advisor/biography-dr-mona-nemer-cm-cq-frsc ↩︎

  11. PI Biography. Ohashi Lab. Retrieved August 26, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.08.26-191400/https://www.ohashilab.ca/pi-biography.html ↩︎

  12. Laura Rosella. Population Health Analytics Laboratory. Retrieved July 5, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230705200035/https://pophealthanalytics.com/laura-rosella/ ↩︎

  13. Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, 1943-. Alberta Medical Association. Retrieved October 24, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221024054335/https://www.albertadoctors.org/about/medical-history/pioneering-alberta-doctors/dr-lorne-tyrrell ↩︎

  14. André Veillette. Terry Fox Research Institute. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230322084425/https://www.tfri.ca/about/team/bio/andré-veillette ↩︎