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Dr. Siddika Mithani, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Science and Technology Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) toured the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) facilities at St-Boniface Hospital Research today.

Dr. Mithani’s visit follows a recent tour of CCARM facilities by the AAFC’s Deputy Minister, Suzanne Vinet and Senior Policy Advisor Sonja Forget, who visited as part of her initial outreach activity with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada staff and sector stakeholders as part of AAFC’s national priority initiative to “Enhance human health and wellness through food, nutrition and innovative products”.

(L to R) Ms. JoAnn Stebbing, CCARM Technician; Dr. Bram Ramjiawan, Director of Research Innovation and Regulatory Affairs, St-Boniface Hospital; Dr. Peter Zahradka, Principal Investigator and Team Leader, CCARM; Dr. Heather Blewett, Principal Investigator, CCARM; Ms. Ute Holweger, Science and Technology Branch, AAFC; Dr. Siddika Mithani, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch, AAFC; Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research, St-Boniface Hospital; Dr. Chris Siow, Principal Investigator, CCARM; Dr. Thomas Netticadan, Principal Investigator, CCARM; Dr. David Wall, Operations Director, Cereal Research Centre, AAFC; Dr. Dan Brown, Principal Investigator, CCARM.

(L to R) Ms. JoAnn Stebbing, CCARM Technician; Dr. Bram Ramjiawan, Director of Research Innovation and Regulatory Affairs, St-Boniface Hospital; Dr. Peter Zahradka, Principal Investigator and Team Leader, CCARM; Dr. Heather Blewett, Principal Investigator, CCARM; Ms. Ute Holweger, Science and Technology Branch, AAFC; Dr. Siddika Mithani, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch, AAFC; Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research, St-Boniface Hospital; Dr. Chris Siow, Principal Investigator, CCARM; Dr. Thomas Netticadan, Principal Investigator, CCARM; Dr. David Wall, Operations Director, Cereal Research Centre, AAFC; Dr. Dan Brown, Principal Investigator, CCARM.

 

Dr. Siddika Mithani, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) greeted by Dr. Peter Zahradka, Principal Investigator and Team Leader, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM)

Dr. Siddika Mithani, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) greeted by Dr. Peter Zahradka, Principal Investigator and Team Leader, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM)