About usScientific Advisory Council Scientific Advisory Council The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) is a volunteer panel of experts which reviews funding applications for the Pilot Project Grants and New Investigator Awards to determine scientific excellence and relevance to Parkinson’s, providing the highest quality of objective adjudication. Dr. Louis-Éric Trudeau, (Committee Chair): Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Montreal Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell: Associate Professor of Medicine/Neurology, University of British Columbia; Clinician Scientist, Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre and Djavad Mowafghian Centre for Brain Health Dr. Fang Ba: Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Parkinson and Movement Disorders Program, University of Alberta Dr. Robert Chen: Professor of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Krembil Research Institute Dr. Kalle Gehring: Professor of Biochemistry, McGill University Dr. Connie Marras: Professor of Neurology, University of Toronto; Clinician Scientist, Krembil Research Institute Dr. Mario Masellis: Professor of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto; Clinician Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute Dr. Heidi McBride: Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Group Leader, Rare Neurological Diseases Research Group, The Neuro Dr. Joanne Nash: Associate Professor, Centre for Microscopy and Bioanalysis, University of Toronto Scarborough Dr. Caroline Paquette: Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education and Director of the Human Brain Control of Locomotion Lab (HBCL), McGill University Dr. Scott Ryan: Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Hotchkiss Brain Institute Dr. Joel Watts: Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Principal Investigator at the Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto Dr. Ziv Gan-Or: Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Neuro, McGill University Dr. Etienne Hebert Chatelain: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Moncton