Alan Bernstein
CanadascientistMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Dr. Alan Bernstein is an accomplished Canadian physician and global health expert, formerly serving as the first president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has been a key figure in advocating for transformative changes in research funding and policy in Canada, emphasizing the importance of investment in health research for economic growth.
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Alan Bernstein, a past president of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, lobbied for the research chair program.
Academic recruitment program renamed to honour Liberal stalwart Eddie GoldenbergCanada· 2026-07-31
Alan Bernstein worked with Eddie Goldenberg to advance issues related to attracting high potential world-class researchers into Canada’s university ecosystem.
Eddie Goldenberg, influential former top aide to Jean Chrétien, dies at 77Canada· 2026-07-09
Alan Bernstein is the former president of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and was involved in a proposal to enhance scientific capacity.
Universities may jump to hire foreign researchers if Ottawa allocates funds to attract top talentCanada· 2025-11-02
Dr. Alan Bernstein emphasized the difficulty of transforming the Medical Research Council of Canada under Dr. Friesen's leadership.
Visionary Dr. Henry Friesen reinvented Canada’s premier health research funding agencyCanada· 2025-05-10
