Our Vision

Serve as Canada’s engine for genomics-enabled research and discovery, supporting a healthier and more sustainable future for all Canadians.

Our Mission

Enhance Canada’s national capacity for genome sequencing and informatics analysis;

Accelerate next-generation scientific solutions underpinned by large-scale data generation, and;

Support Canadian national and international projects in sequencing, databasing and open science collaborations.

Our Impact to Date

Users: 3,000+ Principal Investigators

principal investigator laboratories supported by CGEn

Output: 12,300,000+ gigabases

generated across our national platform

People: 200+ CGEn staff

employed at the three CGEn nodes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver

Training: 16,000 HQP

estimate of highly qualified personnel (HQP) trained using CGEn-generated data

Advancement of Research: 925+ publications

publications by CGEN-staff in peer-reviewed journals

Our Leadership

Meet CGEn’s Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Board and Executive Committee

CGEn Central Team

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Meredith McLaren

Chief Executive Officer

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Hillete Warner

Manager, Communications
(on leave)

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Shantala Hari Dass

Manager, Communications & Outreach

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Vrunda Patel

Data Coordinator

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Elaine Chang

Administrative Co-Ordinator, SickKids

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