Board of Management

During Dr. Van Acker’s nearly seven years as OAC dean, U of G has established the Arrell Food Institute, expanded the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, relocated the Guelph Turfgrass Centre and planned a new campus home for the Honey Bee Research Centre.  An experienced fundraiser, Van Acker has helped to attract more than $100 million for OAC, including support to establish more than 20 externally funded chairs and professorships in the college.

Dr. Fallah received his doctorate under the supervision of Charlie Gross at Princeton University, focusing on the oculomotor (eye movement) control of spatial attention. He completed his post-doctoral training under John Reynolds at the Salk Institute, investigating object-based attention and smooth pursuit eye movements.

Before arriving at U of G, Hargreaves was director, divisional expense management, with Manulife Financial Corp., where he conducted financial statement preparation, auditing, planning and budgeting. He holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a chartered professional accountant.

Karina McInnis was appointed the University of Guelph’s new associate vice-president (research services) in September 2018. She was previously the Executive Director of University Research Services at Queen’s University.

The primary focus of Dr. Sharif’s research group is to understand how the chicken immune system recognizes and responds to viral pathogens. Their primary focus is to elucidate the mechanisms involved in initiation and regulation of T cell response.