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Our Vision Statement

Provide new and emerging researchers with tools, training, and strategies to foster expertise in data generation, management, analysis and dissemination for harmonized research in lung health.

shAIRe Rising Stars Network  Group

The shAIRe Rising Stars network is open to any and all trainees working with lung health data at a a Canadian institution. To join the Rising Stars network, email [email protected]. We held the first working group meeting in February, 2025 to better understand what resources are available to trainees and what resources they need. Results of feedback for training resources and prioritization is in progress.

Meet the shAIRe Rising Stars Trainee Committee:

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ShAIRE | shAIRe Rising Stars Leadership Team and Trainee Committee Image Name

Chair

Dr. Rachelle Aucoin, PhD

Respiratory Epidemiology Team, Dalhousie University 
 

Co-Chair

Omri Arbiv, MD, PhD Candidate 

Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, University of Toronto
Clinical Associate, Division of Respirology, University of Toronto

The shAIRe Rising Stars Trainee Committee is currently accepting nominations for committee members for 2025-2026. The nomination deadline is September 19th, 2025. Email [email protected] for more information on the nomination process.

Meet the shAIRe Rising Stars Leadership Team:

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ShAIRE | shAIRe Rising Stars Leadership Team and Trainee CommitteeMichael (Mike) Strickland, Pulmonary
ShAIRE | shAIRe Rising Stars Leadership Team and Trainee CommitteeDr Benjamin Smith

Dr. Emily Brigham; MD, MHS

Associate Professor of Respirology, Legacy for Airway Health Professorship, University of British Columbia 
Research Scientist, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute 

Dr. Michael (Mike) Stickland; PhD

Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Director, G. F. MacDonald Centre for Lung Health

Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Smith; MD, MSc

Physician-Scientist, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University 
Director, Centre of Outcomes Research and Evaluation, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute