
ACRE Canada Board Members
The terms of office of the President, President-Elect, and General Secretary shall be two (2) years; that of the committee Chairs shall be three (3) years (the “normal term of office”). Officers may be re-elected for an additional term but no more than two (2) consecutive terms. No members may serve as President for more than three (3) terms.

Qingping Feng, MD, PhD
President, ACRE CanadaProfessor at Western University
Specific Research Interests
1. Cardiac repair and remodeling post myocardial infarction
2. Inflammatory response in sepsis
3. Congenital heart defects in maternal diabetes

Ren-Ke Li, MD, PhD
President Elect, ACRE CanadaProfessor at University of Toronto
Specific Research Interests
1. Cell therapy for repair, regeneration and rejuvenation of failed hearts
2. Tissue engineering to overcome irregular heartbeat caused by cardiac scar

Tianqing Peng, MD, MSc
General Secretary, ACRE CanadaProfessor at Western University
Specific Research Interests
1. Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity
2. Diabetic cardiomyopathy
3. Multiple organ failure in sepsis

Honglin Luo, MD, MSc
Chair, Membership CommitteeProfessor at U of British Columbia
Specific Research Interests
1. Cardiac sysfunction in enteroviral myocarditis
2. The role of enteroviral infection in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
3. Coxsackievirus B3 as an oncolytic virus for lung cancer treatment

Ying Wang, PhD
Chair, Multimedia CommitteeAssist. Prof. at U of British Columbia
Specific Research Interests
1. In-situ ‘Omics’ to define therapeutic targets for coronary artery disease
2. Finding biomarkers to personalize treatment for coronary artery disease
3. Developing methodologies to improve the quality and data output of biobanked samples
3. Developing methodologies to improve the quality and data output of biobanked samples

Wenbin Liang, MD, PhD
Co-Chair, Finance Committee
Assoc. Prof. at University of Ottawa
Assoc. Prof. at University of Ottawa
Specific Research Interests
1. Developing novel therapies for cardiac arrhythmias
2. Electrophysiology of cardiomyocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells

Dake Qi, MD, PhD
Co-Chair, Finance Committee
Assoc. Prof. at University of Manitoba
Assoc. Prof. at University of Manitoba
Specific Research Interests
1. Myocardial Infarction and cardiac metabolism
2. Proinflammatory factors, insulin resistance, and diabetes
3. Atypical antipsychotic induced metabolic side-effects

Guang Sun, MD, PhD
Co-Chair, Program / Sci. Committee
Professor at Memorial U of Newfoundland
Professor at Memorial U of Newfoundland
Specific Research Interests
1. Genetic predisposition towards obesity
2. CODING (Complex Diseases in the Newfoundland population: Environment and Genetics) study
3. Childhood obesity

Burton Yang, PhD
Co-Chair, Program / Sci. Committee
Professor at University of Toronto
Professor at University of Toronto
Specific Research Interests
1. Matrix molecules in angiogenesis
2. MicroRNA in tumor growth
3. Circular RNAs in the regulation of cardiovascular function

Guangdong Yang, PhD
Co-Chair, Edu. / Awards Committee
Professor at Laurentian University
Professor at Laurentian University
Specific Research Interests
1. Biological significance of H2S-mediated protein translational modification
2. Roles of H2S in cell behaviours
3. Regulation and function of H2S in iron metabolism

Dawei Zhang, PhD
Co-Chair, Edu. / Awards Committee
Professor at University of Alberta
Professor at University of Alberta
Specific Research Interests
1. PCSK9-promoted LDLR degradation
2. MT1-MMP in metabolism and disease
3. Understanding progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2
4. Surf4 and lipid metabolism
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