Principal Investigator
Dr. Lauren E Kelly, PhD, MSc, CCRP
Western Research Chair in Drug Safety and Clinical Trial Methodology
Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology & Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Rady Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Manitoba
Location:
A5-140 Victoria Hospital and Children’s Hospital
800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON N6A 5W9
Research Program
Dr. Kelly’s research program includes clinical research studies on the safety and efficacy of drugs used in pediatric and perinatal populations.
Dr. Kelly leads a pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Training Platform, called Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials, known as IMPaCT. She is also the Scientific Director for the Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapeutics, C4T.
As an expert in clinical trial methods and pharmacovigilance, Dr. Kelly has advisory roles with KidsCAN Trials, RareKids-CAN, and Conect4Children in Europe. Dr. Kelly is a former member of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Health Products Containing Cannabis at Health Canada, co-lead of the Canadian Medical Cannabis Trials Network (https://www.cannabistrialsnetwork.ca/ and current President of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids Board of Directors.