Alison is the Director General of Science Policy at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canada’s federal health research funding agency. During her 17 years at CIHR, Alison has held various leadership positions. In her current role, she oversees the agency’s strategic work in areas of capacity development, knowledge mobilization, open science, research ethics, and research excellence. Before joining CIHR, she held research positions at the University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Cancer Center, and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.