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Michael Shannon, MD, MSc, MA, has thirty years of experience in medical leadership roles with government and industry. Dr. Shannon has served as the Director General for the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control at Health Canada, the Chief Medical Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Health Protection Branch, and the Director General of the Canadian Blood Secretariat within Health Canada. He also served as the Deputy Surgeon General for the Canadian forces. Most recently Dr. Shannon served as Vice President, Medical Sciences, at Hemosol, a biopharmaceutical company, where he was responsible for clinical and medical affairs. He received his MD from Queen’s University and also holds graduate degrees in Neurophysiology and Physiological Psychology. Dr. Shannon is responsible for providing medical leadership to the Company’s clinical development programs. | 