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David J Hill
David Joseph Hill FCAHS (born 1952) is Scientific Director of the Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), one of Canada’s largest hospital-sponsored research institutes. He is also the Integrated Vice President for Research for the London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. He holds the Lawson Professorship in Diabetes Research, and the Weinstein Chair for Diabetes Research, and is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Paediatrics, at Western University.

In 2011, he was inducted as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS).

Education and Career
He received his BA from University of Nottingham and his PhD from Worcester College, University of Oxford.

He has published over 200 scientific papers and maintains an active program in diabetes research and stem cell biology.

He has previously served as Chair for both Research Canada and the National Board of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA). He is a member and Past Board Chair of the Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group (DPSG), an affiliate of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. He also currently participates on the Research Committee of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) and is Co-Chair of the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations’ (ACAHO) Sub-Committee of VPs of Research.