Biography – Harold Cook

Dr. Harold Cook is a prominent Canadian scientist with a 28-year career in pediatrics and biochemistry research. He recently completed a term as Dean of Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. As Dean, Dr. Cook lead the faculty through an extensive renewal process involving significant executive recruitment and strategic planning designed to meet the changing medical needs of Canada’s Maritime provinces. Prior this role, Dr. Cook held a number of positions at Dalhousie, including the Associate Dean of Research and Planning for the faculty and Interim Dean.

Dr. Cook served on the Board of the Capital District Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre, and was Chair of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada in 2008-09. He has served as Director of the Atlantic Research Centre at Dalhousie University, as leader of the clinical genetics program and as an affiliated scientist at the IWK Health Centre. He was a visiting professor at Harvard University and at the University of British Columbia, and at Dalhousie, he continues to be a professor of pediatrics and an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on fatty acids and lipids with 130 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters to his credit.

Dr. Cook is a graduate of NSAC, Macdonald College at McGill University and Dalhousie University. His post-doctoral fellowship was completed at the University of Michigan.