Dr Cindi Corbett

Dr Cindi Corbett is the Director of the Health Security and Response Division at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML). The Health Security and Response Division is Agency’s foci for laboratory response to high-consequence infectious diseases. The division focuses on esoteric diagnostic testing for rare microorganisms, high-consequence pathogen detection, laboratory surveillance for organisms of pandemic potential, cutting edge pre-clinical MCM research and leadership within national and international laboratory networks.

Cindi is one of Canada’s experts for the response to security sensitive biological agents, providing subject matter expertise and  guidance to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police led National CBRNE Response Team. Dr Corbett focuses on the advancement of capabilities for biological agent detection, identification and characterization, including novel detection assays for biological toxins. Over the past decade, Cindi has established and continues to foster the ongoing advancement of microbial forensic capabilities for the Government of Canada, ensuring that microbiological investigations meet the standards required to withstand legal scrutiny, and that Canada remains vigilant in its preparedness against potential biothreats.

Dr Corbett, has contributed to international training initiatives, such as the United Nations Secretary General’s Mechanism for the investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological weapons. She is also a current member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Scientific Advisory Board.