David Hart is the Calgary Foundation-Grace Glaum Professor and Director of the McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health at the University of Calgary. He is currently the Chair of the Institute Advisory Board of the CIHR Institute for Gender and Health, as well as Chair of the Life Sciences Advisory Committee for the Canadian Space Agency and past Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (The Arthritis Society). Dr. Hart has contributed to more than 300 publications during his career and received a number of awards. His current research focuses on the molecular and cell biology of tissue repair and regeneration.