For the past two years, Alex Karabanow has served as Chair of the Accreditation Council of Human Research Accreditation Canada, Canada's first independent, not-for-profit accrediting body for human research. Alex brings extensive experience in research administration, Research Ethics Board (REB) operations as well as research ethics administration, education, process and systems improvement.

Currently, Alex is the Manager of Clinical Research Support Systems at the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest academic research network. He has been involved in the management of compliance, integrity, planning and communication activities both in healthcare and university environments.

Alex is appointed as an Academy Scholar to The Institute for Educational Research (TIER) at UHN. He has also been appointed to the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB-ACCER) Circle of Experts and was an REB Operations Expert representative on the Clinical Trials Ontario College of Reviewers. Alex played a leadership role at CAREB-ACCER as President and on the Board of Directors and he currently serves as a member on several committees including the Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) Technical Steering Committee.