Janice Bailey is the Scientific Director of the Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Nature et Technologies (FRQNT). She is internationally recognised as a biomedical scientist, elucidating the paternal influences on developmental trajectories of health and disease; as an effective administrator supporting trainees and diversity in research; as an advocate for issues ranging from the environment to health equality; and as an innovative thought leader in the health sciences. She has served in leadership capacities of major professional organisations, as an advisor to government, and has built strong intersectoral and interdisciplinary initiatives across Canada, the Arctic and Global South.