Sid Katz grew up in Montreal and received his Ph.D in Pharmacology and Therapeutics from McGill University and went west in 1975 to become a professor and health researcher at UBC contributing numerous publications to the field of cell regulation and graduating many M.Sc and Ph.D Students. Over the years, Sid has had a parallel career in science and medicine broadcasting on CBC radio and CTV and was the CEO of Science World in Vancouver and the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. Sid also served as Founder and Executive Director of UBC Community Affairs (2000-2010) and Managing Director of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (2002-2010). Sid has served on numerous community Boards including the International Baccalauriate Organization (2001-2007) and the Bloom Group (formerly St. James Community Services Society) in the eastside of Vancouver which operates affordable housing facilities, adult guardianship programs and shelters. In 2014, along with Mike Harcourt, he founded and is co-chair of the Dogwood-25 Society an education strategy to increase Aboriginal student high school graduation rates throughout the Province. Sid Katz received the Order of Canada (member) in 2003.
