Delilah Ofosu-Barko
Delilah Ofosu-Barko is Director, Research Operations within the Academic Division at Trillium Health Partners, where she leads operational, governance, and enabling infrastructure that supports health research, innovation, and improvement. With more than 18 years of experience in research administration, research ethics, project management, and academic health sciences operations, she is recognized for building collaborative teams, advancing accountable systems, and supporting high-quality, responsible research. Delilah’s work spans research operations, research ethics board governance, responsible conduct of research, clinical research infrastructure, and community-engaged research. She has held progressive leadership roles at Trillium Health Partners and has contributed extensively to the Canadian research ethics community, including as past President and Board Member of the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards and Co-Chair of the Ontario Hospital Association Research Community of Practice. She has served on national and international advisory and expert committees, including the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on Balancing Research Security and Open Science for Dual-Use Research of Concern and the World Conference on Research Integrity National Advisory Committee. Her leadership also includes advancing education and dialogue on research ethics, responsible conduct of research, and anti-Black racism in research ethics practice. Her selected publications, presentations, and public contributions include work on research security and open science, co-designed peer support interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers, community resource mapping, and public education focused on equity, health systems leadership, and ethical research practice. Delilah has been recognized with the City of Mississauga’s Black Excellence Award in Health Services and the University of Toronto’s Outstanding Black Leadership in Public Health and Health Systems award.