Bernard Robaire is a world leader in the field of male reproduction and medicine. His ground breaking research demonstrated that paternal exposure to some therapeutic agents and environmental chemicals may alter the quality of sperm chromatin and have adverse effects on offspring. Importantly, he established that aging of the father is associated with decreased sperm quality and that this has consequences for progeny outcome. His pioneering studies of androgen action revealed the pathway by which androgens act rapidly on target cells. His fundamental studies on the impact of steroid ...

Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, CHU de Québec-Université Laval

Jean-Yves Masson is an internationally recognized expert in DNA repair mechanisms. His interest in DNA repair began during his PhD where he studied the function of base excision repair enzymes. He then joined the laboratory of Steve West (Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall laboratories) to study DNA double-strand break repair by homologous recombination. This process allows DNA repair but also gene replacement following CRISPR/Cas genome editing. He was recruited at the Laval University Cancer Center and became in 2013 the youngest director of the Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, and ...

Professor, Queen's University

Prof. Douglas Munoz is a transformational leader in the field of systems neuroscience, and an ambassador for Canadian neuroscience on the global stage. A Tier I Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience since 2001, his award-winning research on how the brain controls eye movements has led to 200 top-tier highly influential publications. Furthermore, he has translated this work to develop new diagnostic tools for a variety of brain disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, bipolar disease, frontotemporal dementia and many more. These findings were incorporated into the Ontario ...

Professor at Université Laval, Burroughs Wellcome Scholar in Molecular Parasitology, and Director of the Infectious Disease and Immunity Division of the CHU de Quebec Research Center from 2010-2020. Dr. Barbara Papadopoulou is a world leader in the field of parasitic diseases, Leishmania postranscriptional gene regulation and pathogenesis. Her work has direct relevance to human health, as leishmaniasis is one of the major parasitic diseases worldwide with limited treatment and no vaccine available. Research in her laboratory has contributed to the development of novel anti-leishmanial vaccine ...

Dr. Poitout is the Canada Research Chair in Diabetes and Pancreatic Beta-Cell Function and has made major contributions to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying type 2 diabetes. His research has shown that excessive levels of sugar and fat impair the ability of the pancreas to make insulin, the hormone that lowers blood sugar levels. He has also contributed to the understanding of the mechanism of action of the lipid receptor GPR40, a novel drug target for type 2 diabetes. Dr. Poitout has published over 80 articles and has received numerous awards. He is heavily involved in the ...

University of Toronto

Dr. Straus is a geriatrician and clinicalepidemiologist. She is the Director of Knowledge Translation for the Li Ka ShingKnowledge Institute and the Division Director for Geriatric Medicine at theUniversity of Toronto. Her research interests include knowledge translation and quality of care, the accuracy of diagnostic tests, and mentorship. Her researchhas influenced practice and medical education. She is the author of 3 textbooksincluding, ‘Evidence-based Medicine: Howto practice and teach it', ‘Knowledge Translation in Health Care', and ‘Mentorship in Academic Medicine'. She was awarded a ...