Pioneered fundamental and translational discoveries in the neural control of the gastrointestinal tract in health and disease. His innovative research has provided significant insights into the etiology and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Expert in the endocannabinoid system of the gut, he has used his knowledge of cannabinoid biology to advise Health Canada. A tireless community volunteer as Crohn's and Colitis Canada Chair in IBD Research. For his international leadership, editorial abilities and commitment to advance gastrointestinal health, he has been recognized with ...

Distinguished Professor, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Alan Rosenberg, a pediatric rheumatologist, is a University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Professor. Following pediatric and pediatric rheumatology training he returned to Saskatchewan in 1981 to establish the province’s first pediatric rheumatology program. He has been Head of the Department of Pediatrics and was co-founder of the Children’s Health Foundation of Saskatchewan, which led to the realization of Saskatchewan’s first children’s hospital. Dr. Rosenberg’s research explores how genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors interact to influence childhood rheumaticdiseases. He ...

Généticien moléculaire et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche FKV en oncogénomique pédiatrique, Daniel Sinnett est professeur aux départements de pédiatrie et de biochimie et médecine moléculaire de l’Université de Montréal. Son programme de recherche est axé sur les déterminants génétique et génomique des cancers pédiatriques, principalement la leucémie. Ses travaux, reconnus par ses pairs, ont transformé la prise en charge et la qualité de vie des patients et survivants. Reconnu internationalement, Daniel Sinnett est récipiendaire de plusieurs prix. Comme gestionnaire de la recherche en ...

Professor, University of Calgary

Dr. Quinn is a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He is a Nephrologist and Clinical Epidemiologist whose research interests include the care of patients with kidney disease, the provision of renal replacement therapies (with a focus on dialysis access), and quality of dialysis care. He received his MD in 1999 and completed specialty training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Calgary in 2004. Dr. Quinn then completed a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto before joining the University of Calgary in 2009.

Professor, McMaster University

Parminder Raina, a Professor in McMaster's Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, specializes in the epidemiology of aging with emphasis on developing the field of geroscience to understand the processes of aging from cell to society. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Geroscience and the Raymond and Margaret Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging. He was appointed to the National Seniors Council in 2018. Dr. Raina is the Scientific Director of the McMaster Research Institute for Research on Aging and Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging, ...

Professor Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba

Dr. Brent Schacter has held many major national and international leadership roles: President/CEO of CancerCare Manitoba; CEO of Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies; and Co-Chair of Steering Committee, Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control. These roles allowed effective advocacy for establishment of Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Dr. Schacter was the P.I. of the Canadian Tumour Repository Network, which launched a Biobank Education and Certification Program that has been adopted globally. He was President of International Society of Biological and Environmental ...

Jeffrey Turnbull is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital. He is a leading authority in the field of medical training. Previously, he served as Assistant Dean and subsequently Vice Dean: Education at the University of Ottawa. Over the past several years, Dr. Turnbull has contributed nationally and internationally through the AFMC, the RCPSC, the CMA, the AAMC, the CPSO and as President of the MCC. He has pursued his interest in poverty and its effect on health and is currently the Medical Director of the Inner City Health Project ...

Full Professor & Investigator, Laval University

"Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity; Professor Département de microbiologie infectiologie et d'immunologie, Université Laval" Professor at Université Laval in Quebec City, Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Infection and Immunity, and a Burroughs Wellcome Scholar, Dr. Marc Ouellette is without any doubt the world leader in the field of Leishmania resistance to antimicrobials. Leishmaniasis is a neglected parasitic disease that affects 15 million people in the world and for which there is very limited effective treatment. Dr. Ouellette's research discoveries ...

Professor emeritus, University of Toronto

Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier is a highly accomplished membrane biochemist having characterized a number of important functional proteins at the cell surface. He is an exceptional teacher with a distinguished reputation, as a dedicated mentor and student advocate. As a departmental leader, he is exemplary in providing collegial support to new faculty members and successful in attracting young scientists with leading edge potential. With a strong sense of community and commitment to high national standards, he has served on a ...

Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Western University

Dr.Moira Stewart PhD, is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at theCentre for Studies in Family Medicine at Western University and formerly theDr. Brian W. Gilbert Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Primary Health CareResearch (2003-2017). Dr. Stewart has published widely on the topic of Patient-Centered Care and hasedited, with colleagues, an international series of books applying thepatient-centered clinical method. She is Co-Principal Investigator of a CIHRCommunity-based Primary Health Care Team Grant on Patient-Centered Innovationsfor Persons with Multimorbidity. An innovation, ...