Professor and Director, Clinical Research Unit, University of Calgary

Dr. Wiebe is an internationally recognized clinical researcher focusing on neurosciences and epilepsy and in evidence based medicine. He specializes in surgical randomized controlled trials, and in patient-centred outcomes. He performed the only randomized trial on brain surgery for epilepsy, which resulted in international treatment guidelines for this condition. Dr. Wiebe has trained numerous clinical researchers, he leads national and international clinical research initiatives, and he plays a major role in establishing educational and clinical care programs in epilepsy around the world.

Dr Prakesh Shah is Pediatrician-in-Chief at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at University of Toronto, Canada. He is the Director of the Canadian Preterm Birth Network (CPTBN) and an International Network for Evaluation of Outcomes of Neonates (iNeo) whereby he oversees a project of benchmarking outcomes of very preterm neonates in 13 countries including 300 NICUs. His areas of interest include Patient and Disease oriented research in NeonatalPerinatal Medicine, Health Services and Epidemiological Research in Maternal-Newborn care and Quality ...

Dr. Vincent Piguet is an internationally recognized clinician scientist and dermatologist focusing on skin immunology and infection. He has been an invited speaker at over 160 national and international meetings, including the World Congress of Dermatology and Keystone meetings. He has authored 240 peer-reviewed publications including in Cell, Immunity, and The Lancet. He is Deputy Editor for the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the top research journal in his field. He is the Past-President of the European Society for Dermatological Research and past President Elect of the European ...

Dr. Whiteside is an MD and PhD graduate ofthe University of Toronto and FRCP(C) in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. From1985 to 2005 she was a staff nephrologist at the University Health Network,Toronto, and clinician-scientist in the Department of Medicine. From 2000 to2005 she was Associate Dean Graduate and Inter-Faculty Affairs in the Facultyof Medicine and from 2006 to 2014 Dean of Medicine and Vice Provost Relationswith Health Care Institutions at the University of Toronto. In 2012 she wasrecognized with WXN Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 Award.Dr. Whiteside was awarded in 2007 ...

Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

Dr. Sharon Walmsley is a trailblazer in HIV and AIDS research and treatment in Canada. For more than three decades she has been at the forefront of advances in health care and initiatives to overcome the epidemic. Dr. Walmsley spearheaded early developments on opportunistic infections and antiretroviral therapy, and she is now a world leader in research on aging with HIV and longterm care. Dr. Walmsley has always been a champion for women living with HIV and brought attention to issues specific to women. Her expertise is internationally recognized and has made her a Canadian authority on HIV ...

Professor of Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Jean-Pierre Pelletier is a leading figure in translational research in the field of osteoarthritis. His contribution has been to truly take concepts all the way from molecule to man. His work has led to major discoveries in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis and to the identification of major therapeutic targets that have been successfully validated in preclinical and clinical studies. His most recent work, the development of an innovative imaging technology for the assessment of the progression of arthritis is a further extension of his work on new therapeutic strategies. This technology ...

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 ...

Pediatric Nephrologist, Senior Scientist, Prof. of Pediatric, Hospital for Sick Children

Norman Rosenblum is a Clinician Scientist in Paediatric Nephrology. His research focuses on signaling mechanisms controlling normal and malformed kidney development. His major impact has also been on the career development of clinician- and translational scientists and the development of health research strategies locally (Associate Dean of Physician Scientist Training, University of Toronto), nationally (Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program, and internationally (Board of Trustees of Eureka Institute For Translational Medicine; Chair of Scientific Advisory Board of Faculty Of ...

Professor, University of Alberta

Lorne Tyrrell is a Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Alberta and served for 10 years as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry until 2004. He currently holds the ClHR/GSK Chair in Virology at the University of Alberta. In 1986, with Dr. Morris Robins, he began working on a system to identify potent antivirals against hepatitis B virus (HBV) which infects about 400 million people worldwide. Through their work they discovered several potent antivirals against HBV and this resulted in a major collaboration with Glaxo Canada (now GlaxoSmithKline). The ...

Dr. Duminda Wijeysundera is an internationally recognized leader in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. His pioneering research on surgical risk assessment, postoperative disability, and functional recovery after surgery has shaped international clinical practice guidelines and improved patient care. A Professor at the University of Toronto and practicing anesthesiologist, he has authored over 380 peer-reviewed publications, earning widespread recognition for research excellence. A dedicated mentor and advocate for diversity in health sciences, he actively supports early-career ...