Professor, University of Alberta

Carla Prado is a Professor at the University of Alberta and a member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Her internationally recognized work assesses and disseminates evidence on the importance of body composition, particularly low muscle mass, to predict health outcomes such as cancer survival. This work is changing clinical practice. She is designing targeted nutritional strategies to optimize body composition and improve health in multiple diseases, and in immigrant health. Recent recognitions of her pathbreaking work include Canada’s Top 40 ...

Kevin M. W. Keough is former President and CEO of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and Adjunct Professor at Memorial University. Previously he was Chief Scientist at Health Canada, Vice-president (Research and International Relations), Head of Biochemistry and a Professor in Biochemistry and Pediatrics at Memorial. His research interests include the molecular organization and function in lipid-protein systems. He has made special contributions to understanding of the structure and function of lung surfactant. His senior national appointments include Deputy Chair of the ...

Pediatric Neurologist, Prof., University of Calgary

Dr. Kirton is Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary and an attending Pediatric Neurologist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. He holds the Dr. Robert Haslam hair in Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Kirton’s research focuses on applying neurotechnologies to generate new opportunities for life participation for children with severe disabilities. He directs the Calgary Pediatric Stroke Program (perinatalstroke.com, @PedStrokeYYC) and ACH Brain Computer Interface Laboratory (BCI4kids.com, @BCI4kids).

Professor, University of Calgary

Dr Kubes leads the Vice President’s priority in Infection Immunity and Chronic Diseases. He has built major infrastructure at UCalgary, including Imaging, Microbiome and a Level 3 Centre through CFI, philanthropy and government support. His own work is geared towards understanding how the immune system behaves in infections and chronic diseases using live cell imaging techniques.

Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary

Dr. McKay's research, conducted in relevant model systems, is revealing novel aspects of host-bacteria-parasitic helminth interaction that may translate to new treatment for infectious and inflammatory diseases of the gut. A past President of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, he has >170 publications and frequently delivers invited presentations at scientific conferences and to the public. The significance of his contributions to health science research, commitment to mentoring (capacity building), and leadership have been recognized with a number of national and international ...

Professor, University of Calgary

Dr. McCoy is a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary where she holds the Killam Memorial Chair and is the Scientific Director of the International Microbiome Centre. She is globally recognized for her research elucidating the mechanisms by which the microbiome modulates health and disease. She has made fundamental discoveries highlighting how the maternal and early life microbiome instructs development and function of the immune system and how the microbiome regulates immune responsiveness during cancer immunotherapy.

Dr. Luanne Metz is an Emerita Professor, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary. She was was Head of the Division of Neurology at the University of Calgary 2014-2019. She has led the internationally recognized Calgary Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic with innovative research, treatment and care. She has raised the standards of medical care for MS patients in Calgary, Alberta and nationally. Her pioneering of many clinical activities including leading a successful Phase III trial of minocycline in early MS published in the New England Journal of Medicine has provided the MS ...

Professor, University of Alberta

Dr. Tom Hobman is a distinguished cell biologist and virologist whose research is focused on understanding how RNA viruses manipulate host cells to allow replication. He has served in important leadership roles, including on the executive for CIHR panels and journal editorial boards. Recently, Dr. Hobman finished his term as Associate Dean Research Facilities where he oversaw the creation of a network of core facilities that provide expertise and access to state-of-the-art infrastructure for cellular imaging, genomics, transgenics, flow cytometry, lipidomics, and other platforms to hundreds ...

Professor emeritus of Medicine, University of Alberta

Arya M. Sharma, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta and is globally recognised as Canada's leading voice in obesity science and medicine. He has authored over 450 scientific articles and has lectured in over 50 countries on evidence-based prevention and management of obesity. He is the Scientific Director of Obesity Canada, Canada's national health charity focussed on improving the lives of Canadians affected by obesity, and his work has been extensively recognised through numerous prestigious awards. He is also regularly featured as an expert in national and ...

Dr. Lillian Siu is a Senior Medical Oncologist, Director of the Phase I Clinical Trials Program and holds the BMO Chair in Precision Genomics at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She is globally recognized for her significant contributions in anticancer drug development, precision medicine and clinical trials methodology. She has led numerous clinical trials focusing on early phase therapeutic development of molecularly targeted agents, immunotherapeutics and novel cytotoxics. Her work has undoubtedly shaped the development of oncology agents globally within the context of genomic medicine ...