Professor Mark Tremblay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Sports Administration and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from Laurentian University.His graduate training was from theUniversity of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health with a specialty in Exercise Science. Dr. Tremblay is the Director of Healthy Active Living and ObesityResearch (HALO)at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario ResearchInstitute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society ...

Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta

Kue Young has played a pivotal role in the development of Aboriginal and northern health research in Canada and internationally. He was one of the first researchers in Canada to recognize the emerging diabetes epidemic among First Nations in the early 1980’s. He has contributed substantially to understanding the epidemiology and genetics of diabetes in that population, and its prevention and control. A population health research scientist of the first order, he received the CIHR Senior Investigator award 1998-2008. Dr. Young has authored six books on Aboriginal and circumpolar health, and a ...

Distinguished ProfessorEmerita, University of Saskatchewan

One of Canada's leading nutrition scholars and an internationally recognized authority on vitamin D and calcium supplementation. For over 40 years, Dr. Whiting has conducted research on dietary influences of bone health, effectiveness of nutrient supplements and calcium and vitamin D status. She has served on internationally significant boards and panels such the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labelling and the North American Dietary Supplements Advisory Board. She received the Canadian Nutrition Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. ...

Professor, University of Calgary

Dr. Suzanne Tough 's research on maternal health has led to fundamental changes in prenatal care, and clinical practice. She leads the innovative All Our Babies/Families study; a cohort of over 3000 families followed prospectively for 10 years resulting in a changed understanding of the relationship between early life events, mental health and long-term outcomes. She is a leader in translating evidence to practice, longitudinal research, and mental health. She is a Professor in the Cummings School of Medicine and has held leadership roles as a Scientific Director and Policy Fellow. She has ...

Professeur titulaire, Département de kinésiologie, Université Laval

Le Professeur Tremblay est un chercheur universitaire dont la carrière a été orientée envers l'étude de l'obésité humaine. Il a mis à profit avec justesse ses compétences de physiologiste spécialiste de la bioénergétique afin de mieux comprendre les déterminants de l'obésité et fournir aux professionnels de la santé des outils pour la prise en charge de cette condition. Cette recherche lui a permis de contribuer à la formation de plusieurs chercheurs dont certains sont devenus des chefs de file dans leur domaine de spécialité. Il figure parmi les spécialistes de la bioénergétique de l'obésité ...

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Epidemi, University of Montreal

Jack Siemiatycki is an epidemiologist. He has contributed to several areas of health research, most notably cancer epidemiology. He developed novel and influential methods of exposure assessment to investigate environmental and occupational causes of cancer, and has carried out large population-based studies of several types of cancer. His are among the most frequently cited epidemiologic results in the authoritative Monographs on Evaluation of Carcinogens of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. He has contributed to development of epidemiologic methodology. He has more than 300 ...

Professor, Dept. Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary

International expert on health services research methodology who pioneers innovative programs for analyzing big health data. His contributions have improved optimal use of big data in numerous health research studies worldwide to advance science and discovery, and change research practice in the use of health data. In 2014 and 2015, he was designated one of the most highly cited researchers in the world (top 1%) by Thomson Reuters. Hude leads Alberta's Strategies for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Methods Platform and directs the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in ...

Professor, Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal

Dr Potvin, a Professor in Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Montreal, is an internationally recognized public health scientist. In 2001, she was selected in a national competition for one of only two CHSRF/CIHR Chairs in Health Services Research in public health intervention, a testament to the high quality of her work. Her research focuses on how programs that address social determinants in the community contribute to reducing health inequalities. Her expertise is much sought after. She helped develop Canadian policies to address health inequalities and the strategy for ...

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary

Dr. Patten is a psychiatrist and epidemiologist. His research applies population-based approaches to questions related to mental health, including the prevalence of mental disorders, associated risk and prognostic factors and patterns of mortality. He has led studies of medical-psychiatric comorbidity and mental health stigma in Canada. His over 800 publications have been cited over 50,000 times (HIndex: 72). He is recognized as one of the world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the ...

Professor, University of Toronto

Xiaolin Wei is a Professor and Dalla Lana Chair of Global Health Policy at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Professor Wei is an internationally recognized leader at using implementation science frameworks in health service research, specifically in the control of tuberculosis, diabetes and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). His scholarship has reformed health policies to promote quality and equitable care in COVID-19, tuberculosis, AMR and diabetes at national and global levels. He has served as the Vice President and Secretary General of the International Union ...