Abdallah Daar is a founder of the world-renowned Canadian Program on Genomics and Global Health, which over 5 years has received $50 M in research grants, including from Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges program. Daar holds the world record for performing the youngest kidney transplant. He is a biomedical scientist, bioethicist and global health expert working with WHO, UNESCO (Laureate of its 2005-6 Avicenna Prize) and the African Union. One of Canada’s most innovative researchers, Daar has over 300 publications and has trained over 100 graduate students. His research is aimed at alleviating global health inequities through harnessing of life sciences.