Professor and Head, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia; Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver General Hospital Dr. Eric Yoshida exemplifies the attributes required to be a leader and a key voice in discussions regarding ongoing health care delivery in Canada. Having been an integral component and the driving force behind the University of British Columbia's Hepatology Program, he has not only secured a reputable national profile for this department, but also, at the same time written numerous scholarly articles, and been an excellent mentor for the next ...

Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

Martin T. Schechter is Professor and formerly, the Founding Director of the School of Population and Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Schechter completed his BA in Mathematics at York University, his MA in Mathematics at UBC, his PhD in Mathematics at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, his MD in Medicine at McMaster University and his MSc in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Schechter was a National Health Research Scholar and Scientist from 1986 to 1999 and then a CIHR Senior Investigator from 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2023, he ...

University of British Columbia

Dr. Marra has made significant contributions to genome science and health research. One major contribution was the construction of a human genome map. This key resource allowed an International Consortium to efficiently complete and make publicly available the human genome sequence. Dr. Marra’s mapping approach has been used to analyze more than 30 genomes from organisms of major importance to research. Another major contribution was in sequencing the SARS coronavirus genome. The speed of the sequencing and the availability of the sequence made international headlines, and emphasized the ...

Professor Emerita, Simon Fraser University

Gloria Gutman, PhD is an internationally known researcher, educator, author, consultant and advocate, who has developed her career to improving the quality of life of older people in British Columbia and around the world. Dr. Gutman pioneered the study of gerontology in British Columbia. Recruited to Simon Fraser University in 1980, she developed the Gerontology Research Center and the Department of Gerontology at the university, serving as director of both for more than twenty years. She served two terms as President of Canadian Association of Gerontology, was first Canadian to serve as ...

Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia

R.E.W. (Bob) Hancock OC, OBC, FRSC. A Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada, and a Canada Research Chair in Health and Genomics, his research interests include small cationic peptides as novel antimicrobials and modulators of innate immunity, the development of novel treatments for antibiotic resistant infections, the systems biology of innate immunity and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and antibiotic uptake and resistance. He has published more than 570 papers and reviews, has 42 patents awarded, and is an ISI highly cited author in ...

Professor, University of British Columbia

B. Brett Finlay is a Professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Finlay’s research interests are focused on host-pathogen interactions at the molecular level. He has won several prestigious awards including the E.W.R. Steacie Prize, the CSM Fisher Scientific Award, a MRC Scientist, four Howard Hughes International Research Scholar Awards, a CIHR Distinguished Investigator, BC Biotech Innovation Award, the Michael Smith Health Research Prize, the IDSA Squibb ...