Professor at Université Laval, Burroughs Wellcome Scholar in Molecular Parasitology, and Director of the Infectious Disease and Immunity Division of the CHU de Quebec Research Center. Dr. Barbara Papadopoulou is a world leader in the field of parasitic diseases, Leishmaniagene regulation and pathogenesis. Her work has direct relevance to human health, as leishmaniasis is one of the major parasitic diseases worldwide with limited treatment and no vaccine available. Research in her laboratory has contributed significantly to the development of novel anti leishmanial vaccine strategies. Her ...

Dr Jean-Pierre Grégoire’s work has changed competencies and roles of pharmacists as health professionals. He pioneered the teaching of pharmacoepidemiology in a faculty of pharmacy. As Dean of Pharmacy at Laval University, he led the creation of a competency-based entry-level PharmD program innovative in both design and instructional methods. As a researcher, he contributed to better characterize adherence to drug treatments. As president of the Quebec Order of Pharmacists, he led a change in pharmacy legislation that requires Quebec pharmacies to have a private section for counselling, and ...

Retired, University of British Columbia

Helen Burt holds the Angiotech Professorship in Drug Delivery and is Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. Her research interests are novel controlled release delivery systems for drugs and the mechanisms of crystal induced inflammatory arthritis. Her work is supported by grants from CIHR and other sources and she has supervised over 30 research trainees. She recently completed a 3 year term as the CIHR and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Coordinator in the VP Research Office at UBC and worked with a team to create new ...