Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, Western University

Adrian M. Owen OBE, FRSC, PhD, is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and co-directs the CIFAR Brain, Mind, and Consciousness program. His research combines structural and functional neuroimaging with neuropsychological studies of brain-injured patients. Owen has published over 400 scientific articles and chapters and a best-selling popular science book ‘Into the Gray Zone’. In 2019, he was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to scientific research.

Dr. Hodaie is a neurosurgeon, Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist at the Krembil Research Institute. Her surgical and research expertise centers on trigeminal neuralgia, a debilitating neuropathic pain disorder. Her research employs advanced brain imaging and artificial intelligence methods to enhance the understanding of neuropathic pain. These approaches have increased objectivity in the study of pain and helped identify factors that lead to successful treatment outcomes. Her scientific contribution has been internationally recognized, and has generated ...

Dr. Hutnik has cared medically and surgically for patients suffering from the most common worldwide cause of blinding eye disease. Her translational research has focused on novel treatments. Her leadership roles have included President of the Canadian Glaucoma Society, Board member of the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada and advisor in the creation of Ontario Glaucoma Quality standards, as well as the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health for Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgeries. She brings this experience to her current roles as Governing Chair of the Academic Medical ...

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.

Prof, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of British Columbia

Dr. Deborah Money is a Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine and Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. She is very proud of developing an education and research program in Reproductive Infectious Diseases (RID) that has trained many scientists and clinicians across Canada. Her research has led to improved understanding of the impact of HIV treatments in pregnancy and infancy, the role of the vaginal microbiome in health and disease, the role of HPV and the vaccine on prevention of cervical cancer in women living with HIV and the impact of COVID-19 on ...

Torsten Nielsen was inspired by Terry Fox to become a cancer researcher, training as a clinician-scientist in McGill’s MD/PhD program (and now directing that program at UBC). He works to translate new discoveries from emerging genomic technologies into practical diagnostics and treatments for cancer. His work has led to several new tests that allow accurate and inexpensive diagnosis of sarcomas, where he has also contributed to clinical trials leading to at least two new targeted sarcoma therapies. In breast cancer, Prof. Nielsen has developed tests currently in use internationally that ...

Prof. & CRC, University of Toronto

Professor Catherine Sabiston is a Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Mental Health at the University of Toronto. She is an authoritative pioneer in interdisciplinary exercise and sport psychology, and is recognized globally for her innovative research in physical activity and mental health. Her exceptional expertise is at the intersection of body image and health. Sabiston improved vulnerable people’s health worldwide by designing sharable programs and measures to substantially improve access to quality physical activity experiences, especially for girls. She is also a tenacious ...

Director of Geriatrics, University Health Network

Dr. Samir Sinha is the Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Director of Health Policy Research at Toronto Metropolitan University’s National Institute on Ageing. A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Sinha is a highly regarded clinician and international expert in the care of older adults. In 2021, he was appointed to serve as a member of the Government of Canada’s National Seniors Council in 2021, and also recently led the development of Canada’s new National Long-Term Care Services ...

Professor, McMaster University

Dr. Gregory Steinberg’s research answers fundamental questions about metabolism with a focus on how cells detect and respond to changes in nutrient availability and energetic stress. Addressing problems from an integrative physiology and translational perspective his scientific discoveries have led to the identification of new classes of medications that mimic a low energy state and have therapeutic applications for obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Distinguished Professor, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Alan Rosenberg, a pediatric rheumatologist, is a University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Professor. Following pediatric and pediatric rheumatology training he returned to Saskatchewan in 1981 to establish the province’s first pediatric rheumatology program. He has been Head of the Department of Pediatrics and was co-founder of the Children’s Health Foundation of Saskatchewan, which led to the realization of Saskatchewan’s first children’s hospital. Dr. Rosenberg’s research explores how genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors interact to influence childhood rheumaticdiseases. He ...