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 ...

Vice Dean, Education, University of British Columbia

Dr. Roger Wong is a Clinical Professor and the Vice Dean, Education in the UBC Faculty ofMedicine.Dr. Wong has been appointed to the Order of Canada, the first time a geriatrician is appointed to the country's highest civilian honour, for his contributions to the field of geriatric medicine, including the advancement of policies, education and specialized, culturally sensitive health care.Dr. Wong has received a number of prestigious awards in recognition of his exceptional national leadership in the field of seniors’ health care, including the Ronald Cape Distinguished Service Award, which ...

Dean of Faculty of Science, York University

Rui Wang is one of the pioneers in the world who demonstrates that the hydrogen sulphide generated in our bodies plays a significant role in regulating body functions. Dr. Wang’s innovative and cutting-edge research on gasotransmitters including of carbon monoxide, nitric oxide and hydrogen sulphide, challenges many conventional modalities and doctrines on the regulation of body functions at all system levels. Dr. Wang continues to develop drug therapies that lower hypertension in an effort to improving the lifestyles of Canadians.

Lu-Yang Wang holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Brain Development and Disorders, and is a Senior Scientist at SickKids Research Institute. He is also a Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto, where he serves as Associate Chair. He is a distinguished scholar internationally recognized for his paradigm-shifting work on brain plasticity and neurodevelopmental disorders that were published in Nature, Science, Neuron, Science Translational Medicine, and Molecular Psychiatry. He is an exceptional academic leader regularly elected to serve as the chair and/or the ...

Senior Scientist, University Health Network

Dr. Ming Sound Tsao is Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, and Pathologist-Scientist at the University Health Network. He is an internationally recognized leader in lung cancer pathology, and in cancer biomarker and translational research. His works contributed to the establishment of molecular prognostic and predictive biomarkers in personalized and precision cancer therapy. He is an authority in the standardization of cancer biomarker assays and their clinical implementation. He contributed to the classification for lung tumours that is adopted by the ...

Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Disease, University of British Columbia

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Disease, The University of British Columbia Dr. Weihong Song is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Disease at The University of British Columbia. He is recognized internationally as one of the world's leading researchers on Alzheimer's Disease. His seminal research has defined Alzheimer pathogenesis and drug development and the mechanism underlying development of Alzheimer Disease in Down Syndrome. He has served on numerous international grant review panels and journals' editorial boards. Dr. Song has made major contribution ...

Dr. Heyu Ni is a Platform Director at Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital, Professor at the University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist of Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation. Dr. Ni has discovered and redefined the fundamental mechanisms underlying thrombosis and hemostasis, which are critical for heart attack, stroke and bleeding disorders. He developed the first intravital microscopy thrombosis model and was the first to discover fibrinogen/ VWF-independent thrombosis, leading to a paradigm shift in the field. He has also established several autoimmune/alloimmune ...

Assoc. Dean & Professor, University of Alberta

Dr. Xin-Min Li is an academic psychiatrist and clinician scientist who has pioneered work on the protective function of antipsychotics on brain white matter changes observed in schizophrenia and depression and is exploring innovative use of cerebral low field magnetic stimulation and ultrasound for treatment resistant depression. As a former Academic Psychiatry Department Head and current Associate Dean (International) Dr. Li continues to provide leadership in academic health sciences, training of clinician scientists and allied research scientists and is currently leading international ...

Professor of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia

An epidemiologist and physiotherapist, Dr. Linda Li aims to address the gap between "what is known" and "what we do" in the health sector. Her research centers on improving the care for people with arthritis and empowering patient self-care through integration of online, mobile, and wearable technologies in community settings. An advocate for including patient voices, Dr. Li's work advances the science and practice of engaging patients in shaping future research. She has been recognized by a Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (a division of American ...

Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Peter Leung is a highly accomplished scientist known internationally for innovative research. He pioneered the cloning and characterization in humans of a key regular of the reproductive system, the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor. He developed the concept of a multi-faceted role of GnRH across the reproductive axis, which challenged and revolutionalized the field. His numerous original research publications have been highly cited and he is the author of authoritative reference texts on ovarian biology. Dr. Leung’s innovative discoveries in multiple areas of reproductive ...