Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Jack Uetrecht is Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. His research has focused on the mechanism of idiosyncratic drug reactions with combined approaches involving organic chemistry, drug metabolism, reactive metabolites, immunology, molecular biology and clinical aspects. He holds a CRC chair in Adverse Drug Reactions and is internationally recognized as a leader in this field. He initiated the first Gordon Research Conference on Adverse Drug Reactions and was its first chair. He has chaired many committees including the Scientific Advisory Panel on ...

Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University

Scott Halperin is a professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology at Dalhousie University and Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Following his education and training (Stanford University, Cornell University, University of Virginia, University of Minnesota), he moved to Canada in 1985 to establish an academic career with a primary research interest in vaccines for the prevention of pertussis and other infectious diseases. Dr. Halperin has focused on establishing interdisciplinary research teams at his own university (he is Director of the ...

Ronald D. Guttmann is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and former Founding Director of the McGill University Centre for Clinical Immunobiology and Transplantation. He is a cofounder, Director, and Executive Vice President of Clinical and International Development, of BioMosaics Inc., a cancer biomarker company. Dr. Guttmann was the Director of the first multidisciplinary Transplant Service in Canada at the Royal Victoria Hospital (1970). Dr. Guttmann is an author of >310 original publications and has been an active consultant in the biomedical and biotechnology industry since 1985. He is a ...

Vice-Dean, MBA Programs, University of Toronto

A recognized leader in health sector policy and research, Brian Golden is the Sandra Rotman Chaired Professor of Health Sector Strategy at the Rotman School of Management, and Vice-Dean of Professional Programs. He is the Executive Director of the Collaborative for Health Sector Strategy, a policy, research and leadership development institute funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health. Recipient of Canada's Ted Freedman Innovation in Healthcare Education Award and the Canadian Medical Association's first Eureka Award for Innovation in Physician Education. Professor Golden's research influences ...

Professor, Atlantic Vet College, University of Prince Edward Island

Dr. Côté is a veterinary cardiologist whose distinctions involve teaching and learning, clinical communication, and interspecies comparative medicine. Dr. Côté’s clinical and classroom teaching have garnered multiple awards, including the prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship. As the editor or co-editor of two major textbooks, Dr. Côté is recognized as a leader in internal medicine of dogs and cats. Perhaps of greatest relevance to the Academy is Dr. Côté’s work bridging human and veterinary medicine through pioneering collaborations involving echocardiography and interpersonal ...