Professor Antonio Strafella is an internationally renowned neurologist and Krembil-Rossy Chair whose work has led to significant advances for understanding the neurobiology of symptoms associated with a devastating neurological disease, such as Parkinson's disease. His ground-breaking research has led to great scientific discoveries, helping to define important motor and non-motor features that impact significantly on the health and quality-of-life of these patients. Dr. Strafella's commitment for excellence and knowledge advancement is greatly contributing to promoting ...

Associate Vice President (Research), University of Calgary

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Senior Associate Dean (Clinical Research) at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.Marcello Tonelli is a nephrologist and researcher at the University of Calgary. His research program links clinicians, researchers and decision-makers to identify and close quality gaps in the care of people with non-communicable chronic diseases. He is a member of the Governing Council at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the chair of the CIHR Standing Committee on Ethics. He is the Director of the WHO ...

Distinguished University Scholar & Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia

Dr. Wasan was appointed Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition in August 2014. He has published over 520 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts in the area of lipid-based drug delivery and lipoprotein-drug interactions. Dr. Wasan completed his undergraduate degree in Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Cell Biology at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Wasan joined the Faculty of Pharmaceutical ...

Professor Mark Tremblay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Sports Administration and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from Laurentian University.His graduate training was from theUniversity of Toronto where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Community Health with a specialty in Exercise Science. Dr. Tremblay is the Director of Healthy Active Living and ObesityResearch (HALO)at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario ResearchInstitute and Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society ...

Distinguished ProfessorEmerita, University of Saskatchewan

One of Canada's leading nutrition scholars and an internationally recognized authority on vitamin D and calcium supplementation. For over 40 years, Dr. Whiting has conducted research on dietary influences of bone health, effectiveness of nutrient supplements and calcium and vitamin D status. She has served on internationally significant boards and panels such the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labelling and the North American Dietary Supplements Advisory Board. She received the Canadian Nutrition Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. ...

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 ...

Professor & Head, Neurology, University of British Columbia

Dr. A. Jon Stoessl, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre is a world leader in research and clinical activities pertaining to Positron Emission Tomography and movement disorders, including Parkinson’s Disease. He is a pioneer in these fields and provided the first evidence of the placebo effect in Parkinson’s disease is mediated by the release of substantial levels of dopamine in the brain. He is also involved in international collaborations that have led to the discovery of new gene mutations that result in Parkinson-like disorders.

Western University

Dr. Jane Rylett is Distinguished University Professor of Physiology andPharmacology at Western University and Scientist at the Robarts Research Institute. She is a leading international figure in the field of dementiaresearch and the development of a national research agenda to defeat Alzheimer's disease. Her research integrates neurodegenerative disease, neuropharmacology and cell biology, and focuses on the study of drug actions at the cellular and molecular levels, to determine their impact on neurotransmission, disease progression and treatment. Her laboratory is involved in studies of ...

Professor of Cardiac Science; Associate Dean Clinical Resear, University of Calgary

Dr. Robert Sheldon is a premier cardiologist/scientist. His major contributions have been in understanding “cardiac” syncope, a common cause of fainting or blacking out. A recent major finding was that the commonly-accepted test for syncope, testing on a tilt table, is probably not of much value. He has also made key advances in understanding rhythm disturbances of the heart. Dr. Sheldon has provided major service at the University of Calgary as head of the Division of Calgary, at the Calgary Health Region as the Vice-President Research and at the national level as a member of the Governing ...

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Epidemi, University of Montreal

Jack Siemiatycki is an epidemiologist. He has contributed to several areas of health research, most notably cancer epidemiology. He developed novel and influential methods of exposure assessment to investigate environmental and occupational causes of cancer, and has carried out large population-based studies of several types of cancer. His are among the most frequently cited epidemiologic results in the authoritative Monographs on Evaluation of Carcinogens of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. He has contributed to development of epidemiologic methodology. He has more than 300 ...