Professor, Division of Neurology, McGill University

Albert Aguayo is currently the President of the Paris-based International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and the former Director of the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University. His main scientific interest is in the study of the central nervous system’s capacity for regeneration and repair. A member of several editorial boards, he has authored more than 150 scientific publications and is the recipient of several awards and distinctions including the Gairdner (Canada), Wakeman (USA), Ameritec (USA), lpsen (France), Cotzias (USA), Leo Parizeau (Canada), F.N.G Starr (CMA), ...

Professor Emeritus, Medicine; President, Friends of CIHR, Friends of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FCIHR)

Aubie Angel MD, BSc(Med), MSc (Exp Med), FRCPC, FCAHS: Professor Emeritus: President, Friends of Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Senior Fellow, Massey College (Member of Corporation), University of Toronto. Dr. Angel is an Endocrinologist with research interests in adipose tissue and lipid/lipoprotein metabolism. His earlier research concerned fat formation and storage in adipose tissue and discovered that in obesity, total body cholesterol is enlarged because of the accumulation of cholesterol in fat tissue. He also found that fish oil diets resulted in smaller fat stores compared to ...

Dr. Mehran Anvari, O.C., O.Ont, is a pioneer in robotics, telerobotics and minimally invasive surgery in Canada. His leadership and contributions in these fields have been recognized by his appointments to the Order of Canada and Order of Ontario. Dr. Anvari is a tenured Professor of Surgery at McMaster University and an Adjunct Scientist for the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). He is the founding director of the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS) and Scientific Director and CEO of the Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation (CSii), which recently partnered with ...

Associate Vice President of Global Health, McMaster University

Andrea Baumann is the Associate Vice President of Global Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Director of the Nursing Health Services Research Unit and Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre in Primary Care and Health Human Resources. She has received numerous awards, including the Order of Canada in July 2018, and support from major granting agencies (e.g., CIHR, SSHRC and CHSRF). Her research has significantly contributed to health services and health human resources by influencing policy formation at the provincial, national andinternational level. Her work emphasizes innovation. Foci ...

President and CEO, CIFAR

Alan Bernstein is the president and CEO of CIFAR. In that capacity, he leads Canada's premier research organization bringing together some of the world's top scientists to address questions of importance to the world. Prior to that he was the Executive Director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise. Before that, he was the inaugural President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canada’s lead agency for the support of health research. An internationally respected researcher, mentor and scientific leader, he has made key contributions to our understanding of embryonic ...

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 ...

John Challis’ research has uncovered fundamental processes contributing to both premature birth and birth at term. He has uncovered the role of different hormones in the birth process, and has developed the concept that in women, the control of labor results from local hormonal interactions within the uterus and placenta. He has made major contributions to our understanding of how adverse circumstances in the uterus during pregnancy can result in predisposition to disease in the later life of the offspring. His role as founding Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, ...

Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of British Columbia

Dr. Kenneth Craig has made landmark contributions to recognition, measurement and treatment of pain in infants, children, adults, and, specifically, populations with communication impairments, including people with brain impairments and older persons with dementia. His innovative nonverbal measurements have also had a widespread clinical impact and led to novel strategies for measuring pain in nonhuman animals. The work has led to re-conceptualization of the importance of social parameters in understanding and controlling pain. He has inspired and led a whole new field while training a new ...

Prof. Orthopedic Surgery & Member of the Centre for Medical, McGill University

Richard L. Cruess is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, as well as a Member of the Centre for Medical Education at McGill University. He previously served as Chair of Orthopedics (1976-1981), and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University (1981-1995), and as President of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (1992-1994). He is an Officer of The Order of Canada and of L’Ordre National du Québec. Since 1995, he has carried out independent research on professionalism in medicine.

Professor Emeritus, Queen's University

Henry Dinsdale undertook clinical and research training in neurology at the Maudsley Hospital and National Hospital, Queen Square, London and the Harvard Neurology Unit. He returned to Queen’s where he was chair of Neurology, Professor and Head of Medicine and Associate Dean for Research. Dr. Dinsdale’s main research interests and publications are in the area of stroke and the effects of high blood pressure on cerebral blood flow. Dr. Dinsdale was member of Council and Vice-president of the Medical Research Council, Past-President of the National Council on Ethics in Human Research and of the ...