Professor and Nutrition Clinician-Scientist in Pediatrics, McMaster University

Dr. Stephanie Atkinson is a tenured Professor and nutrition clinician-scientist in the Department of Pediatrics, Associate Member, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University and Special Professional Staff in McMaster Children's Hospital and former Associate Chair, Research, Department of Pediatrics. Her career-long research in vitamin D and bone health extend from premature infants to children at risk of skeletal disorders due to nutritional deficiencies, glucocorticoid drug exposure and/or diseases such as lymphoblastic leukemia and ...

University of Alberta

Lorne Babiuk is a professor in the Faculty of ALES at the U of A. Previously he was the Vice President Research @ the U of A and the CEO/Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the U of Sask. He is a world leader in vaccinologyas applied to both animals and humans. Throughout his career he has combined molecular biology, immunology, and whole animal studies to acquire a better understanding of disease processes. He has published over 500 manuscripts and has 42 patents.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta

Glen Baker is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta. He was Chair of the Department of Psychiatry from 2000 to 2005, an Associate Vice-President Research from 2013 to 2016 and is a former Tier I Canada Research Chair. He has served on numerous national and international grant review and conference organizing committees and is a past president of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Dr. Baker was Series Co-Editor of the book series Neuromethods and has served on the editorial boards of several journals. His research interests include mechanisms ...

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, ...

Director, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal

Jacques Drouin est directeur du Laboratoire de génétique moléculaire à l'Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal. Il est membre de la Société royale du Canada et il a reçu un diplôme Honoris Causa de l'Université d'Aix-Marseille. Ses contributions portent sur les bases moléculaires de la fonction, du développement et des pathologies de l'hypophyse. Il a découvert des facteurs de transcription qui contrôlent la différenciation cellulaire et l'organogenèse de l'hypophyse, et a montré leur implication dans les déficiences hormonales chez l'homme. Il a aussi identifié des mécanismes de ...

Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Western University

Vladimir Hachinski of the University of Western Ontario pioneered the early treatment and prevention of stroke and cognitive disorders and discovered a crucial area in the brain that controls the heart. He also pioneered acute stroke units with J. W. Norris, and coined the term ‘brain attack’. He also crystallized the concepts of ‘vascular cognitive impairment’ and ‘multi-infarct dementia’ and devised the simplest, most widely used method of diagnosing them (the Hachinski ischemic scale). He is currently working on developing a common approach to prevention of stroke and cognitive disorders ...

Professor, University of Toronto

Dr. David Jenkins is a University Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto and, a Staff Physician in the Division of Endocrinology and metabolism, Director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center and Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto. He researches dietary prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. His team was the first to define and explore the glycemic index of foods and show that soluble fibre can lower blood glucose and cholesterol. These nutrition concepts ...

Professor, School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo

Lyndon Jones is a Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo. He graduated in Optometry from the University of Wales in 1985 and gained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Biomaterials Research Unit at Aston University, Birmingham, UK in 1998. He is a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and a past Chair of the Research Committee of the AAO. His research interests primarily focus on the interaction of novel and ...

Dean, USC School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California

Dr. Papadopoulos is the Director of The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Biochemical Pharmacology and the Phil Gold Chair in Medicine at McGill/MUHC. Dr. Papadopoulos’ research focuses on the pathophysiology and treatment of diseases related to altered steroid hormone synthesis. His work has led to a better understanding of the pathways leading to steroid hormone synthesis, the pharmacology of steroid formation in the periphery and brain, and the identification of ...

Professor of Medicine Emeritus, University of Toronto

Eliot Phillipson served as President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation from 2004-10. His previous appointments included those of Physician-in-Chief at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has also served as Co-Chair of the Medical Review Panel of the Gairdner Foundation; President of the Canadian Institute of Academic Medicine; and Chair of the Expert Panel on the State of Science and Technology in Canada 2012, Council of Canadian Academies. Dr. Phillipson received his MD with ...