Dr. Davy Cheng is theFounding Dean & Presidential Chair Professor, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. He was Dean (Acting) & Distinguished University Professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. He held the Chair in Evidence-based Perioperative Clinical Outcomes Research (EPiCOR) and was the co-founder and Medical Director of the Centre for MEDICI (Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity, Clinical Impact), which is a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center in the study of global perioperative surgery ...

University of British Columbia

Prof. & Head - Dept of Pathology & Lab Med, University of British Columbia

Dr. Zu-hua Gao has been the Chair of Department of Pathology at McGill University and Chief of Pathology at McGill University Health Center since 2012. During his tenure, the department's academic performance and international reputation have excelled. Dr. Gao is recognized as an international authority in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate medical education. He has edited 3 extremely popular textbooks; Clinical Skills Review, Gross morphology of Common Diseases and Pathology Review and Practice Guide. As a distinguished scientist in cancer and transplant immunology research, Dr. Gao ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...