Nadine R. Caron, MD, is an internationally recognized health leader who has broken many barriers. A member of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Dr. Caron was the first female First Nations student to graduate from the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Medicine and the first female Indigenous general surgeon in Canada. As a surgical oncologist working in Northern British Columbia, Dr. Caron has led ground-breaking projects focused on cancer, personalized medicine, and health care services in rural and remote settings.

By studying hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Steven Narod, MD has improved outcomes for countless patients. In 1991, Dr. Narod was the first to establish a genetic link between these two pervasive cancers. He was also a member of the research teams that discovered the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, which revolutionized the early detection and treatment of cancers related to these mutations. Under his direction, Women’s College Hospital in Toronto has become Canada’s top centre for studying inherited cancer. In 2017, Dr.

For nearly four decades, John E. Dick, PhD has been revolutionizing the field of cancer stem cell (CSC) biology. His discovery of leukemia stem cells, the first type of CSC to be detected and characterized by researchers, laid the foundation for new approaches to treating cancer. Since this discovery, his findings have been used to detect CSCs in human tumours such as those affecting the brain, pancreas, skin and liver. By proving that CSCs are clinically relevant, Dr.

One of Canada’s preeminent biomedical scientists, Dr. Sonenberg, has advanced our understanding of viruses, cancer growth and development, memory and cognition, synaptic plasticity, spatial learning, and autism spectrum disorders. The common element in this diversity is Dr. Sonenberg’s insight into the mechanisms of deciphering genetic information to produce proteins, a process known as messenger RNA translation. Dr.

An Innovative Leader at the Boundaries of Scientific Research

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A molecular biologist, scientific leader and genetics pioneer

An innovative laboratory researcher and builder of Canadian pharmaceutical production

A pioneer in biomedical research

An innovative researcher and compassionate physician