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Donald O. Hebb, PhD
Born in Chester, Nova Scotia, Dr. Donald Hebb went on to career as a world-renowned scientist and was responsible for the advancement of…
William Feindel, MDCM PhD
Dr. William Feindel was a pioneering neurosurgeon and innovator in brain imagining. His efforts led to Canadian researchers’ early use of PET, CAT…
Sainte Marguerite d’Youville
Leadership in Organizational Development, Women in Medicine, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
As a young widow at the age of 26, Marguerite d’Youville became a “Mother of Universal Charity”, dedicating her life to helping the unfortunate.<…
Charles Huggins, MD
As a pioneer in hormonal research, Dr. Charles Huggins made ground-breaking inroads into one of the most difficult problems in medicine, cancer…
The Honourable Peter Lougheed
Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy
When Alberta experienced a period of significant financial prosperity, The Honourable Peter Lougheed had the foresight to invest in Alberta’s…
John Bradley, MD
Leadership in Organizational Development
Dr. John Bradley was a visionary administrator and physician who successfully created and implemented a remarkable investment in medical research<…
Charles Scriver, MD
Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints
Known as the father of modern genetics in Quebec, Dr. Charles Scriver furthered our understanding of many childhood genetic disorders and…
Frederick Montizambert, MD
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Patient Care
As an early advocate of bacteriology, Dr. Frederick Montizambert devoted more than half a century to improving public health practices in Canada.<…
Henry Friesen, MD
Hormones, Leadership in Organizational Development, Female Reproduction, Hormones
Dr. Henry Friesen has had a profound influence on health research in Canada, both as a groundbreaking scientist and as a visionary founder of the…