BACKGROUNDER
April 30, 2008
PREMIER’S SUMMIT AWARD IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AWARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The MaRS Summit Award Committee is composed of some of the top scientists and researchers in the global scientific community. The Committee serves as both an oversight committee and review committee. The nominations for this award program were reviewed through a highly competitive process to ensure they demonstrate excellence and leadership in innovation.
John Evans, Committee Chair
President Emeritus, University of Toronto
Chair, MaRS Discovery District
Sir John Bell
Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine and Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford,
President of the Academy of Medical Sciences (UK)
David R. Colman
Director, Montreal Neurological Institute
Brett Finlay
Peter Wall Distinguished Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories
University of British Columbia
Suzanne Fortier
President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Henry Friesen
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Former President of the Medical Research Council of Canada, and Chair of the Interim Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research
Sir Keith Peters
Emeritus Regius Professor of Physics and head of the University's School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Former President of the Academy of Medical Sciences (UK)
Phillip A. Sharp
Institute Professor, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1993
LEARN MORE
Learn more about the Summit Awards programs.
Read about the 2008 Premier’s Summit Award recipients.
See also:
- News Release:
Premier’s Innovation Awards Celebrate Excellence - Backgrounder:
Premier’s Catalyst Awards Celebrate Ontario’s Top Talent - Backgrounder:
Premier’s Catalyst Awards Panel Members - Backgrounder:
Premier’s Discovery Awards Support Ontario’s Top Research Talent - Backgrounder:
Premier’s Discovery Awards Panel Members - Backgrounder:
Premier’s Summit Award In Medical Research - Backgrounder:
Premier’s Summit Award In Medical Research Award Committee Members - Multimedia:
Premier’s Innovation Awards 2008
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