91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ

Event

Broadcast — Making Headway - Pioneers in healthcare: Melzack, Gold and Wainberg

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 15:00to15:30

Dr. Ronald Melzack (Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ) is to pain research what Einstein was to physics. Learn how this 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ psychology professor revolutionized the study of pain worldwide.

Dr. Phil Gold (Director of the MUHC Clinical Research Centre, Professor of Physiology and Oncology, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ University) discovered the first and most widely used blood test for cancer, making early detection and better treatment possible. Meet a 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ legend.

¶Ù°ù.ÌýMark Wainberg (Director, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ AIDS Centre, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ) identified one of the most effective AIDS drugs, and has become a prominent voice on the world stage. Meet a researcher turned AIDS activist.

Back to top