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Event

Broadcast -- Making Headway -- Pioneers in healthcare

Friday, September 17, 2010 17:00

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers Ronald Melzack, Phil Gold and Mark Wainberg are pushing the limits of our knowledge of pain, cancer and HIV/AIDS.

- 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) discovered the first and most widely used blood test for cancer, making early detection and better treatment possible. Meet a 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ legend.

- Dr Mark Wainberg (Director, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ AIDS Centre, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ University) identified one of the most effective AIDS drugs, and has become a prominent voice on the world stage. Meet a researcher turned activist.

Research magazine profiling of 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµâ€™s top investigators. Learn about cutting-edge research that tackles some of the world’s most pressing problems. The series is written and hosted by Jacquie Rourke.

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