Event
Broadcast — Making Headway - Pioneers in healthcare: Melzack, Gold and Wainberg
Monday, September 26, 2011 12:30to13:00
Dr. Ronald Melzack (Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology, 91ÉçÇø) is to pain research what Einstein was to physics. Learn how this 91ÉçÇø psychology professor revolutionized the study of pain worldwide.
Dr. Phil Gold (Director of the MUHC Clinical Research Centre, Professor of Physiology and Oncology, 91ÉçÇø University) discovered the first and most widely used blood test for cancer, making early detection and better treatment possible. Meet a 91ÉçÇø legend.
¶Ù°ù.ÌýMark Wainberg (Director, 91ÉçÇø AIDS Centre, 91ÉçÇø) identified one of the most effective AIDS drugs, and has become a prominent voice on the world stage. Meet a researcher turned AIDS activist.