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, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù) is to pain research what Einstein was to physics. Learn how this ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù psychology professor revolutionized the study of pain worldwide.
Dr. Phil Gold (Director of the MUHC Clinical Research Centre, Professor of Physiology and Oncology, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù University) discovered the first and most widely used blood test for cancer, making early detection and better treatment possible. Meet a ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù legend.
¶Ù°ù.ÌýMark Wainberg (Director, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù AIDS Centre, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù) identified one of the most effective AIDS drugs, and has become a prominent voice on the world stage. Meet a researcher turned AIDS activist.