Event

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

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 21:00to21:30

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

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

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

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