Broadcast -- Making Headway -- Pioneers in healthcare
McGill 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, 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 activist.
Research magazine profiling of McGill University’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.