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DESCRIPTION:'From embryos to stem cells to personalized medicine'\n\nIntern
 ationally renowned developmental biologist Dr. Janet Rossant is the winner
  of the 2016 Friesen International Prize in Health Research and will deliv
 er the annual Friesen Lecture at McGill. Her research has demonstrated the
  origin of cells in the early embryo that can give rise to all tissues and
  the entire body of an intact animal\, as well as the cells that give rise
  to the placenta. This fundamental research informed the development of hu
 man pluripotent stem cells that have the potential to treat devastating de
 generative diseases.\n\nSeating is first-come\, first-served. Nevertheless
 \, registrations are appreciated for planning purposes. Please register he
 re. \n\n \n\nABOUT THE LECTURER\n\nBorn in Chatham\, Kent (UK)\, Rossant o
 btained a BA at Oxford University and PhD at Cambridge University. She joi
 ned the professoriate at Brock University in 1977 and in 1985 came to the 
 University of Toronto\, first at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institut
 e at Mount Sinai Hospital and from 2005 at the Hospital for Sick Children.
  Dr. Rossant is the consummate educator and as University Professor in the
  Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto\, she super
 vised dozens of graduate and postgraduate students\, who now populate many
  senior academic and administrative positions in Canada and abroad. She al
 so led the formation of the Collaborative Program in Developmental Biology
  at the University of Toronto. She and her collaborating progeny have publ
 ished over 384 peer-reviewed articles in top journals.\n\nDr. Rossant’s or
 ganizational and leadership skills\, as Chief of Research of the Research 
 Institute\, the Hospital for Sick Children (2005 – 2015) spearheaded an in
 tegrated vision of scientific discovery\, clinical application and populat
 ion impact as applied to the health of children here and around the world.
  Contemporaneously\, she directed the Ontario Stem Cell Initiative and ser
 ved as Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute of Regenerative Medici
 ne. In May 2016\, she will become the President and Scientific Director of
  the Gairdner Foundation.\n\nAs a public advocate\, she has played a leadi
 ng role in setting public policy regarding stem cell research. Her experti
 se in stem cell biology informed the scientific and ethical debate surroun
 ding cloning and human embryonic stem cell research in Canada and the US. 
 Dr. Rossant also had a major role in establishing guidelines for human emb
 ryonic stem cell research in Canada and beyond. \n\nDr. Rossant has receiv
 ed many distinctions including four Honorary Degrees\, Fellowships in the 
 Royal Society of London and Canada\, 15 major national and international p
 rizes\, including Companion of the Order of Canada\, the Michael Smith Pri
 ze\, the Killam Prize and the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award.\n\n \n\nABOU
 T THE FRIESEN PRIZE\n\nThe Friesen Prize\, established in 2005 by the Frie
 nds of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FCIHR) recognizes exception
 al innovation by a visionary health leader of international stature. The $
 35\,000 Friesen Prize is awarded annually.\n
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LOCATION:3450 McTavish\, Montreal \, Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3
 A 0E5\, 3450 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:2016 Friesen Prize Lecture: Dr. Janet Rossant\, 'From embryos to st
 em cells to personalized medicine'
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/research/channels/event/2016-friesen-prize-lectur
 e-dr-janet-rossant-embryos-stem-cells-personalized-medicine-263500
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