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Prof. Margaret Somerville
Affiliation: McGill University and University of Notre Dame Australia
Keywords: Medical care, medical ethics, bioethics, ethics & public policy, health policy
Professor Margaret Somerville is the incumbent of the first named Chair in Law awarded to a woman in Canada, and the first woman to hold a professorship in both the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Law of a Canadian University. She is the Founding Director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law, and she plays a vital role in the world-wide development of bioethics and the study of the legal and ethical aspects of science. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Distinguished Service Award of the American Society of Law and Medicine (1985), the "Pax Orbis ex Jure" Gold Medal, for support and dedication to the cause of world peace through law (1985) and the Order of Australia (1989).
Dr. Christopher Somerville
Affiliation: Stanford University
Christopher Roland Somerville, FRS (London), Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, has made exceptional contributions to genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry of plants. A Canadian who was educated (1970-7) and has taught (1981-2) at University of Alberta, his innovative applications of mutant analysis with 'Arabidopsis' have allowed the resolution problems that were once intractable. His research has shown us that photorespiration is an essential plant process. Similarly, our knowledge of photosynthesis [Rubisco mutants], of lipid biosynthesis and lipid function in membranes and of starch synthesis and utilization has been significantly enhanced by his research. Most recently he has taken the leading role in an ambitious project on the molecular mapping of the 'Arabidopsis' genome.
Sorin Sonea
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Keywords: Bacteries: evolution unificatrice, super-bio system
Sorin Sonéa, malgré ses charges universitaires et ses nombreuses missions et représentations auprès des milieux scientifiques nationaux et internationaux et auprès des agences et comités de recherches, est demeuré un chercheur très actif qui a déjà une centaine de publications originales à son crédit. Ses travaux sur l'appareil biochimique et génétique de la virulence microbienne, celle du staphylocoque en particulier, lui ont valu une grand notoriété et de fréquentes citations. Il dirige l'un des plus grands centres de microbiologie du Canada où plus de 45 étudiants « gradués » sont reçus chaque année. Son esprit objectif et critique est précieusement utilisé par le « Canadian Journal of Microbiology » dont il est éditeur associé.
Dr. Nahum Sonenberg
Affiliation: McGill University
NAHUM SONENBERG, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, is one of Canada's most respected investigators in the regulation of protein synthesis and the recognized authority on the role of cap structure in protein synthesis. His contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology include the discovery of the mRNA cap binding proteins in eukaryotes which assure that the mRNA is recognized by the ribosomal machinery; his further elucidation of the nature of the cap, its binding proteins and their role in translation; the discovery that the cap binding protein is a proto-oncogene required; and the demonstration that the unwinding of mRNA is for ribosome binding.
Oliver Sonnentag
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Induction Year: 2022
Oliver Sonnentag, the Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Biogeosciences in High Latitudes, has developed an innovative research program at the interface of various disciplines in natural sciences, frombiometeorology to ecophysiology and process-oriented ecosystem modelling. Well-integrated in national and international circumpolar research and synthesis initiatives, Sonnentag has made substantial contributions in improving our understanding of the impact of climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressures on northern Canada’s vulnerable permafrost landscapes.
Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en biogéosciences atmosphériques en hautes latitudes, Oliver Sonnentag a développé un programme novateur croisant des disciplines des sciences naturelles, de la biométéorologie à la modélisation des écosystèmes en passant par l’écophysiologie. Actif dans des initiatives de recherche et de synthèse circumpolaires nationales et internationales, il a contribué substantiellement à la compréhension de l’impact des changements climatiques et des pressions anthropiques croissantes sur les paysages de pergélisol vulnérables du nord canadien.
Dr. Poul Sorensen
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Induction Year: 2019
SORENSEN, Poul – Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia
Poul Sorensen is an internationally renowned clinician-scientist whose pioneering work uncovered numerous genetic and biological drivers of aggressive childhood cancers, many of which were subsequently directly linked to the biology of adult malignancies. He was the first to show that NTRK gene fusions are recurrent oncogenic drivers, which are now estimated to occur in 1% of human cancers, leading to the development of recently approved drugs to target these lesions.
Poul Sorensen est un scientifique et un clinicien de renommée internationale dont les travaux novateurs ont permis d’identifier de nombreux facteurs génétiques et biologiques caractéristiques des cancers agressifs chez l’enfant, dont nombre d’entre eux étaient également directement liés à la biologie des tumeurs malignes chez l’adulte. Il a été le premier à démontrer que les fusions du gène NTRK étaient des facteurs oncogéniques récurrents, qui seraient présents dans 1% des cancers humains. Cette découverte a permis le développement de médicaments récemment approuvés pour le traitement de patients présentant ces lésions.
Marcia Spetch
Affiliation: University of Alberta
Keywords: spatial memory, animal cognition, navigation, decision making
Induction Year: 2017
SPETCH, Marcia - Department of Psychology, University of Alberta
Spetch's innovative approaches to comparative cognition have contributed to opening up a significant new research field: comparative spatial cognition. Her studies on spatial memory and orientation across different species have invigorated comparative cognition worldwide. Spetch has also significantly advanced our understanding of decision making across different species and is internationally renowned for her research on how animals perceive, learn about and remember their worlds.
Google translate - Les approches novatrices de Spetch en matière de cognition comparative ont contribué à l'ouverture d'un nouveau domaine de recherche important: la connaissance spatiale comparative. Ses études sur la mémoire spatiale et l'orientation entre différentes espèces ont revigoré la connaissance comparative dans le monde entier. Spetch a également considérablement avancé notre compréhension de la prise de décision à travers différentes espèces et est internationalement reconnu pour ses recherches sur la façon dont les animaux perçoivent, apprennent et se souviennent de leurs mondes.
Prof. Nathan Spreng
Affiliation: McGill University
Induction Year: 2022
Dr. Nathan Spreng is a Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University and the Director of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Dr. Spreng’s research focuses on the organization of large-scale brain networks and how dynamic interactions among brain regions support cognitive and social functioning across the lifespan, both in normal human aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
Nathan Spreng est professeur de neurologie et de neurochirurgie à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de l’Université McGill et directeur du Laboratoire sur le cerveau et la cognition de l’Institut-hôpital neurologique de Montréal. Ses recherches portent sur l’organisation des larges réseaux cérébraux et sur la façon dont les interactions dynamiques entre les régions du cerveau favorisent le fonctionnement cognitif et social tout au long de la vie, tant au cours du vieillissement humain normal que dans le cadre des maladies neurodégénératives.
Diane Srivastava
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Induction Year: 2023
Diane Sheila Srivastava (University of British Columbia) is an internationally-recognized authority in community ecology. Her ground-breaking research integrates spatial and trophic processes to understand food webs, and their response to global change. She pioneered the use of natural microecosystems
for testing the universality of ecological processes, and has authored seminal ecological syntheses. Her leadership nationally has led to a revitalization of synthesis science in Canada’s
ecology and evolution research community.
Diane Sheila Srivastava (University of British Columbia) est une sommité internationale reconnue dans le domaine de l'écologie des communautés. Ses recherches novatrices intègrent les processus spatiaux et trophiques pour comprendre les réseaux alimentaires et leur réaction au changement global. Elle a été la première à utiliser des microécosystèmes naturels pour tester l'universalité des processus écologiques, et elle est l'autrice de synthèses écologiques de premier plan. Son leadership au niveau national a conduit à une revitalisation de la science de la synthèse dans la communauté de recherche sur l'écologie et l'évolution au Canada.
Dr. Peter St GEORGE-HYSLOP
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Neurobiology, neurogenetics, neurological disease, neurochemistry, brain repair
Peter St George-Hyslop is an international leader in research on neurodegenerative diseases. He pioneered the use of genetic approaches to elucidating the basis of these diseases. His research has provided insight into biological mechanisms regulating the disposition of membrane proteins associated with development and aging, and profoundly altered our understanding of neurodegeneration.
Dr. Dawn Stacey
Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Keywords: Patient centered care, decision coaching, patient decision aid, implementation science, knowledge translation, health
Induction Year: 2023
Dawn Stacey’s internationally recognized research aims to understand, measure, and evaluate implementation of decision coaching and decision support tools for patients and healthcare professionals. She leads national and international initiatives to synthesize effective interventions and develop standards for translating scientific knowledge into user-friendly tools. Her research findings are used in clinical practice, continuing education for healthcare professionals, and health policy in Canada, Chile, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
Les recherches internationalement reconnues du Dre. Dawn Stacey portent sur la compréhension, la mesure et l’évaluation de la mise en place de techniques de coaching et d’outils d’aide à la prise de décision pour les patients et les professionnels de la santé. Elle dirige des initiatives nationales et internationales qui permettent de faire la synthèse des interventions les plus efficaces et de développer des normes permettant de traduire le savoir scientifique en outils facilement utilisables. Les résultats de ses recherches sont utilisés dans la pratique clinique, dans la formation continue des professionnels de la santé et dans les politiques de santé du Canada, du Chili, des Etats-Unis, du Royaume-Uni et de l’Australie.
Igor Stagljar
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Induction Year: 2023
Professor Igor Stagljar is one of the world leaders in the field of proteomics/chemical genomics, developing technologies to facilitate the study of various human proteins involved in cancer. Additionally, his lab has recently made major contributions to the fight against COVID-19 by developing SATiN and Neu-SATiN serological tests. He has published over 150 research papers, is the holder of 8 patents, and has been honored as one of the top inventors in Canada.
Le professeur Igor Stagljar est l’un des plus éminents spécialistes au monde du domaine de la protéomique/génomique chimique. Il développe des technologies destinées à faciliter l’étude de diverses protéines humaines intervenant dans le cancer. Son laboratoire a de plus récemment apporté une contribution majeure à la lutte contre la COVID-19 en mettant au point les tests sérologiques SATiN et Neu-SATiN. Il a publié plus de 150 articles de recherche, est titulaire de 8 brevets et a été nommé l’un des meilleurs inventeurs au Canada.
Dr. David Staines
Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Keywords: literature, medieval canadian
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David Staines, winner of the prestigious Lorne Pierce Medal for his outstanding contributions to Canadian letters, is one of Canada's foremost literary editors, critics, and cultural commentators. Recognized internationally for his breadth of knowledge, his critical and editorial studies of Laurence and Leacock, Frye and McLuhan, and his passionate engagement with Canadian culture (as in his editorial work with the New Canadian Library and through his help in establishing the Giller and Taylor Awards), he is celebrated for his exceptional achievements in critical reassessment and literary history. A key figure in demonstrating the connection between social priorities and cultural expression, David Staines brings immense scholarly distinction to his discipline.
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David Staines, winner of the prestigious Lorne Pierce Medal for his outstanding contributions to Canadian letters, is one of Canada's foremost literary editors, critics, and cultural commentators. Celebrated for his exceptional achievements in critical reassessment and literary history, he is also a leader in demonstrating the connection between social priorities and cultural expression.
Dr. Robert Stainton
Affiliation: Western University
Keywords: semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language
Induction Year: 2013
STAINTON, Robert - Department of Philosophy, Western University
Robert Stainton’s research lies at the intersection of philosophy and linguistics. Trained in functional linguistics at Glendon College (BA, 1988) and in generative grammar at MIT (Ph.D., 1993), most recently he has contributed to team projects on the history of philosophy of language, and on impairments in linguistic pragmatics in Autism Spectrum Disorders. He is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Western, and Director of its Graduate Program in Linguistics.
STAINTON, Robert - Département de philosophie, Western University
Le sujet des recherches de Robert Stainton se situe aux frontières de la philosophie et de la linguistique. Formé en linguistique fonctionnelle au Glendon College (bacc., 1988) et en générativisme à MIT (Ph. D., 1993), il a contribué récemment à des études de groupe portant sur la philosophie du langage et sur les défauts de langue pragmatiques dans les désordres autistiques. Il est actuellement professeur émérite au département de philosophie de l’université Western, en plus de diriger son programme d’études graduées en linguistique.
Dr. Denis Stairs
Affiliation: Dalhousie University
Keywords: Canadian, foreign and defence policy
Outstanding teacher and capable administrator, Professor Stairs has employed scholarly qualities of an exceedingly high order to illuminate the Canadian experience in international affairs, past and present. By meticulous research he has demonstrated that the patterns of Canada's foreign and defence policies over two decades were substantially derived from its participation in the Korean hostilities. For academics studying Canada's international relations, his distinguished work on the forces and influences that enter into the making of its foreign policy, and on the limits and possibilities of 'middle-powermanship', set a very high standard.
Prof. Peter Stangeby
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: fusion energy, tokamaks
Induction Year: 2011
Dr. Andrew Staniland
Affiliation: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Keywords: Composer
Induction Year: 2014
Andrew Staniland is one of Canada’s leading contemporary classical music composers. His works have a visceral impact, addressing important social themes and artistic ideas with heart and uncompromising integrity. His is a crucial musical voice for our times. Andrew Staniland’s creative research is on the edge of innovation in modern classical music, blending the traditional craft of musical composition with the new and innovative digital media of the Twenty-first Century.
Andrew Staniland est l’un des compositeurs de musique classique contemporaine les plus en vue au Canada. Ses travaux, réalisés avec passion et intégrité, ont un impact profond puisqu’ils s’articulent autour de thèmes sociaux et idées artistiques majeurs. Il s’agit d’une des voix musicales incontournables de notre époque. Les recherches créatives d’Andrew Staniland sont à la pointe de l’innovation en musique classique moderne, combinant la technique traditionnelle de composition aux nouveaux supports numériques du 21e siècle.
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
Affiliation: University of Victoria
Keywords: Indigenous, policy, law, nations, colonialism, anishinaabe, treaties, nation states, first nations
Induction Year: 2024
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark’s innovative approaches to
Indigenous law and governance have advanced the restoration
of Indigenous political authority and jurisdiction. Centring
Anishinaabe political thought, her work transforms our
understandings of treaty and promotes a radical ethic of relationality for how
we live together as treaty partners, as communities within which conflict and
harms arise and as humans in relation with the environment.
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark et ses approches novatrices
en matière de droit et de gouvernance autochtones ont fait
progresser le rétablissement de l’autorité politique et de la
compétence autochtones. Centré sur la pensée politique
anishinaabe, son travail transforme notre compréhension des traités et
promeut une éthique radicale dans le cadre du vivre-ensemble en tant
que partenaires de traités, en tant que communautés au sein desquelles
surviennent des conflits et des préjudices, et en tant qu’êtres humains en
relation avec l’environnement.
Colin Stearn
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Paleontology, invertebrates, reefs, stromatoporoids, sponges
Colin Stearn retired to Emeritus status after serving as Logan Professor of Geological Sciences at McGill University from 1968-1993. During this period he was chair of that department from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1980 to 1984. He is co-author of textbooks on regional geology [The Geological Evolution of North America, (3 editions)] and paleontology [Paleontology:the Record of Life]. His research in paleontology has been largely on a group of extinct Paleozoic, reef- building sponges, the stromatoporoids. He has also made major contributions to the study of the fossil faunas of Paleozoic reefs in the Devonian rocks of the Alberta Rockies, and Ellesmere and Bathurst Islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. His Paleozoic reef studies also included the Silurian rocks of the James Bay lowlands. In the seventies he studied the growth and destruction of modern reefs on the west coast of Barbados.
Dr. Robert Stebbins
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Keywords: Leisure, serious leisure, Francophones in Canada, volunteers, work
Robert A. Stebbins, Department of Sociology, The University of Calgary, is a leading international figure in research on leisure. The concept of "serious leisure", which he has elaborated theoretically and tested empirically in numerous books and articles, has had an enormous impact on research on leisure, work, and social cohesion. He has produced major studies on the links between amateurs and professionals in a variety of fields, as well as the role of leisure in maintaining Francophone communities outside Quebec. His "serious leisure" perspective has been adopted as a theoretical foundation by the Leisure Education Commission of the World Leisure and Recreation Association.
Dr. Ian Steele
Affiliation: Western University
Keywords: Atlantic, Colonial, British Empire, Maritime
Ian Kenneth Steele, Department of History, The University of Western Ontario, is an historian whose teaching and publications have resulted in a re-evaluation of accepted interpretations of colonial North American societies and cultures. His scholarly work has enriched our understanding of societal transformations wrought by overseas colonization as well as of early contact relations between Amerindians and Europeans. He has situated the military and political aspects of the eighteenth century struggle for Canada in a broader cultural context, emphasizing the differences in perceptions and values of all the participants. Consequently, colonial North American societies emerge more complex and their cultures more nuanced in our evaluations.
Mr. Alan G. Steele
Keywords: measurement science, metrology, physical and chemical standards, Condensed Matter Physics
Induction Year: 2017
STEELE' Alan G. - Measurement Science and Standards, National Research Council of Canada
Alan G. Steele has positioned Canada as a world leader in measurement science and metrology. As Canada’s Chief Metrologist, he has used diplomacy supported by the scientific achievements of his national metrology institute to guide international decisions. He trained and directed measurement scientists for high achievement with Canada’s measurement standards leading the world on linking the Planck constant to the mass of the International Prototype of the kilogram.
STEELE, Alan G. - Science des mesures et étalons, Conseil national de recherches Canada
Alan G. Steele a permis au Canada de se placer comme chef de file mondial dans le domaine de la science des mesures et de la métrologie. En tant que métrologiste en chef du Canada, il a fait preuve de diplomatie et s'est appuyé sur les réalisations scientifiques de son institut de métrologie national pour orienter des décisions internationales. Il a formé et dirigé des scientifiques talentueux spécialisés dans les mesures. Les normes de mesures du Canada dominent d'ailleurs le monde en ce qui concerne le lien entre la Constante de Planck réduite et la masse du prototype international du kilogramme.
Timothy Steeves
Affiliation: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Keywords: piano performance, music
Induction Year: 2016
STEEVES, Timothy – School of Music, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pianist Timothy Steeves has built an international career in the ensemble Duo Concertante through outstanding performances in hundreds of recitals across North America, Europe, and China. His widely acclaimed recordings range from Bach and Beethoven to JUNO-award-winning Canadian repertoire, and he has left a legacy of 24 commissioned works by many of Canada’s finest composers. He is the founder and co-Artistic Director of the Tuckamore Festival for talented young musicians.
Le pianiste Timothy Steeves a établi sa carrière internationale dans l’ensemble Duo Concertante grâce à ses extraordinaires prestations dans de très nombreux récitals en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Chine. Dans son répertoire largement acclamé, il faut noter une vaste gamme d’enregistrements allant des œuvres de Bach et Beethoven à celles du répertoire canadien qui se sont mérité le prix Juno et il laisse en héritage 24 œuvres commandées auprès des meilleurs compositeurs canadiens. Il est fondateur et co-directeur artistique du Festival Tuckamore pour les jeunes musiciens de talent.