LETCHER, Robert – Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Carleton University Robert Letcher is a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada and Adjunct Professor, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Carleton University. As reported in >350 peer-reviewed journal papers and other publications, his research has advanced the understanding of the environmental persistence, exposure, bioaccumulation, metabolism and effects of chemical contaminants in biota and their ecosystems throughout Canada and internationally. His innovative research has highly influenced risk assessment and management of chemicals in Canada and worldwide.

Robert Letcher est scientifique au sein d’Environnement et Changement climatique Canada et professeur auxiliaire aux départements de biologie et de chimie de la Carleton University. Il a publié plus de 350 articles dans des revues à comité de lecture et d’autres publications, et ses recherches ont fait progresser la compréhension de la persistance environnementale, de l’exposition, de la bioaccumulation, du métabolisme et des effets des contaminants chimiques dans le biote et les écosystèmes au Canada et dans le reste du monde. Ses recherches novatrices ont grandement influencé l’évaluation et la gestion des risques liés aux produits chimiques au Canada et partout dans le monde.

Guillaume Lettre, Canada Research Chair, is an international leader in the fields of human complex trait genetics and functional genomics at the Université de Montréal. He has discovered hundreds of genes that influence the risk of cardiovascular and hematological diseases. These discoveries have led to the development of new predictive genetic tests and the identification of new therapeutic targets, such as the BCL11A gene to treat sickle cell disease.

Guillaume Lettre, titulaire d’une Chaire de recherche du Canada, est un chercheur de renommée internationale dans les domaines de la génétique des traits humains complexes et de la génomique fonctionnelle à l’Université de Montréal. Ses travaux ont permis d’identifier des centaines de gènes qui influencent le risque des maladies cardiovasculaires et hématologiques. Ces découvertes ont permis le développement de nouveaux tests génétiques prédictifs et l’identification de nouvelles cibles thérapeutiques, dont le gène BCL11A pour le traitement de la drépanocytose.

LONG Passion and meticulous scholarship characterize the work of Jill L. Levenson, one of the world's pre-eminent Shakespeare scholars. As one of the leading editors, bibliographers, and literary critics in the twin fields of early modern and modern English drama, Jill Levenson has for decades been leaving her mark on the profession of literary studies in Canada and internationally. Few can equal a public record of achievement and service that includes (but is not limited to) being President of the Shakespeare Association of America (1991-2), Chair of the International Shakespeare Association (2001), the recipient of a Special Certificate of Merit for a career of distinguished service as an editor (1986) and her own university's Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teacher Award (1994). What makes her research and teaching on drama stand out from those of even her most accomplished peers is her determination to pay significant attention to performance and not only to text: her groundbreaking new Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has changed how scholars as well as students read all the plays of that master. Her many articles and books, not only on Shakespeare but on writers as different from him as Tom Stoppard, are "musts" for people working in drama. For eleven years, she edited the journal Modern Drama, but it was her work on and for the Stratford Festival that has brought her to the attention of the more general public, for she has helped Canadians understand the idea and function of a national theatre through her essays, program notes, and reviews. Jill Levenson is also an inspirational teacher; her many students speak of her passion for her subject, her intelligence, openness, and generosity. Perhaps not surprisingly, these are also the qualities of her fine scholarship. SHORT Passion and meticulous scholarship characterize the work of Jill L. Levenson, one of the world's pre-eminent Shakespeare scholars. A leading editor, bibliographer, and literary critic in the twin fields of early modern and modern English drama, she has left her mark on the profession of literary studies. Her groundbreaking new Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has changed how scholars as well as students read Shakespeare's plays.

Dr. Levy's work on the antigenic properties of defined regions of naturally occurring protein antigens has clarified a number of properties of the immune response. She has synthesized peptides containing natural antigenic peptide sequences and demonstrated that in order to be immunogenic, determinants must be bridged by approximately 10 amino acid residues, and that B & T cells are capable of recognizing the same antigenic determinants. Subsequent work with modified peptide determinants indicate that the side chains recognized by B & T cells are different, implying differences in the mechanisms of antigen recognition by these two populations. Dr. Levy's work with tumor models in mice has demonstrated at least two mechanisms by which immunosuppression occurs during the development and growth of tumors.

Charles Levkoe is a Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems and Director of the Sustainable Food Systems Lab. His community engaged research uses a food systems lens to better understand the importance of, and connections between social justice, ecological regeneration, regional economies, and active democratic engagement. Charles studies the evolution of civil society networks that view the right to food as an essential part of more just sustainable futures.

Charles Levkoe est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les systèmes alimentaires équitables et durables et directeur du Sustainable Food Systems Lab. Ses recherches communautaires adoptent l’optique des systèmes alimentaires pour mieux comprendre l’importance de la justice sociale, de la régénération écologique, des économies régionales et de la participation démocratique active ainsi que les liens qui existent entre ces domaines. Il étudie l’évolution des réseaux de la société civile qui considèrent le droit à l’alimentation comme un élément essentiel d’un avenir durable plus juste.

Updated July 6, 2015 LEWIS, Mark, Departments of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Mark Lewis, Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Biology, U Alberta, is a world leader in mathematical ecology who brings mathematical methods to bear on environmental questions, including biological invasions, wildlife disease, animal movement patterns and effects of climate change. He has made profound contributions to the basic science of applied mathematics, solving fundamental questions about nonlinear dynamical systems applied to ecological problems that have had lasting impact on public policy.

Updated July 6, 2015 Mark Lewis, Chaire de recherche du Canada en biologie mathématique, U de l'Alberta, est un chef de file mondial en matière d'écologie mathématique qui apporte des méthodes mathématiques pour porter sur les questions environnementales, y compris les invasions biologiques, les maladies de la faune sauvage, les habitudes de déplacement des animaux et des effets du changement climatique. Il a apporté des contributions profondes à la science fondamentale des mathématiques appliquées, de résoudre des questions fondamentales sur les systèmes dynamiques non linéaires appliquées aux problèmes écologiques qui ont eu un impact durable sur la politique publique.

LEWIS, Marlon - Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University By combining insightful theory with ground-breaking measurements of light in the oceans, Professor Marlon Lewis has pioneered our ability to remotely observe, describe and understand pelagic ecosystems. Additionally, his leadership of the development of satellite oceanography and its commercialization has substantially furthered ocean observation technology. Professor Marlon Lewis is the very model of an influential innovator and a preeminent interdisciplinary oceanographer.

LEWIS, Marlon - Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University En combinant une théorie avec des mesures novatrices de la lumière dans les océans, le professeur Marlon Lewis a été un pionnier dans notre capacité à observer, décrire et comprendre les écosystèmes pélagiques. En outre, sa direction du développement de l’océanographie par satellite et de sa commercialisation a considérablement amélioré la technologie de l’observation des océans. Le professeur Marlon Lewis est le modèle même d’un innovateur influent et d’un océanographe interdisciplinaire de premier plan.

Professor Jason Edward Lewis’ multidisciplinary research and creative practice has been central to developing Indigenous media art in Canada and worldwide, generating vital conversations at the intersection between Indigenous cultures and computational technologies. His outstanding contributions comprise scholarly writing, art making and technology research, as well as his leadership of the Initiative for Indigenous Futures and his co-founding of the Indigenous Futures Research Centre.

Prof. Jason Edward Lewis, ses recherches multidisciplinaires et sa pratique créative ont joué un rôle central dans le développement de l'art médiatique autochtone au Canada et dans le monde, générant des conversations essentielles à l'intersection entre les cultures autochtones et les technologies informatiques. Ses contributions exceptionnelles comprennent l'écriture scientifique, la création artistique et la recherche technologique, ainsi que la direction de l'Initiative for Indigenous Futures et sa co-fondation de l'Indigenous Futures Research Centre.

Colin Leys, since 1975 Professor of Political Science at Queen's is also joint Co-ordinator of the Programme of Studies in National and International Development. Previously he had taught at Oxford, Sussex, Sheffield and a number of African universities. In 1959 he attracted widespread attention when he revised, in an article in "Political Studies", the heretofore sacrosanct 'law' of Duverger about the relation between electoral and party systems. His interest later shifted to Africa and the developing world generally. In a number of seminal books and articles he illumined (and continues to illumine) political phenomena in the third world. Working in a modern political economy context, he has been exceptionally successful in relating economic and socio-political aspects of human experience. His most recent book ("Politics in Britain") is an original and innovative application of the political economy approach to the United Kingdom.

Jing Li, Canada Research Chair in Global Investment Strategy at SFU, is an emerging leader in strategic management. Her research on where and how firms from emerging markets invest, and what factors contribute to successful global investment, is relevant to strengthening Canada’s innovation and investment environments and the performance of firms in an open market. She is senior editor of Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Management and Organizational Review.

Jing Li, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les stratégies internationales d’investissement à la SFU, est une chef de file émergente en gestion stratégique. Sa recherche sur l’endroit et la façon dont les entreprises des marchés émergents investissent et les facteurs qui contribuent à un investissement mondial couronné de succès est pertinente pour consolider les environnements d’innovation et d’investissement du Canada, ainsi que le rendement des entreprises dans un marché libre. Elle est la rédactrice en chef de l’ « Asia Pacific Journal of Management » et de « Management and Organizational Review ».