Long Citation Gary Lopaschuk is a scientific leader in the area of how energy metabolism is controlled in the heart under both normal and pathological conditions. His research has clarified the molecular mechanisms responsible for the rapid maturation of fatty acid oxidation in the heart following birth and the high rates of fatty acid oxidation in the myocardium of the diabetic, as well as how excess use of fatty acids by the heart contributes to ischemic heart disease. Dr. Lopaschuk demonstrated that alterations in the control of fatty acid oxidation contribute to a number of cardiac pathologies, including ischemic heart disease, hypertrophy and heart failure, and diabetic cardiomyopathies. He has also shown that modifying fatty acid oxidation is a novel approach to treating various forms of heart disease. He is an inventor on a number of patents and has a prolific publication record. Short Citation Gary Lopaschuk is a scientific leader in the area of how energy metabolism is controlled in the heart under both normal and pathological conditions. His research has clarified the molecular mechanisms responsible for the rapid maturation of fatty acid oxidation in the heart following birth and the high rates of fatty acid oxidation in the myocardium of the diabetic, as well as how excess use of fatty acids by the heart contributes to ischemic heart disease.

Charlotte Loppie is a Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement at the University of Victoria. She is one of Canada’s leading scholars addressing the challenges that Indigenous peoples’ experience in health care settings, in particular, the needs of Indigenous women living with HIV/AIDS. She received the 2016-2017 CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Transformation: Patient Engagement.

Charlotte Loppie est professeure à l’École de santé publique et de politique sociale et directrice du Centre de recherche autochtone et d’engagement dirigé par la communauté à l’University of Victoria. Elle fait partie des éminents chercheurs canadiens qui s’intéressent aux défis auxquels font face les peuples autochtones en matière de soins de santé, en particulier, les besoins des femmes autochtones atteintes du VIH/SIDA. La Prof Loppie a reçu le Prix Feuille d’or des IRSC pour la transformation : engagement des patients 2016-2017.

Long Citation Alexina Louie is one of Canada's most highly regarded composers. Her music has been commissioned and performed by leading orchestras, new music ensembles, chamber groups and soloists across Canada and around the world. Repeatedly invited to be a composer-in-residence, she has been the recipient of many awards and honours, from Canadian Composer of the Year to Junos to SOCAN Concert Music Awards as the most performed composer of the year. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary. Alexina Louie’s uniquely personal style, rooted in a blend of East and West, draws on a wide variety of influences--from her Chinese heritage to her theoretical, historical and performance studies. Short Citation Alexina Louie is one of Canada's most highly regarded composers. Her music has been commissioned and performed by leading orchestras, new music ensembles, chamber groups and soloists across Canada and around the world. Alexina Louie’s uniquely personal style is rooted in a blend of East and West that draws, among other influences, on her Chinese heritage.

Paul Lovejoy is the most published Africanist in Canada. His three monographs on West Africa and a fourth awaiting publication, his many articles, his edited volumes, and his position on the editorial boards of major journals have made him the leading economic and social historian of Africa at work in Canada and one of the major African scholars in the world. His work on the salt trade, on slavery, and now on the conquest of the Sokoto Caliphate is marked by formidable knowledge of history, anthropology and economics, massive research, and fine prose.

Natalie Loveless is an internationally recognized scholar of contemporary feminist art and theory and an acknowledged leader in the area of research-creation. She is the founder and Director of the University of Alberta’s Research-Creation and Social Justice CoLABoratory, a site for experimental research-creation focused on social and ecological justice, through which she fosters intersectional, interdisciplinary, and collaborative researchcreation practices across the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Natalie Loveless est une chercheuse internationalement reconnue dans le domaine de l’art et de la théorie féministe contemporains et une leader reconnue dans le domaine de la recherche-création. Elle est fondatrice et directrice du Research Creation and Social Justice CoLABoratory de la University of Alberta, un lieu de recherche-création expérimentale axé sur la justice sociale et écologique, où elle favorise les pratiques de recherche-création intersectionnelles, interdisciplinaires et collaboratives entre les arts, les sciences humaines, les sciences, et les sciences sociales.

An internationally leading neurosurgeon and a pioneer in the field of deep brain stimulation surgery, his research has focused on understanding the organization and function of human brain circuits controlling movement, mood and cognition. ------------------ LOZANO, Andres M. –Toronto Western Hospital An internationally leading neurosurgeon and a pioneer in the field of deep brain stimulation surgery, his research has focused on understanding the organization and function of human brain circuits controlling movement, mood and cognition. Dr. Lozano has identified new brain targets that are being used to help patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders. His discoveries have lead his group to new surgical procedures to improve brain activity and restore function in patients with Parkinson's disease and dystonia and his current work using electrical stimulation of the brain using fully implanted electrodes and pacemakers, is showing promise in patients with other disorders including depression.

Brittany Luby, of Anishinaabe descent, was raised on Treaty #3 Lands in what is currently known as Northwestern Ontario. She is an associate professor of history at the University of Guelph who seeks to stimulate public discussion of Indigenous issues through her work. Her picture books include Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh/This is How I know, illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley and Encouter, illustrated by Michaela Goade. Her monograph Dammed received the 2021 Governor-General’s Award for Scholarly Research.

Brittany Luby, d'origine anishinaabe, a grandi sur les terres du traité n° 3 dans ce qui est actuellement connu sous le nom de Nord-Ouest de l'Ontario. Professeure agrégée d'histoire au sein de la University of Guelph, elle cherche à stimuler le débat public sur les questions autochtones. Ses livres d'images comprennent Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh/This is How I know, illustré par Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley et Encouter, illustré par Michaela Goade. Sa monographie « Dammed » a reçu le prix du Gouverneur général pour la recherche savante en 2021.

Gergely Lukacs proposed novel methods to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), a prevalent “conformational disease” caused by numerous mutations that misfold the CF-protein. Lukacs showed that, albeit single preclinical drugs cannot correct CF-protein misfolding, rationally selected drug-combination leads to efficacious treatment, used clinically since 2019 and suggest new treatment strategies for other conformational diseases. His studies also identified cell-surface protein quality-control mechanisms and their contribution to various conformational disease pathogenesis, including CF.

Gergely Lukacs a proposé de nouvelles méthodes pour traiter la fibrose kystique (FK), une « maladie conformationnelle » répandue, causée par de nombreuses mutations qui provoquent un repliement défectueux de la protéine CFTR. Lukacs a montré que, bien que les médicaments précliniques ne puissent pas isolément corriger le mauvais repliement de la protéine de la fibrose kystique, une combinaison de médicaments sélectionnés de manière rationnelle permet un traitement efficace utilisé cliniquement depuis 2019, et propose de nouvelles stratégies de traitement pour d’autres maladies conformationnelles. Ses études ont également permis d’identifier les mécanismes de régulation de la qualité des protéines à la surface des cellules et leur contribution à la pathogenèse de diverses maladies conformationnelles, dont la FK.

Marie-Pier Luneau is an internationally- renowned specialist whose work focuses on the printed media, the sociology of the author, and popular literature, in particular “romance” novels. The studies she has authored or co-authored have received critical acclaim and have all opened up new fields of research. Professor Luneau has thus become a leading figure in literary research, particularly for her highly innovative study approaches to books and publishing.

Marie-Pier Luneau est une spécialiste internationalement reconnue pour ses travaux majeurs sur l’imprimé, la sociologie de l’auteur et la littérature populaire, en particulier le «_roman sentimental_». Les études qu’elle a signées ou cosignées ont été louangées par la critique et ont toutes ouvert de nouveaux champs. La professeure Luneau est ainsi devenue une figure de proue dans la recherche littéraire, en particulier pour tout ce qui concerne les approches les plus innovantes en études sur le livre et l’édition.

Dr. Lupien, a French-Canadian scientist, significantly expanded the realm of cancer and epigenetics research to recognize epigenomic reprogramming as a hallmark of cancer. His seminal studies in functional epigenomics and genome indexing led to the discovery of new classes of non-coding DNA elements and associated epigenetic variations to reveal their role in disease etiology. His ground- breaking work leads the adoption of epigenomics technology in clinical settings to benefit cancer patients.

Prof. Lupien, scientifique franco- canadien, a considérablement élargi le domaine de la recherche sur le cancer et l’épigénétique en reconnaissant la reprogrammation épigénomique comme une caractéristique du cancer. Ses études fondamentales en épigénomique fonctionnelle et en indexation du génome ont conduit à la découverte de nouvelles catégories d’éléments d’ADN non codants et de variations épigénétiques associées et à la compréhension de leur rôle dans l’étiologie des maladies. Ses travaux novateurs ont conduit à l’adoption de la technologie de l’épigénomique en milieu clinique au profit des patients atteints de cancer.