Smolin, Lee - Physics - Perimeter Institute Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist who has made leading contributions to the unification at general relativity and quantum theory. ------------------ Smolin, Lee - Physics - Perimeter Institute Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist whose deep and broad contributions exemplify scientific creativity and leadership. He co-founded loop quantum gravity, a leading candidate theory which seeks to unify Einstein’s relativity with quantum mechanics, and has made numerous additional contributions across the spectrum of physics. As a founding Faculty member of Perimeter Institute, he has played a crucial role in building it into an internationally regarded centre of research excellence. Through sustained-engagement as a public intellectual, including three remarkably lucid non-technical books, Prof. Smolin has inspired many thousands with the inherent wonder and excitement of science.

SMOLIN, Lee - Physique, Perimeter Institute Lee Smolin est un physicien théoricien qui a été à l’avant-garde de l’unification de la théorie générale de la relativité et de la théorie des quanta.

Victor P. Snaith is one of the strongest topological K theorists in the world. His research has played an important role in the development of this branch of mathematics and his key results are frequently applied by others. Snaith splittings are well known to topologists and have developed into a basic tool in the subject. Snaith has also made important contributions to algebraic K theory and is now successfully applying topological techniques to problems in representation theory.

Allan Sniderman introduced apoB into clinical practice worldwide as the key index for treating elevated cholesterol levels thus saving many lives. In May 2008, the American Diabetes Association and College of Cardiology jointly stated that apoB is superior to other cholesterol markers. His work on the regulation of the composition, number, and hepatic secretion of apoB particles, and the regulation of fatty acid transport in adipocytes provided a physiologic basis for his seminal clinical finding. ------------------ SNIDERMAN, Allan David -McGill University Health Centre Allan Sniderman introduced apoB into clinical practice worldwide as the key index for treating elevated cholesterol levels thus saving many lives. In 1980 he first published that apoB was a better index of vascular disease risk than LDL cholesterol; and confirmed this in subsequent epidemiologic studies. In May 2008, the American Diabetes Association and College of Cardiology jointly stated that apoB is superior to other cholesterol markers. His work on the regulation of the composition, number, and hepatic secretion of apoB particles, and the regulation of fatty acid transport in adipocytes provided a physiologic basis for his seminal clinical finding.

Susanne Soederberg is a professor in Global Development Studies at Queen’s University. She is an interdisciplinary researcher whose scholarship in political economy has advanced debates about debt, finance, and neoliberal governance across the global North/global South divide. Dr. Soederberg has written several award-winning books, including Corporate Power in Contemporary Capitalism (2010), Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry (2014), and Urban Displacements: Governing Surplus and Survival in Global Capitalism (2021).

Susanne Soederberg est professeure en études du développement mondial à l’université Queen’s. Chercheuse interdisciplinaire, ses travaux en économie politique ont fait avancer les débats sur la dette, les finances et la gouvernance néolibérale au-delà du Nord-Sud dans le monde. Elle a écrit plusieurs ouvrages primés, dont Corporate Power in Contemporary Capitalism (2010), Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry (2014) et Urban Displacements: Governing Surplus and Survival in Global Capitalism (2021).

Marla Sokolowski is an internationally recognized pioneer in the search for genetic influences on behaviour. Starting with observations on naturally occurring differences in locomotory behaviour in the fruit fly 'Drosophila', she found that forms of a single gene are responsible for two types of food-seeking behaviour. The gene encodes an enzyme expressed in the nervous system, where locomotory behaviour is generated. Depending upon the animal's environmental situation, one gene form or the other becomes selectively retained in the population. This work is widely considered one of the best and most convincing studies of behaviour and experimental evolution ever done.

Tammara Soma is a food system scholar and practitioner who integrates considerations of food system sustainability, climate resilience, Indigenous food sovereignty, and equity into land use planning and policy. Dr. Soma is internationally known for her efforts to build the nascent field of food system planning, advance food loss and waste prevention policies, as well as her work on the societal implications of novel agricultural technologies.

Tammara Soma est une chercheuse et praticienne spécialisée dans les systèmes alimentaires, qui intègre les considérations relatives à la durabilité des systèmes alimentaires, à la résilience climatique, à la souveraineté alimentaire des peuples autochtones et à l’équité à la planification de l’utilisation des terres et à l’élaboration de politiques connexes. Mme Soma est reconnue internationalement pour ses efforts visant à développer le domaine naissant de la planification des systèmes alimentaires, à faire progresser les politiques de prévention des pertes et du gaspillage alimentaires, ainsi que pour ses travaux sur les répercussions sociétales des nouvelles technologies agricoles.

SOMASUNDARAN, Ponisseril - Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University Ponisseril Somasundaran is recognized for his ground-breaking contributions towards unraveling complex nano-scale structures and energetics of surfactant self-assemblies and polymer-surfactant hybrids at interfaces. He pioneered the use of spectroscopic methods for probing surfactant self-assemblies. His work forms the backbone of many of the current practices in ultra-lean ores beneficiation, hazardous materials/waste water treatment and personal care industry. His seminal work continues to be vital for meeting today’s environmental and sustainability needs.

SOMASUNDARAN, Ponisseril - Département des sciences de la Terre et du génie environnemental, Columbia University Le professeur Somasundaran est reconnu pour ses contributions novatrices à la connaissance des nanostructures complexes et de la compréhension de l’énergétique des surfactants auto-assemblés, et aux interfaces entre les tensioactifs hybrides. Il a été l’un des premiers à utiliser des méthodes spectroscopiques pour sonder les auto-assemblages de surfactants. Ses recherches sont à la base de plusieurs des pratiques courantes d’enrichissement des minerais ultra-pauvres, de traitement des matériaux et des eaux usés et de l’industrie des soins personnels. Ses travaux apportent une réponse essentielle aux besoins de la société actuelle en matière d’environnement de développement durable.

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.

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.

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.

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.