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Prof. Christian Messier
Affiliation: Université du Québec à Montréal
Induction Year: 2019
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A forest engineer and a specialist in forest ecology and the development of natural and urban forests, Christian Messier studies how trees and their ecosystems work in order to develop approaches that are increasingly resilient in the face of overall change. His work has made it possible to improve the management of forests in natural and urban environments and begin changing the paradigm around developing our forests based on complex adaptive systems.
MESSIER, Christian – Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal et Département des sciences naturelles, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Ingénieur forestier, spécialiste de l’écologie forestière et de l’aménagement des forêts naturelles et urbaines, Christian Messier étudie le fonctionnement de l’arbre et de son écosystème afin d’élaborer des approches d’aménagement plus résilientes face aux changements globaux. Ses travaux ont permis d’améliorer la gestion de l’arbre en milieu naturel et urbain et d’amorcer un changement de paradigme dans l’aménagement de nos forêts basé sur les systèmes complexes adaptatifs.
Kelly Metcalfe
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: breast cancer, genetics, women's health
Induction Year: 2017
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Kelly Metcalfe is an internationally renowned researcher in cancer genetics, specifically the prevention and management of hereditary breast cancer. Full Professor at the University of Toronto, she was appointed the Bloomberg Professor of Cancer Genetics in 2015. Professor Metcalfe’s seminal publications in the British Medical Journal and JAMA Oncology identified the survival benefit associated with contralateral mastectomy and oophorectomy in women with breast cancer and a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.
Kelly Metcalfe est une chercheuse de renommée internationale dans le domaine de la génétique du cancer, en particulier la prévention et la gestion du cancer du sein héréditaire. Professeure titulaire à l’University of Toronto, elle a été nommée professeure Bloomberg de la génétique du cancer en 2015. Ses publications fondamentales parues dans le British Medical Journal et JAMA Oncology ont permis d’identifier le bienfait pour la survie associé à la mastectomie controlatérale et l’ovariectomie chez les femmes atteintes du cancer du sein et d’une mutation des gènes BRCA1 ou BRCA2.
David Mettrick
Affiliation: University of Toronto
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Dr. Mettrick is widely known for his taxonomic, faunistic, physiological and biochemical studies on tapeworms, resulting in about 100 publications. Since 1967, his experimental work at the University of Toronto has provided insights into not only the transport of nutrients into these parasites, but also the functioning of epithelia in general. He has demonstrated why intestinal parasites, which live in the presence of abundant oxygen, find it necessary to respire anaerobically, and has documented important changes in the host intestine as a consequence of parasitism.
Hugo Meynell
Affiliation: University of Calgary
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Hugo Meynell is a scholar whose work is notable for its perception, grace and versatility. In ten books and nearly one hundred and fifty essays he explores philosophy of religion, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology and music. A tireless champion of the role of reason in religious thought, he integrates philosophical reflection on the foundations of knowledge with the claims of religious experience. Equally at home in cosmological argument, the ethical dimensions of psychology, and the operas of Handel, he is living proof that the humanistic ideal of comprehensive scholarship can still be exemplified in our time.
Dr. Andrew Miall
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Nonmarine sedimentology
Basin analysis
Sequence stratigraphy
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Professor Andrew Miall is one of the best known and most widely respected sedimentary geologists in North America and has an international reputation as one of Canada's foremost earth scientists. His research into the nature of rivers and their sedimentary deposits has resulted in syntheses and models that are used world-wide by all who study fluvial systems, modern and ancient. He has written the fundamental text on the principles of sedimentary basin analysis. He developed an entirely new way of studying the architecture of sedimentary rock bodies and has re-evaluated the fundamental tenants of sequence stratigraphic analysis.
Dr. Marek Michalak
Affiliation: University of Alberta
Keywords: Protein folding, calcium homeostasis, membrane chaperones, heart diseases, prion diseases
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Long Citation
Dr. Marek Michalak is an internationally recognized world authority in the field of protein folding, calcium homeostasis and their role in pathology of human diseases. His pioneering work on membrane associate chaperones calreticulin and calnexin (proteins that assist in protein folding) has had a major impact on our understanding and treatment of many protein folding disorders including congenital heart diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and prion diseases. He leads an internationally renowned research group that investigates membrane proteins and their role in human diseases. He now chairs the Department of Biochemistry where he continues to shape and build its academic program into an internationally recognized research and teaching centre in Canada.
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Dr. Marek Michalak is an internationally recognized world authority in the field of protein folding, calcium homeostasis and their role in pathology of human diseases. His pioneering work on membrane associate chaperones calreticulin and calnexin has had a major impact on our understanding and treatment of many protein folding disorders including congenital heart diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and prion diseases.
Dr. Alex Michalos
Affiliation: University of Northern British Columbia
Keywords: Satisfaction measurement, happiness measurement, quality of life, social indicators, business ethics
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Alex Michalos is one of the leaders of the world-wide Social Indicators Movement born in the 1970s. Most of his scholarly work, teaching, editing and consulting has been concerned with studying and improving the quality of life through science and technology.
Michalos's award-winning five-volume treatise, "North American Social Reports", is the most comprehensive attempt to integrate the findings of social research in psychology and the social sciences, in order to provide a quantitative measure of the quality of life. Besides, he is the founder and editor of four respected international journals: "Social Indicators Research" and "Journal of Business Ethics", "Teaching Business Ethics", and "Journal of Happiness Studies".
Mr. Georges Michaud
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
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L'astrophysicien Georges Michaud est un spécialiste de la physique des étoiles. Il étudie l'interaction entre les vents de surface et les abondances des éléments chimiques sur les étoiles. Ces abondances servent de sonde pour explorer vents et turbulences, c'est-à-dire l'hydrodynamique des étoiles, une des branches les moins connues de l'astrophysique. Les travaux du professeur Michaud permettent de mieux comprendre I'histoire et l'évolution des étoiles et de formuler des hypothèses plus précises relativement à la naissance et à la composition de notre galaxie et de l'univers.
Pierre-Carl Michaud
Affiliation: HEC Montréal
Induction Year: 2021
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Pierre-Carl Michaud is recognized worldwide in the field of the economics of demographic change. He holds the Research Chair in intergenerational economics and is the Director of the Retirement and Savings Institute at HEC Montréal. In his research, he is particularly interested in questions related to health as well as personal and public finances combining dynamic programming, econometrics and microsimulation.
Pierre-Carl Michaud est reconnu sur le plan international dans le domaine de l’économie des changements démographiques. Il est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche sur les enjeux économiques intergénérationnels ainsi que le Directeur de l’Institut sur la retraite et l’épargne. Dans ses recherches, il s’intéresse particulièrement aux questions reliées à la santé ainsi que les finances personnelles et publiques en mariant la programmation dynamique, l’économétrie ainsi que la microsimulation.
Mrs. Ginette Michaud
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Keywords: Littérature, philosophie, art, théorie et critique littéraires
Induction Year: 2011
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Bernard Michel
Affiliation: Université Laval
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Bernard Michel a obtenu plusieurs distinctions académiques, notamment la médaille Gzowski pour la meilleure publication en génie civil au Canada, et la médaille Keefer pour la meilleure publication en hydrotechnique au Canada. Il fut le professeur fondateur du Laboratoire d'hydraulique et de mécanique des glaces à I'Université Laval et a dirigé plus de vingt thèses de maîtrise et de doctorat dont les diplômes sont décernés. Il a agi comme consultant expert en hydraulique et glace pour plusieurs organismes américains, canadiens et européens. En particulier, son expertise fut valable pour le barrage d'Assouan, les aménagements de Québec Cartier Mining et pour les ouvrages de contrôles de la rivière Chaudière et du fleuve Saint-Laurent de même que pour d'importants projets de navigation d'hiver sur le Saint-Laurent, la mer du Nord et I'Arctique canadien.
Dr. William Michelson
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Urbanism, housing, infrastructure. social ecology, time-use
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William Michelson is S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto and Associate Dean, Social Sciences, for the Faculty of Arts and Science. He received his education at Harvard and Princeton Universities. His research interests concerns the relationship between the social and cultural characteristics of urban populations and their social and physical environments. His contribution is widely recognized by scholars and urban planners in Canada and several other countries. His many publications on the interface of behaviour and physical context include "Man and
his Urban Environment" (1976); "Environmental Choice, Human Behaviour, and Residential Mobility" (1977) and "Methods in Environmental and Behavioural Research" (1987). In recognition for his scholarly contribution, he has received, in 1987, an award from the Environment and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association.
Dr. Stephen Michnick
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Keywords: Systems Biology, Genomics, Biological Networks, Signal Transduction, Protein Engineering
Induction Year: 2018
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MICHNICK, Stephen - Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal
Stephen Michnick has pioneered techniques and has made several discoveries in the field of molecular systems biology, the study of how ensembles of genes and their product proteins interact, determining the structures and behaviors of living cells. His methods provide spatiotemporal maps of the interactions among the thousands of proteins that make up a living cell; information that is being exploited to discover the molecular bases of normal physiological processes and the means to identify and develop strategies to correct pathological states of cells.
Stephen Michnick a mis de l’avant des techniques innovatrices et a fait plusieurs découvertes dans le domaine de la biologie moléculaire systémique, qui explore comment les ensembles de gènes et leurs produits intéragissent, ce qui détermine les structures et le fonctionnement des cellules vivantes. Les méthodes appliquées dans son laboratoire tracent des cartes spatio-temporelles des interactions entre les milliers de protéines constituant la cellule vivante; de l’information qui est exploitée pour établir les fondements moléculaires des procédés physiologiques normaux, mais aussi qui permet d’identifier et de développer des stratégies pour corriger les états pathologiques des cellules.
Dr. Catherine Middleton
Affiliation: Toronto Metropolitan University
Keywords: Information society, policy, communication technologies
Induction Year: 2015
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As Canada Research Chair in Communications Technologies for the Information Society, Catherine Middleton’s work has informed technology policy and practice globally, addressing the often unasked questions about the use and impact of emerging technologies. She is an in-demand speaker at international academic and policy events, and her national and international collaborations along with her contributions to Ryerson’s research capacity make her an ideal candidate for this great honour.
Titulaire d’une chaire de recherche du Canada en technologies de communication pour la société de l’information, Catherine Middleton a conduit des travaux qui ont influencé les politiques et pratiques mondiales en matière de technologie, en répondant aux questions souvent restées sans réponse sur l’utilisation et l’impact des technologies émergentes. Elle est une conférencière très sollicitée pour des événements politiques et académiques internationaux. Ses collaborations nationales et internationales, ainsi que ses contributions à la capacité de recherche de Ryerson, font d’elle la candidate idéale pour cet honneur d’exception.
Léopold Migeotte
Affiliation: Université Laval
Keywords: Cités grecques dans l'antiquité, épigraphie grecque, histoire économique, finances publiques, période hellénistique
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Léopold Migeotte est reconnu comme le meilleur spécialiste des finances publiques des cités grecques dans l'Antiquité : dépassant les clichés traditionnels sur l'incompétence des Grecs dans ce domaine, il en a expliqué le fonctionnement et la gestion. Ces recherches l'ont également conduit vers d'autres questions d'histoire économique, concernant surtout les interventions publiques, auxquelles il a donné des réponses neuves. Il prépare en ce moment deux livres très attendus : un manuel sur l'économie des cités et surtout une synthèse sur leurs finances publiques.
Mr. Jean-Luc Migué
Affiliation: Fraser Institute
Keywords: conomique du secteur public
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M. Migué est un des économistes canadiens-français les plus brillants de sa génération. Après de solides études couronnées par un doctorat de l'American University et quelques années consacrées à la recherche, il a poursuivi sa carrière dans l'enseignement, d'abord à l'Université Laval puis à l'Ecole nationale d'administration publique.
Ses secteurs d'intérêt sont principalement la finance et la fiscalité et plus récemment l'économique des services publics. M. Migué a publié quelques ouvrages dont l'un, « Federalism and Free trade », a eu un certain retentissement, ayant été publié par l'Institute of Economic Affairs, de Londres. Il a publié aussi de nombreux articles dans des revues canadiennes et étrangères de haut calibre scientifique (« L'Actualité économique », « Canadian Public Policy », « Public Choice », « Journal of Law and Economics », « Canadian Journal of Economics », etc.
Joseph Milic-Emili
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Pneumology, physiology
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Dr. Milic-Emili is one of the outstanding respiratory physiologists of his generation. Since joining the Faculty at McGill in 1963, he has made a number of major contributions to an understanding of the function of the normal lung. Initially, his work clarified the components of physical performance of the normal lung. The second phase of his work was to clarify the influence of these factors, together with the presence of a gravitational field, on the distribution of ventilation within the lung. This achievement was made possible by the skillful exploitation of the new tool of radioactive gas detection which had been developed at McGill. He has contributed to a major understanding of the relative importance of reflexes stabilizing the position of the chest wall and the ways in which the properties of the chest wall and diaphragm contribute to the control of ventilation. He has developed new tests for assessing expiratory flow limitation, intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure, closing volume and mouth occlusion pressure. These tests are widely used in both physiological and clinical studies. His recent work focusses on monitoring of respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in the ICU.
Sean Mills
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Canada; Quebec; History; 19602; Haiti; Migration; Post-colonial; Social Movements
Induction Year: 2018
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Sean Mills is a historian of post-1945 Canadian and Quebec history, with research interests that include postcolonial thought, migration, race, gender, and the history of empire and social movements. In his prize-winning and widely acclaimed articles and books, he has significantly contributed to the internationalization of Canadian history, and has opened up new pathways of research into Canada’s relationship with the Global South.
Sean Mills est un historien spécialisé dans l’histoire du Canada et du Québec de l’après-guerre. Ses recherches couvrent entre autres les mouvements sociaux, les réflexions sur la migration, les tensions raciales et l’histoire des empires de l’ère post-coloniale. Ses nombreuses publications ont contribué à l’internationalisation de l’histoire canadienne et ont ouvert la voie à plusieurs domaines de recherche sur la relation entre le Canada et l’hémisphère sud.
Dr. James Miller
Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan
Keywords: native newcomer relations, reconciliation, treaties, residential schools
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James Miller, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan, is one of Canada's most original and most distinguished historians. He is more than a competent scholar: he is one of those few historians who has redefined the field. He has managed this task while maintaining an active public life, serving his university and the historical profession in Canada, most notably as President of the Canadian Historical Association. Miller's notable publications include "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens" which brought breadth and characteristic originality to nothing less than the history of Indian-white relations in northern North America over a 450 year period. He continued this work in his recent book on residential schools, "Shingwauk's Vision".
Steven Miller
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital
Induction Year: 2022
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Steven Paul Miller, SickKids & University of Toronto, Neonatal Neurology. Dr. Miller is a physician-scientist leader whose brain-imaging studies of critically-ill newborns identified the power of early-life intensive care unit experience to shape the trajectory of brain development through childhood. His findings led a paradigm shift from brain injury as a fixed-event to a focus on “everyday” interventions that he showed are modifiable to promote brain maturation across the life-course.
Steven Paul Miller, SickKids et University of Toronto, neurologie néonatale. Le Dr Miller est un médecin et un scientifique de premier plan dont les études sur l’imagerie cérébrale des nouveau-nés gravement malades ont mis en évidence l’influence de l’expérience vécue dans une unité de soins intensifs au début de la vie sur la trajectoire du développement cérébral pendant toute l’enfance. Ses constats ont conduit à un changement de paradigme, les lésions cérébrales n’étant plus considérées comme un événement fixe, mais comme des interventions « quotidiennes », dont il a montré qu’elles pouvaient être modifiées pour favoriser la maturation du cerveau tout au long de la vie.
Dr. R.J. Dwayne Miller
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, biological physics/chemistry, reaction dynamics, interfacial chemistry, photochemistry and photophysics of solid state systems
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R.J. Dwayne Miller, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Toronto, is one of the pioneers in the area of chemical and biological dynamics. His studies have shown us how truly fast electron transfer processes can be at surfaces and has made the important casual connection between the very first events during reactions and the structure and function of biological molecules. The discoveries and new concepts derived from this work has laid the foundation for our current understanding of electron transfer at surfaces and the primary processes of energy transduction in biological systems; understandings that will impact in new solar energy strategies and molecular level control of biological processes.
Matthew Miller
Affiliation: McMaster University
Keywords: Pandemics, viruses, vaccines, immunology, mucosal immunity, influenza, COVID-19, antibodies
Induction Year: 2024
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Matthew Miller is an internationally-renowned expert in viral
pandemics and vaccinology at McMaster University. He has made
significant contributions to pandemic preparedness and the
development of broadly-protecting vaccines and therapeutics
against pathogens like influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2. His unique approaches
to therapeutic development, including inhaled delivery of vaccines and
therapeutics to treat and prevent respiratory infections, has been paradigmshifting.
Matthew Miller est un expert de renommée internationale
en matière de pandémies virales et de vaccinologie à la
McMaster University. Il a contribué de manière significative à la
préparation aux pandémies et à la mise au point de vaccins et
de traitements à large protection contre des agents pathogènes tels que le
virus de la grippe et le SRAS-CoV-2. Ses approches uniques en matière de
développement thérapeutique, notamment l’administration de vaccins et de
produits thérapeutiques par inhalation pour traiter et prévenir les infections
respiratoires, ont changé la donne.
Prof. Renée Miller
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Computer science, database, data integration
Induction Year: 2011
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Freda Miller
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Neurobiology, development, stem cells, cell death, growth factors
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LONG CITATION
Professor Freda Miller is an internationally recognized neuroscientist and a world leader in the fields of neural cell death and stem cells. Her discoveries include identification of pivotal cell death proteins in developing neurons, association of these proteins with death in the injured adult nervous system, and discovery of a multipotent stem cell from adult skin as an accessible source of human cells to repair the damaged nervous system. The author of 96 publications, Professor Miller is President of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, and is the first Canadian scientist to be elected Councillor of the American Society for Neuroscience.
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Professor Freda Miller is an internationally recognized neuroscientist and a world leader in the fields of neural cell death and stem cells. She has identified proteins that are involved in the death of developing and injured neurons. Dr. Miller has also identified a source of stem cells in adult skin that may be used to repair the damaged nervous system.