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Friends of Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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  • Friesen Prize Program
    • Prizewinners
      • Dr. Brenda Andrews, 2025
      • Dr. Gordon Guyatt, 2024
      • Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, 2023
      • Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, 2021
      • Sir Mark Walport, 2020
      • Prof. Bartha Knoppers, 2019
      • Dr. David Naylor, 2018
      • Dr. Alan Bernstein, 2017
      • Dr. Janet Rossant, 2016
      • Sir Paul Nurse, 2015
      • Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui, 2014
      • Dr. Harvey Fineberg, 2013
      • Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, 2012
      • Dr. Victor Dzau, 2011
      • Dr. Shirley Tilghman, 2010
      • Sir John Bell, 2009
      • Dr. Harold Varmus, 2008
      • Dr. John Evans, 2007
      • Dr. Joseph Martin, 2006
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  • Roundtables
    • 2018 Ottawa Roundtable
    • 2017 Ottawa Roundtable
    • 2016 Alberta Roundtable
    • 2016 Ottawa Roundtable
    • 2015 Ottawa Roundtables
  • Massey Grand Rounds (MGR)
  • Janet Rossant Lectureship
    • The Janet Rossant Lectureship
    • 2026 Nomination Page
    • Sonya MacParland – 2026
    • Danielle Rodin – 2025
    • Sunit Das- 2024
    • Meghan Azad – 2023
    • Lorraine Lipscombe – 2022
    • Samira Mubareka- 2021
    • Sonia Anand – 2020
    • Lori West – 2019
  • FCIHR Video History of Medicine in Canada Project
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Last night we were joined by the phenomenal Dr. Anna Goldenberg for dinner at @MasseyCollege for a stimulating discussion about #artificalintelligence and its integration into #healthcare pic.twitter.com/uySKz0wBiq

— Massey Grand Rounds (@MasseyRounds) February 14, 2023

Last night we held a 2-minute thesis event to practice communicating our work and its significance to broader audiences. We heard the elevator pitches of Junior and Senior Fellows at @MasseyCollege, from Immunology, to Machine Learning, to Economics! pic.twitter.com/QjfV9h6lZV

— Massey Grand Rounds (@MasseyRounds) November 25, 2022

What a wonderful evening hosting Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, the 2021 Henry G. Friesen Prize Winner in Health Research, at @MasseyCollege for a fruitful discussion about his outstanding career @friendsofcihr pic.twitter.com/Q5qP0wbRZB

— Massey Grand Rounds (@MasseyRounds) November 16, 2022

We are so grateful to have hosted 2020 Gairdner Global Health Awardees @ProfAbdoolKarim at @MasseyCollege today. Thank you for telling your inspiring story and teaching us to have “PEP” when doing research – Passion, Excellence, and Perseverance @GairdnerAwards pic.twitter.com/5CM6hiB0FD

— Massey Grand Rounds (@MasseyRounds) October 27, 2022

Our first MGR dinner of the year with new and returning junior fellows and some of our MGR mentors, including Drs. Aubie Angel, Janet Rossant, and new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada @DavidMalkin1! @MasseyCollege @friendsofcihr pic.twitter.com/exvmWEOvGD

— Massey Grand Rounds (@MasseyRounds) September 14, 2022