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Breakfast 2008 - Keynote Speaker

Dr. Marla Shapiro

Dr. Janet Rossant, PhD, FRS, FRSC

Dr. Janet Rossant is the Chief of Research and Senior Scientist in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology at The Hospital for Sick Children and the Lombard Canada Insurance Chair in Paediatric Research. Dr. Rossant is a University Professor in the Departments of Medical Genetics & Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She serves as Deputy Scientific Director of The Stem Cell Network of Canada.

Dr. Rossant is an internationally recognized world leader in mammalian developmental biology and genetics. She has received numerous prestigious awards for her contributions to the health sciences, including the 2007 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology and the 2004 Killam Prize for Health Sciences. Trained at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, Dr. Rossant is a Fellow of the Royal Societies of both Canada and London.