Dr. Jacques Genest

Dr. Jacques Genest is a cardiologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital and a professor of medicine at McGill University. His research is aimed at investigating metabolic and genetic disorders in premature coronary artery disease.

Dr. Robert A. Hegele

Dr Rob Hegele is Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, and director of the Lipid Genetics Clinic and the London Regional Genomics Centre in London, Ontario. His lab characterizes the genetic basis of hypertriglyceridemia/lipoprotein metabolism, cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus.

Dr. Liam R. Brunham, Internal Medicine

Dr. Liam Brunham is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UBC, a general internist with a focus on clinical lipidology and is an attending physician at the Health Heart Program Prevention clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital. His research focuses on understanding how changes in specific genes contribute to differences in drug-response as well as to alterations in plasma lipid levels and their relationship to metabolic and cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Daniel Gaudet

Dr Gaudet is professor of medicine at Université de Montréal and scientific director of the Genome Quebec Biobank. His research is aimed at investigating rare, severe or extreme dyslipidemias and translating new knowledge issued from these extreme phenotypes to more common forms of diseases.

Dr. James Brophy

Dr Jay Brophy is a cardiologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at McGill University. His research is directed at comparative effectiveness. This is the only known picture of him with a tie.

Dr. Brian McCrindle

Brian McCrindle is a Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, and Section Head of Preventive Cardiology at the Hospital for Sick Children. His research is aimed at lipid screening strategies and implementing guidelines into clinical practice.