The BC-CfE is proud to announce Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner is among the three 2023 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH) Trailblazer Award Winners. Announced at the Canadian Public Health Association Conference, the Trailblazer Awards support early, mid and senior career researchers who have made exceptional contributions to population and public health in Canada and around the world through evidence-based policies and interventions.
Acknowledged for his role in pioneering highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and his concept of Treatment as Prevention – both of which have dramatically changed the face of HIV/AIDS and led to adoption globally to end the AIDS epidemic – Dr. Montaner’s leadership and unwavering commitment to health equity were highlighted in the citation for the Senior Career recipient. Not content to rest on his laurels, it was noted that Dr. Montaner is currently expanding his efforts to adapt Treatment as Prevention¨ to optimize and accelerate the control of other impactful contagious diseases (including infectious diseases [i.e.: HCV], as well as socially contagious diseases [i.e.: type II Diabetes, COPD, opioid use]), with the ultimate goal to enhance Health Care Sustainability.
Joining Dr. Montaner among the awardees are Mid-Career recipient Dr. Kate Storey, an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and Early Career recipient Travis Salway, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University who has collaborator with BC-CfE researchers. A truly accomplished panel of Trailblazer Award Winners, the future of population and public health is bright in Canada.
Thank you to CIHR for this tremendous honour and congratulations to three winners! For the full announcement, visit: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51432.html