Drs. Kathleen Martin Ginis (division of physical medicine & rehabilitation) and Julio Montaner (division of infectious diseases) have been inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Induction into the CAHS as a Fellow is considered one of the highest honours within Canada’s academic community. CAHS Fellows, who serve as unpaid volunteers, are nominated by their institutions and peers and selected in a competitive process based on their internationally recognized leadership, academic performance, scientific creativity and willingness to serve.
Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis’ work focuses on innovating, testing, and implementing behavioural interventions to improve physical activity participation among people living with disabilities. She has received nearly $20M in research funding, published over 300 papers, and developed physical activity research tools, methods, and guidelines that are used worldwide. She has established two academic health-research Centres and leads multidisciplinary teams that have developed and disseminated over 150 knowledge-products and programs. Through interdisciplinary, community partnered research and knowledge translation, she has increased scientific and public awareness of disability health-inequities and is advancing physical activity participation and inclusion in Canada and internationally.
Dr. Julio Montaner is globally recognized for his exceptional leadership, vision, and innovative contributions to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. He led the development of new drugs and therapeutic strategies to stop disease progression, premature death, and simultaneously stop HIV transmission. His Treatment as Prevention strategy inspired his 90-90-90 by 2020 and the 95-95-95 by 2025 Targets, which together provide the road map to achieve the “End of AIDS as a Pandemic by 2030”. His strategy was formally adopted by the United Nations in 2015, ratified in 2021, and is a central part of the UN-Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.
Please join us in congratulating Drs. Martin Ginis and Montaner on this wonderful achievement!
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