Dr. Janet Rossant
Chief of Research
The Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Janet Rossant is a University Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto and Chief of Research at The Hospital for Sick Children. A recognized world leader in mammalian developmental biology and genetics, she has received numerous prestigious awards for her contributions to the health sciences, including a 2004 Killam Prize, 2005 CIHR Michael Smith Award and the 2007 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology. She trained at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Societies of both Canada and the U. K. and a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences.
