Posted On: December 29, 2014
PM Cancer Centre Senior Scientist Dr. Frances Shepherd has been selected as the next recipient of the prestigious Claude Jacquillat Award, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to cancer patient care.
Dr. Shepherd is the Scott Taylor Chair in Lung Cancer Research and is an international leader devoted to developing novel therapies for lung cancer patients. Over the past three decades, she has designed and led more than 100 clinical trials for small cell and non–small cell lung cancer—the findings from which have improved treatment strategies and patient outcomes. She has held several prominent stewardship positions on major committees and helped to effect change to the cancer medicine landscape in Canada and around the world. Moreover, she has worked tirelessly with The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation to fundraise over $20 million towards cancer research.
Dr. Shepherd will receive the award in February 2015 at the 26th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment in Paris, France. The award will join her long list of distinctions, including the Order of Ontario (2007), the Ontario Premier’s Summit Award in Medical Research (2008) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
Dr. Shepherd is the Scott Taylor Chair in Lung Cancer Research and is an international leader devoted to developing novel therapies for lung cancer patients. Over the past three decades, she has designed and led more than 100 clinical trials for small cell and non–small cell lung cancer—the findings from which have improved treatment strategies and patient outcomes. She has held several prominent stewardship positions on major committees and helped to effect change to the cancer medicine landscape in Canada and around the world. Moreover, she has worked tirelessly with The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation to fundraise over $20 million towards cancer research.
Dr. Shepherd will receive the award in February 2015 at the 26th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment in Paris, France. The award will join her long list of distinctions, including the Order of Ontario (2007), the Ontario Premier’s Summit Award in Medical Research (2008) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
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