Lorne Babiuk
Award Name : Izaak Walton Killam Award
Year of Award : 2013
Award for : Medical
Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Lorne Allan Babiuk, OC SOM FRSC (born January 25, 1946) is a Canadian scientist specializing in immunology, pathogenesis, virology, molecular virology, and vaccinology. He is the Vice-President of Research at the University of Alberta and the former Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr Babiuk holds the Canada Research Chair in Vaccinology and Biotechnology and is Chair of the Board for Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT), a vaccine development company.In 2013 he was awarded the Izaak Walton Killam Award for his contribution to the field of health sciences.