Dr. Pieter Cullis named 2024 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee

October 10, 2023

Pieter Cullis photograph against a dark background and text indicating he is a 2024 inductee of the Canadian Medical hall of Fame

The distinction honours Canadians whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences have led to extraordinary improvements in human health.

Dr. Cullis, a professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at UBC, is recognized for developing the lipid nanoparticle delivery technology that enables mRNA vaccines, such as the highly effective COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, and other next-generation gene therapies.

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