Author of the article: Brigid Goulem
Publishing date: May 12, 2021  â¢Â 9 hours ago  â¢Â 3 minute read Dr. Joseph Pater with his Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence in Cancer Research: Lifetime Contribution Prize. Photo by Queen s University /Supplied Photo
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There were many variables that shaped Dr. Joseph Paterâs decision to research cancer treatments â his wife, who was a nurse, his father, who died of colon cancer when he was young, and his medical mentors.
âSome of the people who trained me, the residents and the faculty members, the ones who impressed me, the people I admired, they worked in this area,â Pater explained in a phone interview.
Queen’s health researcher receives inaugural Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize
May 12, 2021- Joseph Pater, Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University, is the recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize, a new honour from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). The award recognizes an esteemed Canadian investigator whose contributions, vision, and leadership have enhanced the Canadian cancer research landscape to significantly benefit the lives of people with cancer.
“I am thrilled and humbled to be named the first recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Lifetime Contribution Prize, said Dr. Joseph Pater, Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University and recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Achievement Prize.
There were many variables that shaped Dr. Joseph Pater’s decision to research cancer treatments his wife, who was a nurse, his father, who died of colon…
Author of the article: Brigid Goulem
Publishing date: May 12, 2021  â¢Â May 13, 2021  â¢Â 3 minute read Dr. Joseph Pater with his Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence in Cancer Research: Lifetime Contribution Prize. Photo by Queen s University /Supplied Photo
Article content
There were many variables that shaped Dr. Joseph Paterâs decision to research cancer treatments â his wife, who was a nurse, his father, who died of colon cancer when he was young, and his medical mentors.
âSome of the people who trained me, the residents and the faculty members, the ones who impressed me, the people I admired, they worked in this area,â Pater explained in a phone interview.
As it is not clear if schools will reopen on February 22, Independent Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA) has written the Ministry of Health asking for a waiver to allow private schools to reopen on Monday.
ISAMA president Joseph Pater confirmed to have written the Ministry adding that in case government extends school closure due to Covid-19.
Early January, President Lazarus Chakwera announced temporarily closure of schools as the country was registering increased cases of the virus.
After the three weeks ended, Ministry of education from the advice from the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, extended the school closure to two weeks and it is expected to end on Monday, February, 22.