Winnipeg Free Press

Nominated by: Paul Armstrong

Why Henry Friesen should be a Great Manitoban:

Claim to fame: Doctor, researcher, administrator

Manitoba dosage: 4

Fast Facts: Research on growth hormones in dwarf children led to a new therapy...Also developed a treatment for infertility...Former president of the Medical Research Council of Canada, National Cancer Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation...Founding chair of Genome Canada...He's a rare Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest of all civilian honours in Canada.

1 Comments

• a gifted leader in medical research; willing to work behind the scenes.

  Posted by: david h. friesen | 2008-06-24 16:30:42

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