“Getting to MaRS” on CBC Radio this week

Posted by Linda @ MaRS, June 9th, 2008

Dr. John Evans, profiled

CBC Radio One is profiling the outstanding career of Dr. John Evans, Founding Chair of MaRS, on the occasion of his winning the 2007 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research. Significant attention is devoted to his work at the McMaster Medical School before a lengthy discussion about MaRS.

The hour-long broadcast, presented on a show about contemporary thought called Ideas, airs Thursday June 12 at 9:05 pm. After the broadcast, you can also download the podcast at www.cbc.ca/podcasting or below:

Watch (and listen!) for more from MaRS in the Ideas lineup this fall.

Read more: “MaRS Board Chair, Dr. John Evans, Wins Prestigious Friesen Prize in Health Research”



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Author: Linda Quattrin

Linda Quattrin was a newspaper reporter and editor before applying her interest in science as communications director at Robarts Research Institute. A member of the Canadian Science Writers Association, she is responsible for media relations and corporate communications at MaRS.

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