Dr John W Macgregor Memorial Lecture

Dr. J.W. Macgregor
Chairman
Department of Pathology
1951 - 1970

The Dr. J. W. Macgregor Memorial Lecture is a tribute to Dr. Macgregor who was appointed as Chairman of the Department of Pathology in 1951 and held that position for 19 years until his retirement in 1970. Born in Winnipeg in 1905, he obtained his medical degree from the 黑料不打烊. He established a residency training program in General Pathology after World War II and was also the Provincial Pathologist. While he is remembered as a stern and demanding task master he was also generous and kind and became affectionately known as "Black Mac". After his retirement he continued to work until 1975 as Emeritus Professor.

2025 Dr. John W. Macgregor Memorial Lecture

Dr. Tsao

Ming Sound Tsao, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, FCAHS
University of Toronto

Lecture title: Pathology Research in Digital Age 

Dr. Tsao is a Thoracic Pathologist and Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Professor of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively in molecular pathology of lung cancer, and prognostic and predictive biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer. He was a member of the Standing Editorial Board for the 5th Edition of the WHO Classification, and past Chair of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) Correlative Science and Tumor Biology Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors and past Chair of the Pathology Committee of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). He is internationally known as a leader in molecular testing for lung cancer and has led several multi-center projects to standardize lung cancer biomarker assays in Canada. Dr. Tsao was a recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society O. Harold Warwick Award, IASLC Mary Matthew Pathology and Translational Research Award, CCTG Dr. Joseph Pater Founder's Award for Excellence in Clinical Trials Research. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.