I'm very pleased to post the following announcement about Cheryl McEwen who received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for her contributions to advance stem cell research.
Cheryl and husband Rob McEwen established the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at University Health Network in Toronto and already the research has produced amazing results.
An example is the Toronto ExVivo Lung Perfusion System that re-conditions and repairs donated lungs that have to be discarded because they are not good enough for transplant but now can be made suitable for patients. Currently only 15% of donor lungs are suitable for transplantation.
The five-year survival rate of patients who have lung transplants is approximately 50%, significantly worse than the survival rates for heart, liver, or kidney transplants. Research in regenerative medicine at UHN is starting to produce results that are having a global impact on saving lives. As a lung transplant survivor of 11 years this research is of great importance to me and all transplant patients.
I had the pleasure of meeting Cheryl and Rob McEwen and was greatly impressed with their passion for improving and saving lives through scientific research.
Congratulations to Board Member Cheryl McEwen who received the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for her contributions to advance stem cell research.
In recognition of her extraordinary efforts over the past 10 years in support of regenerative medicine research, Cheryl McEwen was honoured with the presentation of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
"Cheryl has devoted a great deal of her personal time to the cause of regenerative medicine, " said Michael Burns, the co-founder and Vice-Chair of the True Patriot Love Foundation upon presentation of the medal. "She has mobilized tremendous effort and resources to advance this area of medical discovery."
In 2003 Rob and Cheryl McEwen established the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at University Health Network. Since that time they have contributed approximately $25 million in support of Regenerative Medicine at UHN.
Created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal serves to honor significant contributions and achievements by 60,000 deserving Canadians.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mcewencentre.com/home/
Cheryl McEwen with Michael Burns
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