Media Advisory: Canada Leads at One Year - UHN Accelerating the Future of Health Innovation

TORONTO, May 1, 2026 /CNW/ -

WHAT: Canada's No. 1 Hospital, University Health Network (UHN), is marking the first anniversary of Canada Leads – a global recruitment effort to bring 100 top early‑career scientists to Canada amid intensifying international competition for research talent.

The event will include an update on Canada Leads' success, and a fireside chat with Dr. Brad Wouters and Canada Leads recruits from around the world who will showcase their research. Their contributions have the potential to fuel economic development, Canadian-based manufacturing and high-quality jobs.

Interview opportunities will follow the event.

WHEN: Monday, May 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Media should arrive 15 minutes in advance.

WHERE: UHN's Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON

WHO:

• Dr. Kevin Smith, President & CEO, UHN
• Dr. Brad Wouters, Executive Vice President, Science & Research, UHN
• Canada Leads recruits from around the world, including
  • Dr. Ariel Levine, Senior Scientist, Canada Leads, UHN's Krembil Brain Institute (United States)
  • Dr. Wagner Souza, Associate Scientist, Canada Leads, UHN's TIER Research Institute (Brazil)
  • Dr. Sophie Twigger, Postdoctoral Fellow, Canada Leads, UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (U.K.)

More information at www.UHNCanadaleads.ca

RSVP: Journalists attending should send confirmation to [email protected] and [email protected].

About University Health Network (UHN)

UHN is Canada's No. 1 hospital and the world's No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education, and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. www.uhn.ca

SOURCE University Health Network