Dr. B. Lynn Beattie, Dr. Judy Illes, and the Tahltan First Nation have been honoured with the Alvin J. Thompson Award for excellence in research ethics, from the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) in Seattle.
Dr. Beattie, sees her work in partnership with the Tahltan Nation as a defining moment of her dementia research career. “The project began over 30 years ago, and the lessons learned are still affecting the lives of the people of the Tahltan Nation. I am deeply honoured for the recognition from the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR), says Dr. Beattie.”
This award is shared with Dr. Judy Illes, Professor of Neurology UBC, and the Tahltan First Nation, represented by President Chad Norman Day and Christine Ball.
This honour was given in recognition of the way that Neuroethics Canada and the UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (UBCH-CARD) came together to form a research partnership on early onset Familial Alzheimer Disease (EOFAD) with the Tahltan First Nation that “met the highest ideals of ethical research and the advancement of trust”.
PHOTO (left to right): Dr. B Lynn Beattie, Professor Emerita UBC and President CLEAR; Chad Norman Day, President of the Tahltan Nation; Christine Ball, Director of Health and Social Services Programs Authority, Tahltan Nation; Dr. Judy Illes, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, UBC Distinguished Scholar in Neuroethics, Director Neuroethics Canada | Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine.
