Our Future

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Researchers at Lawson are furthering scientific knowledge that advances health care around the world. Research being conducting today will have a lasting on impact on the care being delivered in the areas of cancer, children's health, therapeutics, cognitive vitality and brain health, critical illness, diabetes and endocrinilogy, imaging, mental health, probiotics, mobility and rehabilitation, neurological disorders, personalized medicine, surgical innovation, transplantation and vascular health and chronic disease. 

Attendees at the 2017 Lawson Impact Awards were asked: “What does the next 150 years hold for health research and innovation in Canada?" 

Responses ranged from curing specific diseases, data mining, diagnostic improvements, nano technology, personalized medicine, and targeted therapies:

Exponential growth in health research breakthroughs as technology is leveraged in the future

The AI/Informatics revolution

Central online health database and use of data and analytics to obtain insights to support improved health research

Breakthroughs to find cures for all cancers

At home diagnosis and treatment monitoring of personalized medicine

Tissue cell target therapy

Cell phone app diagnosis

During travel to other 'Earths' and living to be over 200 years old through renewable growth of body parts, we will have machine companions that can bring up all our past years (sound, visions and memories), and reset or erase those of little value or negative connotations. It will 'see' things for us that our own eyes cannot detect, and filter out the parts that are unnecessary for our function. In the new version of Canada we are creating on another Earth-like planet, we will reflect on what we did well as humans and how in 2017 we lived without complete destruction of essential elements of life. We will wonder at the animals, plants, microbes and ecosystems and try to replicate them at our new home. We will still try to understand the deviations that afflict so many humans, taking them to anger and inflicting pain on others. We will still be studying our energy waves and the 'unseen' spirit that goes beyond the physical and mental beings that we are. Seeking it and tracing its source and future path will help us reach closer to our origin and destiny, and reuniting us with those we have journeyed with through lives to this point. But, we won't be there yet, despite mechanical intelligence trying to control who and what we are.

Provide Your Input

We will be adding more responses through the rest of Canada’s 150th year of Confederation. We also want to hear what you think the 150 years hold for health research and innovation in Canada. You can provide your responses here or send us a tweet