Dr. Marvin Fritzler PhD MD FRCP(C) is Professor of Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He is the Founder of Mitogen Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory. His research focused on the molecular and cell biology of autoantigens and the induction of autoimmunity by environmental exposures. The spectrum of diagnostic tests based on his discoveries reflect his commitment to knowledge translation. Dr. Fritzler has published more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts and his work has been cited more than 14,000 times (H index 51). He has been invited to lecture in international symposia focusing on autoantibodies as biomarkers for predicting, preventing and treating autoimmune diseases, and especially their application to precision medicine. He was appointed to the Government of Alberta’s science, technology and innovation policy and strategy board and in 2005 was appointed as the Chair of the Alberta Research and Innovation Authority. Among his many awards, he was inducted into the BioAlberta Hall of Fame, was awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal and the ASTech Foundation Award in 1996, was inducted as an Honorary Member into the Mexican Academy of Medicine in 2002, was inducted as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology in 2013 and the Order of the University of Calgary in 2014. More recently, he was awarded the American Association of Clinical Chemistry - Carl R Jolliff - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, Le Prix Rogers Demers, International Contributions to Rheumatology in 2018 and the Canadian Society Clinical Chemists Research Excellence Award in 2018.

Rheumatology