Companion of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 19, 2015
• Invested on: September 23, 2016

For her globally significant research in systems biology and for developing and nurturing prominent scientific communities in molecular genetics.

Brenda Andrews has moved Canada to the forefront of large-scale genetic studies. As chair of molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, director of a cellular and biomolecular research center, and director of the Genetics Network program at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, she has nurtured and elevated many of CanadaÆs top genetics consortiums. Her research has illuminated how diseases are influenced by interactions among entire networks of genes. The innovative techniques she has developed for analyzing these interactions have been adopted by scientists around the world and are helping researchers respond to complex hereditary diseases.