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Professor Vickie Elaine Baracos

Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

Order of Canada

  • Member of the Order of Canada

    Awarded on: 2024-04-17
    Invested on: 2024-10-28
    Vickie Elaine Baracos, C.M. Edmonton, Alberta Vickie Baracos has transformed our understanding of cachexia, a debilitating syndrome that causes rapid weight and muscle loss in patients with advanced-stage cancer, leaving them with a skin-and-bones appearance. A professor at the University of Alberta, she developed groundbreaking insights into the fundamental biology of this complex condition. Her work has since led to clinical classification and diagnosis, and has paved the way for treatment and improved patient outcomes.