Dr. Larry Fliegel is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Canada. His awards include a Killam Annual Professor Award (2009–2010), a Tier one Basic Science Mentoring Award (2013), the McCalla Research Professorship Award (2007) and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Scientist Award (2006–2013). He has published over 200 publications in numerous journals, including J. Biological Chemistry, J. Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Hypertension, Cancer Research, Basic Research in Cardiology and others. He served on several editorial boards of Journals and grant panels such as CIHR and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.