Hospital for Sick Children / en Robyn Stremler named 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine /celebrates/robyn-stremler-named-2024-fellow-american-academy-sleep-medicine <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Robyn Stremler named 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-10T11:11:28-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 10, 2024 - 11:11" class="datetime">Wed, 07/10/2024 - 11:11</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-07/Robyn_1-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Robyn Stremler (photo by Eugen Sakhnenko/ WorkerBee Supply)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor <a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/8909-robyn-stremler"><strong>Robyn Stremler</strong></a>, dean of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, has been named a <a href="https://aasm.org/american-academy-of-sleep-medicine-announces-fellows-for-2024/">2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)</a>.</p> <p>Stremler is recognized for her outstanding contributions to sleep medicine and her extensive program of research, which has set out to improve pediatric and adolescent sleep quality using wearable and digital technology. She is one of few nurse researchers to be named to the AASM, a long-standing professional society dedicated to the promotion of excellence in sleep medicine healthcare, education and research.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It is a tremendous honour to be recognized by the AASM and join a cohort of such renowned researchers and clinicians who are focused on improving sleep among various populations,” says Stremler, who is also an adjunct scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children.</p> <p>“As a nurse scientist, this recognition also signals the importance of nursing perspectives in research, and I hope will serve as an inspiration for future nurse leaders who set out to improve patients’ lives through research.”</p> <p>Stremler’s achievement illustrates the impact of nurse scientists and their innovative, solution-driven research, particularly in often overlooked areas such as sleep medicine. Her achievement was celebrated at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Houston, Texas on June 3.</p> <h3><a href="https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/media/in-the-news/robyn-stremler-named-2024-fellow-of-the-american-academy-of-sleep-medicine/">Read more about Robyn Stremler’s research</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Nursing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:11:28 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308435 at 14 91Թ researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards /celebrates/14-u-t-researchers-recognized-connaught-innovation-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">14 91Թ researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-06-25T09:55:22-04:00" title="Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 09:55" class="datetime">Tue, 06/25/2024 - 09:55</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-fund" hreflang="en">Connaught Fund</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-innovation-award" hreflang="en">Connaught Innovation Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-health-network" hreflang="en">University Health Network</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Fourteen researchers at the 91Թ are receiving 2023-24 Connaught Innovation Awards to help accelerate the development and commercialization of technologies with high potential to have a positive impact on society.</p> <p>“I would like to congratulate this year’s recipients of Connaught Innovation Awards, whose research is fostering solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of our time,” said <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 91Թ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “From harnessing machine learning to improve interpretation of lung function tests to developing low-cost and scalable methods to monitor methane at landfills, these scholars are advancing novel ways to utilize technology to have a transformative impact in areas of critical importance in Canada and around the world.”</p> <p>This year’s recipients are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://chem-eng.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/faculty-members/e-j-acosta/"><strong>Edgar Acosta</strong></a>, department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Lecithin-based, self- micro/emulsifying delivery systems (SM/EDS) for drug and nutraceutical delivery</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/22110-ana-cristina-andreazza"><strong>Ana Andreazza</strong></a>, department of pharmacology and toxicology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine: Mitochondrial Isolation Device (MitoDx)</li> <li><a href="https://chem-eng.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/faculty-members/gisele-azimi/"><strong>Gisele Azimi</strong></a>, department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Supercritical fluid extraction for recycling of critical materials from E-waste</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/10004-opher-baron"><strong>Opher Baron</strong></a>, Rotman School of Management: SiMLQ: Transforming process data into actionable insights</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/3656-chungwai-chow"><strong>Chung-Wai Chow</strong></a>, University Health Network and Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine: Machine Learning to facilitate accurate interpretation of pulmonary function tests</li> <li><a href="https://surgery.utoronto.ca/faculty/maryam-faiz"><strong>Maryam Faiz</strong></a>, department of surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine: Astrocyte to oligodendrocyte reprogramming (A2O) for repair in chronic multiple sclerosis (MS)</li> <li><a href="https://moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca/faculty/andrew-fraser"><strong>Andrew Fraser</strong></a>, department of molecular genetics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine: Establishing methods for single-cell metabolomics using hydrogel-embedded barcode aptamers</li> <li><a href="https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/genov-r/"><strong>Roman Genov</strong></a>, Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Fast Pixel-Programmable Image Sensors for Cost-Effective Imaging without Motion Artifacts</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/12577-m-cynthia-goh"><strong>Cynthia Goh</strong></a>, department of chemistry, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science: Harnessing bacterial-surface interactions for rapid pathogen identification</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/6995-frank-gu"><strong>Frank Gu</strong></a>, department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Magnesium ion crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels for biomedical applications</li> <li><a href="https://www.comm.utoronto.ca/~jorg/"><strong>Jörg Liebeherr</strong></a>, Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Low-cost large-scale methane monitoring at landfills</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/34676-xilin-liu"><strong>Xilin Liu</strong></a>, Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Energy-Efficient Edge Machine Learning Accelerator for Neuromodulation</li> <li><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/4740-andreas-mandelis"><strong>Andreas Mandelis</strong></a>, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Intravascular Differential Photoacoustic Catheter Imager for Quasi-Invasive Detection of Vulnerable Plaques and Calcification in Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/14-u-t-researchers-recognized-connaught-innovation-awards"><strong>Hani Naguib</strong></a><a href="/celebrates/14-u-t-researchers-recognized-connaught-innovation-awards">, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering: Aerogel Film Materials for Thermal Management Systems</a></li> </ul> <p>The Connaught Innovation Award, which provides one-time seed funding to support the development and commercialization of the researchers’ innovative technologies, is backed by&nbsp;<a href="https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/">the Connaught Fund</a>&nbsp;– the&nbsp;largest internal university research funding program in Canada. Established 52 years ago through the sale of Connaught Medical Research Laboratories, which is known for the discovery and production of insulin, the fund supports 91Թ scholars through programs such as&nbsp;the <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/db/connaught-new-researcher-award">New Researcher Award</a>, <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/community-partnership-research-program-0">Community Partnership Research Program</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/db/connaught-major-research-challenge-black-researchers">Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers</a>, <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/db/mclean-award">McLean Award</a>&nbsp;and international doctoral scholarships.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:55:22 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308298 at Charlene Chu and Lindsay Jibb awarded AMS Healthcare Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Research Fellowships /celebrates/charlene-chu-and-lindsay-jibb-awarded-ams-healthcare-compassion-and-artificial <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Charlene Chu and Lindsay Jibb awarded AMS Healthcare Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Research Fellowships</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-09-13T16:21:13-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 16:21" class="datetime">Wed, 09/13/2023 - 16:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/uhn" hreflang="en">UHN</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-09/Bloomberg-Nursing-Rounds-22-crop.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Assistant Professors Lindsay Jibb, left, and Charlene Chu, right, are the 2023 AMS Healthcare Compassion and Artificial Intelligence fellowship recipients (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Assistant Professor <strong>Charlene Chu</strong> and Assistant Professor <strong>Lindsay Jibb</strong>&nbsp;of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, have each been awarded a <a href="https://www.ams-inc.on.ca/ams-healthcare-announces-the-2023-research-fellows-in-compassion-and-artificial-intelligence/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ams-healthcare-announces-the-2023-research-fellows-in-compassion-and-artificial-intelligence">2023 Research Fellowship in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence</a> from AMS Healthcare.</p> <p>The one-year fellowship recognizes leaders and innovators addressing health-care challenges and focuses on the integration of digital technology and compassionate care in health-care services.</p> <p>Chu’s project, in partnership with <a href="https://kite-uhn.com/">KITE Research Institute</a> at the University Health Network, involves the use of a multi-modal sensor system to monitor the recovery of older adults discharged from hospital following hip fracture surgery. The goal of the project is to gain a better understand of recovery trajectories for older adults.</p> <p>“The most exciting aspect of the AMS fellowship for me is the mentorship component and the formalized opportunity it provides to learn from experts in a range of disciplines from Canada and beyond,” Chu says.</p> <p>Jibb, a prominent researcher in children’s cancer, is co-designing a mobile app with her team at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to support parents in managing their child’s cancer pain at home. The hope is that artificial intelligence will help create a customizable tool targeted to the specific pain needs of each child.</p> <p>“We have heard from parents how important it is for them to have an opportunity to stay connected with their child’s care team when not in hospital, and to feel supported in managing their child’s illness,” Jibb says. “We are hopeful that this technological intervention will help meet that need.”</p> <h4><a href="https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/two-nursing-researchers-awarded-ams-health-compassion-and-artificial-intelligence-research-fellowship/">Read the&nbsp;Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing story</a></h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:21:13 +0000 lanthierj 302897 at 13 91Թ faculty members named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/13-u-t-faculty-members-named-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">13 91Թ faculty members named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-09-05T15:43:09-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 15:43" class="datetime">Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:43</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-psychology" hreflang="en">Department of Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6877" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/uhn" hreflang="en">UHN</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Thirteen faculty members from across the 91Թ have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The 91Թ congratulates these extraordinary researchers on this important recognition of their dedication, leadership and impact,” says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 91Թ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.&nbsp; “Across a diverse array of disciplines, they are addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges – and their contributions to their respective fields continue to break new ground.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ryan Balot</strong> of the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Paul Bloom</strong> of the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-alberto-leon-garcia-and-tom-chau-named-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>Tom Chau</strong> of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Robert Gerlai</strong> of the department of psychology at 91Թ Mississauga&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-alberto-leon-garcia-and-tom-chau-named-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>Alberto Leon-Garcia</strong> of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Jason Moffat</strong> of the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Amit Oza </strong>of the University Health Network (UHN) and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Daniela Rotin</strong> of SickKids and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Aaron Schimmer</strong> of UHN and the department of medical biophysics in in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/daily-update/philosophy-prof-appointed-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>William Seager</strong> of the department of philosophy</a> at 91Թ Scarborough&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Valerie Tarasuk</strong> of the department of nutritional sciences in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>R. Paul Thompson</strong> of the Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Daniel Trefler</strong> of the Rotman School of Management&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>They join more than 350 Fellows of the Royal Society affiliated with 91Թ.</p> <h4><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/news/press-release-rsc-presents-class-2023">Read more about the Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a></h4> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/holland-bloorview-kids-rehabilitation-hospital" hreflang="en">Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-nutritional-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Nutritional Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6872" hreflang="en">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:43:09 +0000 lanthierj 302870 at 11 91Թ faculty named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/11-u-t-faculty-named-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">11 91Թ faculty named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-09-07T10:45:02-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 10:45" class="datetime">Wed, 09/07/2022 - 10:45</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/fellows-royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Eleven faculty from across the 91Թ have been appointed Fellows of <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/about">the Royal Society of Canada</a> – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.&nbsp;</p> <p>“These remarkable researchers from an array of disciplines have made extraordinary contributions to their respective fields, helping to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time,” says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 91Թ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“The 91Թ congratulates them on this important recognition of their research, leadership and impact.”&nbsp;</p> <p>The new Fellows are:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Laurent Brochard</strong>, of the interdepartmental division of critical care in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael’s Hospital&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/five-arts-science-scholars-named-fellows-royal-society-canada"><strong>Miriam Diamond</strong>, of the department of earth sciences in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/five-arts-science-scholars-named-fellows-royal-society-canada"><strong>Joel Kamnitzer</strong>, of the department of mathematics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/five-arts-science-scholars-named-fellows-royal-society-canada"><strong>Yong Baek Kim</strong>, of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>David Malkin</strong>, of the department of paediatrics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Steven Miller,</strong> formerly of the department of paediatrics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/five-arts-science-scholars-named-fellows-royal-society-canada"><strong>Ue-Li Pen</strong>, of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/five-arts-science-scholars-named-fellows-royal-society-canada"><strong>Ito Peng</strong>, of the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-david-sinton-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>David Sinton</strong>, of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></li> <li><strong>Janet Smylie</strong>, of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and St. Michael’s Hospital&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Igor Stagljar</strong>, of the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>They join 405 members of the 91Թ community who currently hold the designation.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:45:02 +0000 lanthierj 176415 at Matt Ratto recognized with Minister of College and Universities’ Award of Excellence /celebrates/matt-ratto-recognized-minister-college-and-universities-award-excellence <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Matt Ratto recognized with Minister of College and Universities’ Award of Excellence</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-10-14T16:38:10-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 16:38" class="datetime">Wed, 10/14/2020 - 16:38</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/minister-college-and-universities-award-excellence" hreflang="en">Minister of College and Universities' Award of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sunnybrook-health-sciences-centre" hreflang="en">Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/toronto-general-hospital" hreflang="en">Toronto General Hospital</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/UofT85227_0408DanielsPPE003.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Matt Ratto"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Associate Professor <strong>Matt Ratto</strong> of the Faculty of Information has received a Minister of College and Universities' Award of Excellence for his extraordinary contributions to the COVID-19 response in Ontario through the Toronto Emergency Device Accelerator (TEDA).</p> <p>“The 91Թ congratulates Professor Ratto on this important recognition,” said Professor&nbsp;<strong>Christine Allen</strong>, 91Թ’s associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives. “When essential protective health equipment was in short supply this spring, he coordinated a 20-strong team of professionals, using equipment like 3D printers to produce materials such as reusable face shields&nbsp;– and user-friendly guidelines to ensure they would be used safely.”</p> <p>“Partnering with the Toronto General Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre among others, they were able to make a real and immediate difference.”</p> <p>Ratto said TEDA shows “the clear positive impacts” that can happen when people work across disciplines and connect directly to communities in need.</p> <p>“I was so impressed at the way 91Թ faculty, staff, and students worked directly with health-care professionals in hospitals and long-term care facilities to create innovative solutions to the critical supply issues we faced in Canada,” Ratto said. “Some of this work leveraged 91Թ’s technical expertise and involved new uses of digital fabrication equipment like 3D printers and laser cutters. But much of it involved the study and analysis of social context and workplace organization as part of the process of finding and fitting innovative solutions into actual use.</p> <p>“I’d like to thank the designers, engineers, scientists, clinicians, and humanities scholars who all lent their knowledge and skills to the project.”</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-researchers-mobilize-resources-produce-equipment-health-care-workers">Read more about TEDA</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:38:10 +0000 lanthierj 166023 at Nine 91Թ researchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences /celebrates/nine-u-t-researchers-named-fellows-canadian-academy-health-sciences <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nine 91Թ researchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-10-09T13:48:04-04:00" title="Friday, October 9, 2020 - 13:48" class="datetime">Fri, 10/09/2020 - 13:48</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/unity-health" hreflang="en">Unity Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/toronto-western-hospital" hreflang="en">Toronto Western Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mount-sinai-hospital" hreflang="en">Mount Sinai Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-health-network" hreflang="en">University Health Network</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/toronto-rehabilitation-institute" hreflang="en">Toronto Rehabilitation Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nine 91Թ researchers have been named fellows of <a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/">the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a> in recognition of their&nbsp;“vision, innovation and sustained excellence.”&nbsp;</p> <p>One of three national academies that make up the Council of Canadian Academies, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences leverages the expertise of Canada’s leading health sciences researchers to examine the most pressing and complex health challenges of the day, share assessments and recommend actionable solutions.</p> <p>“This&nbsp;honour is one of the highest distinctions for academics in the health sciences field and the 91Թ congratulates these faculty members on this important recognition of their research accomplishments, scientific leadership&nbsp;and creativity&nbsp;– and their contributions to the public good,” said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a>&nbsp;<strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, vice-president research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“It’s also a testament to the vital importance of our hospital and health-system partners who help make those contributions possible.”</p> <p>The new fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>David Chitayat</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and head of the prenatal diagnosis and medical genetics program, Mount Sinai Hospital</li> <li><strong>Dafna Gladman</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital</li> <li><strong>Katherine S. McGilton</strong>, associate professor in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and senior scientist,&nbsp;Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Heyu Ni</strong>,&nbsp;professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist and platform director, Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation at St. Michael’s Hospital</li> <li><strong>Ravi Retnakaran</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and clinician-scientist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes</li> <li><strong>Norman Rosenblum</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children</li> <li><strong>Janet Smylie</strong>, professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Research Chair, St. Michael’s Hospital and staff physician, Unity Health Toronto</li> <li><strong>Ross Upshur</strong>, professor in the Dalla Lana&nbsp;School of Public Health and associate director, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health</li> <li><strong>Lu-Yang Wang</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine&nbsp;and senior scientist, The Hospital For Sick Children Research Institute</li> </ul> <p>“Your induction is a reflection of your vision, innovation and sustained excellence in your field,” &nbsp;said Dr. Proton Rahman, the chair of the CAHS fellowship committee.&nbsp;“Undoubtedly, your expertise will further enrich our Academy.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:48:04 +0000 lanthierj 165860 at 10 91Թ researchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences /celebrates/10-u-t-researchers-named-fellows-canadian-academy-health-sciences-0 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">10 91Թ researchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-09-20T16:50:20-04:00" title="Friday, September 20, 2019 - 16:50" class="datetime">Fri, 09/20/2019 - 16:50</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/leslie-dan-faculty-pharmacy" hreflang="en">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/camh" hreflang="en">CAMH</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Canadian%20Academy%20of%20Health%20Sciences%202019.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">L-R: Christine Allen, Heather Boon and Fang Liu</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ten researchers from the 91Թ have been named fellows of <a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/">the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a> – one of the most esteemed honours for academics in the field.</p> <p>One of three national academies that make up the Council of Canadian Academies, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences leverages the expertise of Canada’s leading health sciences researchers to examine the most pressing and complex health challenges of the day, share assessments and recommend actionable solutions.</p> <p>“The 91Թ would like to congratulate these 10 faculty members from our health sciences community on this most deserved recognition of their scholarship and research accomplishments,” said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, 91Թ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“Their election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences is a testament to 91Թ’s strengths in areas of health sciences that run the gamut from bench to bedside and molecule to population.”&nbsp;</p> <p>The new fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Christine Allen</strong> of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</li> <li><strong>Heather Boon</strong> of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</li> <li><strong>Jocalyn Clark </strong>of the department of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and <em>The Lancet</em></li> <li><strong>Ronald Cohn</strong> of the department of paediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine and president of The Hospital for Sick Children</li> <li><strong>Linda Johnston</strong> of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</li> <li><strong>Lawrence Leiter</strong> of the department of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and associate scientist of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital</li> <li><strong>Fang Liu </strong>of the department of psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist of molecular neuroscience in the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health</li> <li><strong>Stephen Matthews</strong> of the department of physiology in the Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Carles Muntaner</strong> of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</li> <li><strong>Antonio Strafella</strong> of the department of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist of the Research Imaging Centre at the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/news/10-u-t-researchers-named-fellows-canadian-academy-health-sciences">Read the 91Թ News story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:50:20 +0000 lanthierj 166635 at Stephen Scherer awarded 2019 Killam Prize for health sciences /celebrates/stephen-scherer-awarded-2019-killam-prize-health-sciences <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Stephen Scherer awarded 2019 Killam Prize for health sciences</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-04-25T16:04:10-04:00" title="Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 16:04" class="datetime">Thu, 04/25/2019 - 16:04</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/0J5A0247%20%281%29.jpg" width="680" height="453" alt="Portrait of Stephen Scherer"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Perry King)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/#section_2">University Professor</a><strong> Stephen Scherer</strong> is the recipient of a 2019 Killam Prize – the top annual award of the Canada Council for the Arts.</p> <p>Scherer, one of the top genetic researchers in the world, is being awarded the prize in health sciences. A professor in the 91Թ's department of molecular genetics, he is also the co-founder and director of the Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children and the director of 91Թ’s McLaughlin Centre.</p> <p>Scherer founded the Database of Genomic Variants, the world’s most-used database for gene copy number variation (CNV) – repeated or deleted copies of entire genes that vary by individual – that helps facilitate thousands of clinical diagnoses around the world every day. In the early 2000s, Scherer’s team identified the CNV of specific genes involved in brain development that contribute to autism.</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-researchers-awarded-killam-prizes-contributions-humanities-health-sciences">Read the <em>91Թ News </em>story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:04:10 +0000 lanthierj 160308 at