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Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf receive Donnelly Centre’s Research Excellence Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:51:45 +0000

Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf receive Donnelly Centre’s Research Excellence Awards

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Athanasios Litsios (L) and Lucie Wolf (supplied images)

Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf, postdoctoral fellows in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, have been recognized with 2024 Research Excellence Awards.

The awards support researchers who are collaborating across disciplinary boundaries to advance innovations in health and medicine.

Litsios, who is conducting his research under the supervision of Brenda Andrews, University Professor in the department of molecular genetics, led a collaborative effort that generated the first genome-scale characterization of protein movement within the cell throughout the cell cycle.

Wolf, who received the 2023 Charles H. Best Fellowship, was recognized for her work identifying proteins that could function as regulators of the Wnt signalling pathway to target cancer cells – research conducted under the supervision of Stephane Angers, a professor in the departments of biochemistry and pharmaceutical sciences at Temerty Medicine.

“Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf are integral members of the Donnelly Centre community,” said Angers, who is director of the Donnelly Centre. “They have contributed enormously to their respective labs and research fields, while simultaneously working to improve scientific engagement and community building through outreach.

"Both postdoctoral fellows have demonstrated leadership and initiative during their time at the Donnelly Centre.”

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Three PhD candidates receive 2024 Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:19:32 +0000

Three PhD candidates receive 2024 Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Awards

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rahul.kalvapalle Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:19

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Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomedical Research

Jennifer Dorrington Award

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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L-R: Heta Lad, Delaram Pouyabahar and Justin Sing (supplied images)

Three PhD candidates in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have been selected to receive Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Awards.

Heta Lad, Delaram Pouyabahar and Justin Sing received the award in support of their research in bioengineering muscle tissue to study critical illness myopathy, mapping the liver at single-cell resolution, and improving mass spectrometry data analysis for personalized medicine, respectively.

The award was established in 2006 as a tribute to Jennifer Dorrington, who was a professor in 91�Թ�'s Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, where she conducted cutting-edge research in reproductive biology and ovarian cancer. It is designed to support outstanding graduate students in achieving their research goals while contributing to the Donnelly Centre's history of excellence in advancing discovery, medicine and health.

“On behalf of everyone on the Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Award committee, I would like to offer my congratulations to this year’s winners,” said Gary Bader, professor of molecular genetics and chair of the award selection committee. “Heta Lad, Delaram Pouyabahar and Justin Sing are all exemplary researchers who embody the innovative and collaborative spirit of the Donnelly Centre.”

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Aled Edwards named a fellow of the U.K.’s Royal Society

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:12:18 +0000

Aled Edwards named a fellow of the U.K.’s Royal Society

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rahul.kalvapalle Wed, 07/31/2024 - 11:12

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Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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Aled Edwards (photo by Johnny Guatto)

Aled Edwards, a professor in the departments of medical biophysics and molecular genetics and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the U.K.’s national academy of sciences.

The world’s oldest independent scientific academy in continuous existence, the Royal Society recognizes individuals who have significantly impacted science through its fellowship program. Fellows are elected based on their substantial contributions to fields including mathematics, engineering science and medical science.

Edwards, who holds a Temerty Nexus Chair of Health Innovation and Technology and is the founder and CEO of the Structural Genomics Consortium, was honoured for his contributions to accelerating drug discovery following an open science ethos.

As a fellow of the Royal Society, Edwards will continue to advocate for open science and collaborative research.

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Donnelly Centre graduate students recognized with Jennifer Dorrington Award

lanthierj — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:31:15 +0000

Donnelly Centre graduate students recognized with Jennifer Dorrington Award

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Academic Achievement

lanthierj Thu, 04/08/2021 - 09:31

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Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department of Molecular Genetics

Institute for Biomedical Engineering

Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomedical Research

Jennifer Dorrington Award

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(L-R) Shubham Gupta, Jamie Wu, Jessica Knox

Three students working on doctoral research in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research have received Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Awards for 2021.

The annual award recognizes students enrolled in graduate programs at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who are doing research in a Donnelly Centre lab. Established by the Dorrington family in 2006, the award celebrates late 91�Թ� Professor Jennifer Dorrington who did pioneering research on ovarian cancer at the iconic Banting and Best Department for Medical Research which was succeeded by the Donnelly Centre.

The students, whose research holds potential for global food security, early disease detection and better cancer treatments, are:

Jessica Knox, department of molecular genetics, supervised by Professor Peter Roy
Shubham Gupta, department of molecular genetics, supervised by Assistant Professor Hannes Röst
Jamie Wu, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, supervised by Professor Warren Chan

“On behalf of everyone on the Dorrington award committee, I would like to offer warmest congratulations to the winners. We were really impressed by the exceptionally strong pool of candidates this year,” says Gary Bader, professor of computational biology and molecular genetics in the Donnelly Centre and chair of the award committee whose members are Donnelly Centre investigators Liliana Attisano, Henry Krause and Fritz Roth.

“Jessica, Shubham and Jamie have made amazing progress, especially during this challenging year, and their research will have an important impact on peoples’ lives,” said Bader.

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