St. Michael&#039;s Hospital / en Sharon Straus receives honorary doctorate from Universit茅 de Montr茅al /celebrates/sharon-straus-receives-honorary-doctorate-universite-de-montreal <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Sharon Straus receives honorary doctorate from Universit茅 de Montr茅al</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="2024-08-26T09:38:41-04:00" title="Monday, August 26, 2024 - 09:38" class="datetime">Mon, 08/26/2024 - 09:38</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/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ihpme" hreflang="en">IHPME</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/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/unity-health" hreflang="en">Unity Health</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/2024-08/Sharon%20Straus_selects_highres-7.jpg" width="6605" height="4403" alt="Sharon Straus "> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Sharon Straus (photo by Yuri Markarov)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Sharon Straus</strong>, physician-in-chief at St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, director of the knowledge translation program at&nbsp;the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, and professor in the department of medicine in 老司机直播's Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has received an honorary doctorate from the&nbsp;Universit茅 de Montr茅al.</p> <p>The university awards honorary doctorates to distinguished&nbsp;individuals whose outstanding achievements have earned them esteem at home and abroad.</p> <p>Straus, who completed her doctor of medicine and master of science degrees at 老司机直播, has carried out influential research focusing on&nbsp;promoting the application of scientific knowledge, improving systematic review methods, optimizing patient care and geriatric medicine.</p> <p>The author of three medical textbooks and over 650 publications, she holds a Tier 1&nbsp;Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Quality of Care, and is set to assume the position of executive vice-president, clinical and chief medical officer at Unity Health Toronto effective Sept. 1, 2024.</p> <p>Straus received her honorary doctorate at the&nbsp;Universit茅 de Montr茅al Faculty of Medicine's convocation ceremony on Aug. 24.&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> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:38:41 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309067 at 20 老司机直播 researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /celebrates/20-u-t-researchers-awarded-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">20 老司机直播 researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs</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="2024-03-13T09:09:09-04:00" title="Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 09:09" class="datetime">Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:09</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/camh" hreflang="en">CAMH</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="/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/factor-inwentash-faculty-social-work" hreflang="en">Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</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/ihpme" hreflang="en">IHPME</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</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="/taxonomy/term/6895" hreflang="en">Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute</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/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sunnybrook-research-institute" hreflang="en">Sunnybrook Research Institute</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/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">老司机直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/unity-health" hreflang="en">Unity Health</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>Twenty faculty members from the University of Toronto have been awarded Canada Research Chairs in support of their research in areas ranging from LGBTQ2S+ youth mental health to quantum photonic technologies and sustainable suburban housing.</p> <p><a href="https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/whats_new-quoi_de_neuf/2024/crc-2022-2-eng.aspx">Awarded by the Government of Canada</a>, Canada Research Chair positions are designed to reinforce academic research and training excellence with a view to improving depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthening Canada鈥檚 international competitiveness and helping train the next generation of highly skilled people.</p> <p>鈥淚 would like to congratulate all the University of Toronto scholars who have newly been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed in this latest cohort,鈥 said <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 老司机直播鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. 鈥淔rom cognitive neurobiology to household finance and urban environmental science, these researchers are furthering knowledge and spurring innovation in areas of critical importance.鈥</p> <p>The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from 老司机直播 includes eight new and 12 renewed positions:</p> <h3>New Canada Research Chairs</h3> <p><strong>Alex Abramovich </strong>at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine 鈥 Tier 2 in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health</p> <p><strong>Claire C茅l茅rier </strong>in the Rotman School of Management 鈥 Tier 2 in Household Finance</p> <p><strong>Natalie Coburn</strong> at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine 鈥 Tier 1 in Cancer Outcomes</p> <p><strong>Li Qian</strong> in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering 鈥 Tier 1 in Quantum Photonic Technologies</p> <p><strong>Alison McGuigan</strong> in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering 鈥 <a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/new-canada-research-chairs-advance-research-in-regenerative-medicine-sustainable-housing-and-more/">Tier 1 in Tissue Engineering and Disease Modelling</a></p> <p><strong>Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad </strong>in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health 鈥 Tier 2 in Health Informatics and Precision (Public) Health</p> <p><strong>Mina Tadrous </strong>in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy 鈥 Tier 2 in<a href="https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/news-announcements/new-canada-research-chair-real-world-evidence-and-pharmaceutical-policy">&nbsp;Real-World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy</a></p> <p><strong>Marianne Touchie</strong> in the department of civil and mineral engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering 鈥 Tier 2 in Sustainable Urban Housing</p> <h3>Renewed Canada Research Chairs</h3> <p><strong>Rachel Barney</strong> in the departments of classics and philosophy at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science 鈥 Tier 1 in Ancient Philosophy</p> <p><strong>Marie-Jos茅e Fortin</strong> in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science 鈥 Tier 1 in Spatial Ecology</p> <p><strong>Paul Frankland </strong>at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, and the department of physiology and Institute of Medical Science in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine 鈥 Tier 1 in Cognitive Neurobiology</p> <p><strong>Anne-Claude Gingras</strong> at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine 鈥 Tier 1 in Functional Proteomics</p> <p><strong>Tara Gomes</strong> at St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy 鈥 Tier 2 in Drug Policy and Substance Use</p> <p><strong>Daniel Grace</strong> in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health 鈥 Tier 2 in Sexual and Gender Minority Health</p> <p><strong>Marc Johnson</strong> in the department of biology at 老司机直播 Mississauga 鈥 Tier 2 in Urban Environmental Science</p> <p><strong>Sheena Josselyn</strong> at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the department of physiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine 鈥 Tier 1 in Memory Function and Dysfunction</p> <p><strong>Carmen Logie</strong>&nbsp;at Women's College Research Institute and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 鈥 Tier 2 in Global Health Equity &amp; Social Justice with Marginalized Populations</p> <p><strong>Ito Peng</strong> in the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science 鈥 Tier 1 in Global Social Policy</p> <p><strong>Navindra Persaud</strong> at St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health 鈥 Tier 2 in Health Justice</p> <p><strong>Martine Puts</strong> in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing 鈥 Tier 2 in Care of Frail Older Adults</p> <h3><a href="https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/whats_new-quoi_de_neuf/2024/crc-2022-2-eng.aspx">Read the Government of Canada announcement</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, 13 Mar 2024 13:09:09 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306695 at Frank Gu and David Wong receive NSERC's Brockhouse Prize /celebrates/frank-gu-and-david-wong-receive-nserc-s-brockhouse-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Frank Gu and David Wong receive NSERC's Brockhouse Prize</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="2023-11-20T10:18:06-05:00" title="Monday, November 20, 2023 - 10:18" class="datetime">Mon, 11/20/2023 - 10:18</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/brockhouse-canada-prize-interdisciplinary-research-science-and-engineering" hreflang="en">Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</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/nserc" hreflang="en">NSERC</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/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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/2023-11/gu-wong2.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>Frank Gu and David Wong (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>The University of Toronto's&nbsp;<strong>Frank Gu</strong> and <strong>David Wong</strong> are part of a research group that has been <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Brockhouse-Brockhouse/Profiles-Profils/C2020InnovationHub-C2020InnovationHub_eng.asp">awarded the Brockhouse Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering</a> from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).</p> <p>The prize recognizes Canadian teams of researchers who combine their expertise to produce outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and engineering, and is accompanied by a team research grant of $250,000. The <a href="https://www.c2020hub.ca/">C20/20 Innovation Hub</a>&nbsp;鈥 led by scientific director&nbsp;<strong>Heather Sheardown</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University 鈥 was recognized for leading the development of novel treatment methods for eye diseases like glaucoma, retinal neovascular disease and myopia.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭o say that we are honoured would be an understatement. We are electrified, inspired and immensely grateful for this recognition,鈥 said Gu, a professor in the department of chemical engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering whose research includes engineering nanomedicines to achieve long-lasting delivery of therapeutic agents used in eye drops to treat glaucoma.</p> <p>Gu says the funding will enable his lab to deepen their understanding of nanostructured materials that can be customized for drug delivery applications. 鈥淭he ultimate goal of my contribution to the team research is to lead to the development of novel therapeutics to delay or prevent irreversible blindness caused by glaucoma.鈥&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Wong, ophthalmologist in chief at St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital at Unity Health Toronto and associate professor in the department of ophthalmology and vision sciences in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, said it was 鈥渁 true honour鈥 for the C20/20 Innovation Hub to be recognized by NSERC.</p> <p>鈥淚 am very proud of our team led by Dr. Heather Sheardown,鈥 said Wong.&nbsp;鈥淭he interdisciplinary approach has been key to building useful ocular biomaterials. It is the art of the possible: a need defined by clinicians with engineers and scientists determining what is possible to make.</p> <p>鈥淭he trans-pollination of information between our disciplines&nbsp;gives us solutions, but also raises new questions and destinies to discover. More collaboration and less silos will further benefit mankind 鈥 and the Brockhouse award will help foster this.鈥</p> <p>NSERC also recognized two 老司机直播 researchers with Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships&nbsp;鈥 <a href="/celebrates/karen-maxwell-recognized-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship">Associate Professor&nbsp;<strong>Karen Maxwell</strong></a>&nbsp;from Temerty's department of biochemistry, and <a href="/celebrates/chelsea-rochman-receives-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship">Assistant Professor&nbsp;<strong>Chelsea Rochman</strong></a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;department of ecology &amp; evolutionary biology&nbsp;in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/research-to-improve-eye-disease-treatments-wins-2023-brockhouse-prize-for-interdisciplinary-research-in-science-and-engineering/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story&nbsp;</a></h3> <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> Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:18:06 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 304346 at 11 老司机直播 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 老司机直播 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 University of Toronto have been appointed Fellows of <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/about">the Royal Society of Canada</a> 鈥 a recognition awarded to the country鈥檚 most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭hese 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,鈥 says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 老司机直播鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭he University of Toronto congratulates them on this important recognition of their research, leadership and impact.鈥&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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 老司机直播 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 Sidney Kennedy recognized with President鈥檚 Impact Award /celebrates/sidney-kennedy-recognized-president-s-impact-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Sidney Kennedy recognized with President鈥檚 Impact Award</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="2021-03-31T18:07:09-04:00" title="Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 18:07" class="datetime">Wed, 03/31/2021 - 18:07</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/president-s-impact-award" hreflang="en">President's Impact Award</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/department-psychiatry" hreflang="en">Department of Psychiatry</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/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/media/kennedy-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Sidney Kennedy"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For his contributions to the treatment of people with major mood disorders in Canada and around the world, <strong>Sidney Kennedy</strong> has received a President鈥檚 Impact Award.</p> <p>鈥淚 am extremely grateful to have received the President鈥檚 Impact Award,鈥 says Kennedy, a professor in the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a physician with St. Michael's Hospital and UHN. 鈥淭his honour brings greater attention to the burden and adversity faced by people with depression and their families.鈥</p> <p>The founding chair of the<a href="https://www.canmat.org/"> Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatment</a>, Kennedy has focused much of his scholarship on making better treatments available for people with depression and for those with bipolar disorder and has performed world-leading research on the application of deep brain stimulation to treat depression. To ensure research discoveries reach patients, he founded and leads <a href="https://www.canbind.ca/about-can-bind/vision-mission/">the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression</a>.</p> <p>鈥淎lthough depression remains a leading cause of disability worldwide, there has been a significant shift in public awareness and reduction in stigma associated with depression, suicide&nbsp;and related conditions,鈥 Kennedy says. 鈥淔or me, the importance of studying the psychosocial and biological underpinnings of depression and working to create new treatment options lies in the translation of these findings to real-world clinical practice.</p> <p>鈥淭he University of Toronto is a global leader in psychiatry research and has provided me with a great opportunity to build and maintain interdisciplinary teams with diverse expertise to achieve these goals.鈥</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, 31 Mar 2021 22:07:09 +0000 lanthierj 168937 at Curtis Handford named Ontario Family Physician of the Year /celebrates/curtis-handford-named-ontario-family-physician-year <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Curtis Handford named Ontario Family Physician of the Year</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="2020-12-04T12:42:26-05:00" title="Friday, December 4, 2020 - 12:42" class="datetime">Fri, 12/04/2020 - 12:42</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/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-family-and-community-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's 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/dr.-curtis-handford-sep-2020-crop.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="Curtis Handford"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Associate Professor <strong>Curtis Handford </strong>of the University of Toronto鈥檚 Temerty Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital is Ontario鈥檚 Family Physician of the Year.</p> <p>The College of Family Physicians of Canada's&nbsp;<a href="https://fafm.cfpc.ca/curtis-handford/">Reg L. Perkin Family Physician of the Year Award</a> recognizes family physicians who provide exceptional patient care and improve the health of communities and well-being of society.</p> <p>A faculty member of the department of family and community medicine at 老司机直播 for 15 years, Handford has mentored students from across Canada in a highly-sought elective course on inner city family medicine, influencing many to choose a career in family medicine.</p> <p>鈥淒r. Handford treats his patients with equal respect and dignity,鈥 says Dr. Lauren Welsh, a former trainee and now colleague. 鈥淗is ability to build relationships with his patients is core to his ability to deliver compassionate and patient-centred care.鈥</p> <p>Renowned for his collaborations with primary care providers, community partners and acute care stakeholders to improve care systems for patients and their caregivers, Handford also led the development of a clinical practice guideline for the use of buprenorphine/naloxone as an opioid maintenance treatment, the first of its kind in Canada. Despite his many accomplishments, says Dr. <strong>Karen Weyman</strong>, the site chief at St. Michael鈥檚 Hospital Department of Family and Community Medicine, 鈥淒r. Handford remains a humble and generous colleague who consistently demonstrates an exemplary level of thoughtfulness, collegiality and professionalism to which we can all aspire.鈥&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.dfcm.utoronto.ca/news/dfcms-dr-curtis-handford-named-ontario-family-physician-year">Read the Temerty Faculty of Medicine story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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, 04 Dec 2020 17:42:26 +0000 lanthierj 167747 at Nine 老司机直播 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 老司机直播 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 University of Toronto researchers have been named fellows of <a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/">the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a> in recognition of their&nbsp;鈥渧ision, innovation and sustained excellence.鈥&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鈥檚 leading health sciences researchers to examine the most pressing and complex health challenges of the day, share assessments and recommend actionable solutions.</p> <p>鈥淭his&nbsp;honour is one of the highest distinctions for academics in the health sciences field and the University of Toronto congratulates these faculty members on this important recognition of their research accomplishments, scientific leadership&nbsp;and creativity&nbsp;鈥 and their contributions to the public good,鈥 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>鈥淚t鈥檚 also a testament to the vital importance of our hospital and health-system partners who help make those contributions possible.鈥</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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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>鈥淵our induction is a reflection of your vision, innovation and sustained excellence in your field,鈥 &nbsp;said Dr. Proton Rahman, the chair of the CAHS fellowship committee.&nbsp;鈥淯ndoubtedly, your expertise will further enrich our Academy.鈥</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 老司机直播 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 老司机直播 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 University of Toronto have been named fellows of <a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/">the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a> 鈥 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鈥檚 leading health sciences researchers to examine the most pressing and complex health challenges of the day, share assessments and recommend actionable solutions.</p> <p>鈥淭he University of Toronto would like to congratulate these 10 faculty members from our health sciences community on this most deserved recognition of their scholarship and research accomplishments,鈥 said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, 老司机直播鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>鈥淭heir election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences is a testament to 老司机直播鈥檚 strengths in areas of health sciences that run the gamut from bench to bedside and molecule to population.鈥&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鈥檚 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 老司机直播 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