AAAS Fellows / en Sheena Josselyn recognized by American Association for the Advancement of Science /celebrates/sheena-josselyn-recognized-american-association-advancement-science <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Sheena Josselyn recognized by American Association for the Advancement of Science</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="2024-08-08T09:53:28-04:00" title="Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 09:53" class="datetime">Thu, 08/08/2024 - 09:53</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/aaas-fellows" hreflang="en">AAAS Fellows</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physiology" hreflang="en">Department of Physiology</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="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</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/hospital-sick-children-0" hreflang="en">The 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/2024-08/Sheena-Josselyn-300-1-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>(photo courtesy of The Hospital for Sick Children)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/8181-sheena-josselyn"><strong>Sheena Josselyn</strong></a>, a senior scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and a professor in the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the department of physiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has been elected a <a href="https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-welcomes-502-scientists-and-engineers-who-join-ranks-fellows?utm_label=AAASFellows&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=social&amp;utm_campaign=AAAS">2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow</a>.</p> <p>The AAAS is one of the world’s largest scientific societies and publisher of the <em>Science</em> family of journals. Its fellowships, launched in 1874, represent a distinguished lifetime honour within the scientific community.</p> <p>Josselyn, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Brain Mechanisms Underlying Memory, was recognized for her contributions to the field of neuroscience, particularly for establishing the existence of engrams – physical or chemical changes in the brain that correspond to memories.</p> <p>Understanding how engrams are formed and connected in the brain may lead to effective therapies that target conditions disrupting memories, such as Alzheimer’s disease.</p> <p>The 2023 AAAS Fellows were announced in April 2024.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-welcomes-502-scientists-and-engineers-who-join-ranks-fellows?utm_label=AAASFellows&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=social&amp;utm_campaign=AAAS">Read the AAAS 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> Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:53:28 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308903 at Norman Murray elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science /celebrates/norman-murray-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Norman Murray elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science</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="2020-11-24T14:34:08-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 14:34" class="datetime">Tue, 11/24/2020 - 14:34</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/aaas-fellows" hreflang="en">AAAS Fellows</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/david-dunlap-department-astronomy-astrophysics" hreflang="en">David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics</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/NormXMurray_2006.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Norman Murray</strong>, a director of <a href="https://www.cita.utoronto.ca/">the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)</a> and professor in the David A. Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been named a fellow of the <a href="https://www.aaas.org/">American Association for the Advancement of Science</a> (AAAS).<br> <br> In a statement, the AAAS praised Murray’s “theoretical work providing key insights into a broad range of astrophysical topics encompassing planetary science, star formation, galaxy evolution and active galactic nuclei.”</p> <p>Murray, a Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics, studies the formation of planets from pre-planetary bodies known as proto-planets and the capture or ejection of small bodies like proto-planets and asteroids from the solar system. He also investigates how quasars – the brightest objects in the universe as active, radiation-emitting cores of galaxies – are likely powered by matter falling into a massive black hole.</p> <p>“The breadth of the work for which Professor Murray is receiving this honour is remarkable,” says <strong>Melanie Woodin</strong>, dean of the Faculty. “Conducting research into planets, stars and galaxies is like studying the human body, its genetics, as well as its atoms and molecules.</p> <p>“In addition to his research, Professor Murray has made an equally remarkable contribution to the Faculty as a long-time member and director of CITA through which ˾ֱ is a partner in groundbreaking work around the world.</p> <p>“It’s a well-deserved honour.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/citas-norman-murray-named-fellow-american-association-advancement-science">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <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> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:34:08 +0000 lanthierj 166543 at Rachel Tyndale elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science /celebrates/rachel-tyndale-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Rachel Tyndale elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science</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="2020-11-24T14:26:50-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 14:26" class="datetime">Tue, 11/24/2020 - 14:26</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/aaas-fellows" hreflang="en">AAAS Fellows</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/camh" hreflang="en">CAMH</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/department-pharmacology-toxicology" hreflang="en">Department of Pharmacology &amp; Toxicology</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/Headshot2A-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Rachel Tyndale"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Rachel Tyndale</strong>, a professor in the <a href="https://www.pharmtox.utoronto.ca/pharmacology-and-toxicology">department&nbsp;of pharmacology and&nbsp;toxicology</a> and the <a href="https://www.psychiatry.utoronto.ca/">department of psychiatry </a>in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the <a href="https://www.aaas.org/">American Association for the Advancement of Science </a>(AAAS).</p> <p>In a statement, the AAAS praised Tyndale’s “outstanding contributions to understanding the role of drug metabolism in addiction and in particular, how genetic polymorphisms alter behaviours relevant to nicotine addiction.”</p> <p>Tyndale&nbsp;is a Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and senior scientist and head of the Pharmacogenetics Lab at the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, CAMH. Over the past decade, she has studied the predictive relationship between genetic variation in drug metabolism and the likelihood of addiction, as well as how metabolism within the brain alters the effects of drugs and toxins. This research will help identify novel mechanisms that can lead to new therapeutic targets and personalized treatment for smoking cessation and other addictions.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto community is proud of Rachel Tyndale and the impact of her work on society,”&nbsp;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.&nbsp;“Her research is actively reducing health-care costs while improving the quality of life for millions around the world who struggle with addiction.”&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> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:26:50 +0000 lanthierj 166542 at Leah Cowen elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science /celebrates/leah-cowen-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Leah Cowen elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science</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="2020-11-24T14:23:52-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 14:23" class="datetime">Tue, 11/24/2020 - 14:23</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/aaas-fellows" hreflang="en">AAAS Fellows</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-molecular-genetics" hreflang="en">Department of Molecular Genetics</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/UofT7945_20150112_LeahCowen_4916.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Leah Cowen"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo courtesy of NSERC)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, a professor in the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the <a href="https://www.aaas.org/">American Association for the Advancement of Science </a>(AAAS).<br> <br> In a statement, the AAAS praised Cowen’s “distinguished contributions in the field of microbial genomics, particularly for using functional and chemical genomic analyses to identify vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens.”</p> <p>Cowen, who was <a href="/news/leah-cowen-appointed-u-t-s-first-associate-vice-president-research">recently named the University of Toronto's first associate vice-president, research</a>,&nbsp; is also a Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease. She has developed an innovative research program that uses genome-scale analyses to identify and explore the genes responsible for fungal infections and drug resistance by defining its underlying functional relationships. By mapping out a genetic network, this information holds the potential to discover and design new medicines for infectious diseases.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto is proud of Leah Cowen and her exceptional leadership&nbsp;in the biomedical field,” 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. “Her work on&nbsp;the biology of fungal pathogens,&nbsp;the mechanisms through which microbes cause disease&nbsp;and&nbsp;ways to counter microbes’ drug resistance,&nbsp;will lead to the development of safe and effective treatments for infectious diseases.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&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> Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:23:52 +0000 lanthierj 166541 at Three ˾ֱ professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science /celebrates/three-u-t-professors-elected-fellows-american-association-advancement-science <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Three ˾ֱ professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science</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="2020-11-24T13:48:39-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 13:48" class="datetime">Tue, 11/24/2020 - 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-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/aaas-fellows" hreflang="en">AAAS Fellows</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/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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/Untitled-1_0.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Leah cowen, rachel tyndale and norm murray"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Three ˾ֱ professors have been named fellows of the prestigious <a href="https://www.aaas.org/">American Association for the Advancement of Science </a>(AAAS).</p> <p>The mission of the AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal <em>Science</em>, is “to advance science and serve society.” Fellows – scientists, engineers and innovators – are selected for their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications through&nbsp;research, teaching, technology or communicating and interpreting science to the public.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, <strong>Norm Murray</strong> and <strong>Rachel Tyndale</strong> for attaining such well-deserved recognition from their peers in the scientific community,” said <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor </a><strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, vice-president research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Their outstanding contributions to research have amounted to great leaps in the health and science fields, from exploring the astrophysical intricacies of the universe, to genomic discoveries at the molecular level.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The new fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/celebrates/leah-cowen-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science"><strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease</a>, recognized for her distinguished contributions in the field of microbial genomics, particularly for using functional and chemical genomic analyses to identify vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/norman-murray-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science"><strong>Norman Murray</strong>, professor in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, director of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics and&nbsp;Canada Research Chair,</a> recognized for his contributions to theoretical work providing key insights into a broad range of astrophysical topics encompassing planetary science, star formation, galaxy evolution, and active galactic nuclei&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/rachel-tyndale-elected-fellow-american-association-advancement-science"><strong>Rachel Tyndale</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenetics</a>, recognized for her outstanding contributions to understanding the role of drug metabolism in addiction and in particular, how genetic polymorphisms alter behaviours relevant to nicotine addiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>This year’s fellows will be formally announced in the November 2020 issue of<em>&nbsp;Science</em>, and a virtual induction ceremony will be held at the Fellows Forum on February 13, 2021.</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, 24 Nov 2020 18:48:39 +0000 lanthierj 166540 at