St. Michael’s Hospital / en Eno Hysi recognized with Polanyi Prize in Physics /celebrates/eno-hysi-recognized-polanyi-prize-physics <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Eno Hysi recognized with Polanyi Prize in Physics</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="2022-01-18T15:21:59-05:00" title="Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 15:21" class="datetime">Tue, 01/18/2022 - 15:21</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/polanyi-prize-physics" hreflang="en">Polanyi Prize in Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/council-ontario-universities" hreflang="en">Council of Ontario Universities</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/st-michael-s-hospital-0" hreflang="en">St. Michael’s Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">portrait</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Photo_-Eno-Hysi-crop.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="Eno Hysi"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Eno Hysi</b>, a post-doctoral researcher with the division&nbsp;of nephrology in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital who is affiliated with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's department of medicine, has won a 2021 Polanyi Prize in Physics for his work on the use of photoacoustic imaging to map scarring in kidneys.</p> <p>The prestigious John Charles Polanyi prizes are awarded in honour of <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/complete-list-university-professors/">University Professor</a> <b>John Polanyi</b>, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Funded by the government of Ontario and administered by the Council of Ontario Universities, they recognize innovative researchers who are continuing postdoctoral work or have recently been appointed as faculty at an Ontario university.</p> <p>Hysi, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Banting and Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training program (KRESCENT) fellow, uses photoacoustics to investigate light and sound interactions in kidney blood vessels and surrounding soft tissues – enabling better identification of kidneys not suitable for transplant due to excessive scarring.</p> <p>“Donated kidneys save thousands of lives each year, but more can be done to optimize transplant processes and improve outcomes for patients,” said <b>Leah Cowen</b>,<b> </b>˾ֱ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “Eno Hysi’s research&nbsp;on the interplay of optical and acoustical signals in donated kidneys is helping to provide a clearer picture of kidney health for physicians, enabling them to reduce wait times and improve outcomes for patients with kidney failure – and the University of Toronto congratulates him&nbsp;on this important recognition of his work.”</p> <h3><a href="https://ontariosuniversities.ca/impact/award-winners/john-charles-polanyi-prizes-2021">Read more about the John Charles Polanyi Prizes</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> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:21:59 +0000 lanthierj 172028 at Nine ˾ֱ professors named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/nine-u-t-professors-named-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nine ˾ֱ professors 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="2021-09-07T16:54:53-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - 16:54" class="datetime">Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:54</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 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/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/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/cita" hreflang="en">CITA</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">˾ֱ Scarborough</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/st-michael-s-hospital-0" hreflang="en">St. Michael’s Hospital</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 class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/camh" hreflang="en">CAMH</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sunnybrook-research-institute" hreflang="en">Sunnybrook Research Institute</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/fellows-group%20copy.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">Top row (from left): Alexie Tcheuyap, Marlene Goldman, Derek van der Kooy; Middle row: Shana Kelley, Mohini Sain, Sharon Straus; Bottom row: Martin Yaffe, Peter Szatmari, Norman W. Murray</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nine professors from across the University of Toronto have been appointed&nbsp;as Fellows to <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.</p> <p>“Driven by deep curiosity, creativity and a determination to embrace some of society’s biggest challenges, these extraordinary researchers are having a profound impact across a diverse range of disciplines,” said Professor <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, ˾ֱ's associate vice-president, research.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates them on this important recognition of their leadership and commitment to promoting knowledge and understanding.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/our-community/utsc-professor-and-filmmaker-honoured-royal-society-canada"><strong>Marlene Goldman </strong>of&nbsp;the department of English at ˾ֱ Scarborough</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/news-announcements/shana-kelley-appointed-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Shana Kelley</strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/citas-norman-murray-adds-fellow-royal-society-canada-growing-list-honours"><strong>Norman W. Murray</strong>&nbsp;of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/?p=21633&amp;preview=true"><strong>Mohini Sain</strong>&nbsp;of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp;&nbsp;Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/news/dr-sharon-straus-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada-class-2021"><strong>Sharon Straus</strong>&nbsp;of the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a>&nbsp;and St. Michael’s Hospital</li> <li><a href="https://www.psychiatry.utoronto.ca/faculty/peter-szatmari"><strong>Peter Szatmari</strong>&nbsp;of the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a>, The Hospital for Sick Children and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/alexie-tcheuyaps-scholar-african-cultures-and-media-recognized-rsc"><strong>Alexie Tcheuyap</strong>&nbsp;of the department of French in the Faculty of Arts and Science</a>&nbsp;and associate vice-president and vice-provost, international student experience</li> <li><a href="http://sites.utoronto.ca/neurobiology/profile.htm"><strong>Derek van der Kooy</strong></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca/faculty/derek-van-der-kooy">of the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://medbio.utoronto.ca/faculty/yaffe"><strong>Martin Yaffe</strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a> and&nbsp;Sunnybrook Research Institute</li> </ul> <p>“I'm grateful to receive this recognition for my work,” Murray said. “Of course, it also reflects all the support I've gotten over my career – from my teachers, mentors and colleagues.</p> <p>“The environment at CITA, the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the University of Toronto has been and continues to be conducive to doing world-class research with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, something I have been able to take full advantage of.”</p> <p>The new Fellows join 396 members of the ˾ֱ community who currently hold the designation.</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, 07 Sep 2021 20:54:53 +0000 lanthierj 170179 at Students, faculty recognized with Temerty Awards for Excellence in Professional Values /celebrates/students-faculty-recognized-temerty-awards-excellence-professional-values <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Students, faculty recognized with Temerty Awards for Excellence in Professional Values</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="2021-08-20T14:08:24-04:00" title="Friday, August 20, 2021 - 14:08" class="datetime">Fri, 08/20/2021 - 14:08</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 class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</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-physical-therapy" hreflang="en">Department of Physical Therapy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rehabilitation-sciences-institute" hreflang="en">Rehabilitation Sciences Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital-0" hreflang="en">St. Michael’s Hospital</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/temerty-awards-excellence-professional-values" hreflang="en">Temerty Awards for Excellence in Professional Values</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 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/2023-05/temerty-group-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="(L-R): Lindsay Beavers, Mena Gewarges, Helen Yang, Reena Pattani, Samira Omar"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(L-R): Lindsay Beavers, Mena Gewarges, Helen Yang, Reena Pattani, Samira Omar</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Lindsay Beavers</strong>, <strong>Mena Gewarges</strong>, <strong>Samira Omar</strong>, <strong>Reena Pattani</strong> and <strong>Helen Yang</strong> of the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine are the inaugural recipients&nbsp;of <a href="https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/temerty-awards-excellence-professional-values">the Temerty Awards for Excellence in Professional Values</a>.</p> <p>Supported by <strong>James and Louise Temerty</strong> and the Temerty Foundation, the awards recognize learners and faculty members who champion collaboration, health and well-being, diversity and inclusion, excellence through equity, and sustainability.</p> <p>An assistant professor in the department of physical therapy and manager of Unity Health Toronto’s simulation program, Beavers was cited for her “tireless efforts to ensure psychologically, culturally and physically safe learning environments” and her leadership in designing and delivering a new approach to curriculum development on sex and gender.</p> <p>Gewarges is a cardiology resident at ˾ֱ and chief cardiology resident at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Nominators praised the physician for her kindness, respect and civility towards patients, their families, and her colleagues – and for co-founding a resident-led mentorship group that introduces Black and Indigenous students to cardiology.</p> <p>A doctoral candidate in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Omar previously served as co-chair of the student Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee and was lauded for leading conversations around rehabilitation science and co-facilitating an anti-Black racism workshop for the Centre for Faculty Development.</p> <p>Pattani is a clinician-educator in the department of medicine, the director of learner experience for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a staff physician at Unity Health Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. She served on the department’s Mentorship, Equity and Diversity Committee and was praised for her “exceptional kindness, humility, collegiality and commitment to learner wellness.”</p> <p>Master of science student Yang studies geriatric oncology in the Institute of Medical Science. A student representative on the Temerty Faculty of Medicine Faculty Council, nominators described Yang as “embodying advocacy-centered professionalism.”</p> <h3><a href="https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/inaugural-recipients-temerty-awards-excellence-professional-values-named">Read the Temerty Faculty of Medicine story&nbsp;</a></h3> </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, 20 Aug 2021 18:08:24 +0000 lanthierj 170066 at