Sunnybrook Research Institute / en 20 U of T 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 U of T 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">U of T 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 ÖŘżÚζSM 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’s international competitiveness and helping train the next generation of highly skilled people.</p> <p>“I would like to congratulate all the ÖŘżÚζSM scholars who have newly been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed in this latest cohort,” said <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “From cognitive neurobiology to household finance and urban environmental science, these researchers are furthering knowledge and spurring innovation in areas of critical importance.”</p> <p>The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from U of T 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 – Tier 2 in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health</p> <p><strong>Claire CĂ©lĂ©rier </strong>in the Rotman School of Management – 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 – 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 – 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 – <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 – Tier 2 in Health Informatics and Precision (Public) Health</p> <p><strong>Mina Tadrous </strong>in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – 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 – 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 – Tier 1 in Ancient Philosophy</p> <p><strong>Marie-JosĂ©e Fortin</strong> in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – 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 – 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 – Tier 1 in Functional Proteomics</p> <p><strong>Tara Gomes</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in Drug Policy and Substance Use</p> <p><strong>Daniel Grace</strong> in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Sexual and Gender Minority Health</p> <p><strong>Marc Johnson</strong> in the department of biology at U of T Mississauga – 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 – 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 – 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 – Tier 1 in Global Social Policy</p> <p><strong>Navindra Persaud</strong> at St. Michael’s 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 – Tier 2 in Health Justice</p> <p><strong>Martine Puts</strong> in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – 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 Nine U of T 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 U of T 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">U of T 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 ÖŘżÚζSM 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>, U of T's associate vice-president, research.</p> <p>“The ÖŘżÚζSM 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 U of T 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 ÖŘżÚζSM 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 U of T 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