Department of Physiology / 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 Patricia Brubaker receives Diabetes Canada Lifetime Achievement Award /celebrates/patricia-brubaker-receives-diabetes-canada-lifetime-achievement-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Patricia Brubaker receives Diabetes Canada Lifetime Achievement 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="2020-11-06T12:03:04-05:00" title="Friday, November 6, 2020 - 12:03" class="datetime">Fri, 11/06/2020 - 12:03</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/donnelly-centre-cellular-biomolecular-research" hreflang="en">Donnelly Centre for Cellular &amp; Biomolecular Research</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/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/2020-10-28-Patricia%20Brubaker%20%281%29.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Patricia Brubaker"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photo by Johnny Guatto)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor<strong> Patricia Brubaker</strong> of the Ƶ’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine is the first woman to receive the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.diabetes.ca/health-care-providers/professional-section-awards/lifetime-achievement-award">Diabetes Canada Lifetime Achievement Award</a>.</p> <p>The award recognizes a Canadian medical doctor or scientist for their leadership in diabetes research and longstanding contributions to the diabetes community in Canada.</p> <p>“When I think about lifetime achievement, I think about the joy of discovery,” Brubaker said. “That eureka moment keeps me going. I would say my most significant contributions have been my work on the implications of glucagon-like peptide 1 in diabetes, as well as the discovery and application of glucagon-like peptide 2 as a new treatment for short bowel syndrome.</p> <p>“Aside from the discovery aspect, my lifetime achievement has been the joy of interacting with my amazing trainees who challenge me and keep me engaged. I have a wall of photographs in my office...I think I have one up of every person I’ve trained. Those relationships I have built over the years are a real source of pride.”</p> <p>Brubaker was nominated for the award by renowned U of T endocrinologist Professor <strong>Daniel Drucker</strong>. He<strong>&nbsp;</strong>said Brubaker, a Canada Research Chair and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, is “one of the most honest and critical scientists I've been privileged to work with” as well as one of the most unselfish, volunteering her time to fill numerous leadership positions.</p> <p>“As Professor Brubaker's work has shown us over the last several decades, she has become one of the international leaders in the biology of the glucagon-like peptides,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdv_eTFm1SY&amp;feature=emb_logo">Drucker said in a congratulatory video</a>. “This work has had tremendous translational impact and Pat has been at the forefront of this exciting wave of research.</p> <p>“Although she is receiving the lifetime achievement award, she continues to carry out research at the highest level, even today.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Physiology</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, 06 Nov 2020 17:03:04 +0000 lanthierj 166310 at