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Fifteen faculty members from U of T have been elected fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) for 2024 in recognition of excellence in health sciences.

Election to CAHS fellowship is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.

“Election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences acknowledges outstanding contributions to the health sciences,” said Trevor Young, U of T's vice-president and provost and the president of CAHS, in a press release. “We are proud of these fellows’ accomplishments, and we are honoured to welcome them to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.”

The U of T scholars elected to 2024 CAHS fellowships are:

Jordan Feld at the University Health Network and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Eleanor Fish at the University Health Network and the department of immunology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Liisa Galea at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Susan George at the University Health Network and the department of pharmacology and toxicology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Pamela Goodwin at Mount Sinai Hospital and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Masoom Haider at Mount Sinai Hospital and the department of medical imaging in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Cynthia Hawkins at the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Robert Inman at the University Health Network and the department of immunology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Jonathan Irish at the University Health Network and the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
David Juurlink at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Tina Malti in the department of psychology at U of T Mississauga
Milos Popovic at the University Health Network and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Jennifer Stinson at the Hospital for Sick Children and the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Walter Wodchis of Trillium Health Partners and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Nicole Woods at the University Health Network and the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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14 U of T researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:13:49 +0000

14 U of T researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

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rahul.kalvapalle Wed, 06/26/2024 - 11:13

Faculty

St. George

CAMH

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Department of Linguistics

Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research

Faculty of Arts & Science

IHPME

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Unity Health

University Health Network

Women's College Hospital

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Fourteen faculty members from the ��Ƶ have been awarded Canada Research Chairs in support of their research.

Awarded by the Government of Canada, 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 to train the next generation of highly skilled people.

“The ��Ƶ would like to congratulate all the faculty members who have been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed,” said Leah Cowen, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “From reproductive mental health to the economics of infectious disease and theoretical particle physics, these researchers are advancing knowledge and innovation in important fields.”

The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from U of T includes six new and eight renewed positions:

New Canada Research Chairs

Crystal Clark at Women’s College Hospital and the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Reproductive Mental Health
Janine Farragher at the department of occupational science and occupational therapy in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Life Participation and Kidney Disease
Eno Hysi at Unity Health and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Quantitative Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging
Karen Maxwell at the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Bacteriophage Biology and Therapeutics
Beate Sander at University Health Network and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 1 in Economics of Infectious Diseases
Karla Washington at the department of speech language pathology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Monolingual and Multilingual Paediatric Speech-Language Pathology

Renewed Canada Research Chairs

David Curtin at the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 2 in Theoretical Particle Physics
Philipp Maass at the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Noncoding Disease Mechanisms
Julien Muffat at the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Synthetic Neuroimmunology and Stem Cell Bioengineering
Meaghan O’Reilly at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Biomedical Ultrasound
Hannes Rost at the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Mass Spectometry-based Personalized Medicine
Sali Tagliamonte at the department of linguistics in the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Language Variation and Change
Ulrich Tepass at the department of cell and systems biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Epithelial Polarity and Development
Rachel Tyndale at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the department of pharmacology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Pharmacogenomics

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20 U of T researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:09:09 +0000

20 U of T researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

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Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Faculty of Arts & Science

IHPME

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Rotman School of Management

St. Michael's Hospital

Sunnybrook Research Institute

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

U of T Mississauga

Unity Health

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Twenty faculty members from the ��Ƶ 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.

“I would like to congratulate all the ��Ƶ scholars who have newly been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed in this latest cohort,” said Leah Cowen, 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.”

The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from U of T includes eight new and 12 renewed positions:

New Canada Research Chairs

Alex Abramovich 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

Claire Célérier in the Rotman School of Management – Tier 2 in Household Finance

Natalie Coburn at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Cancer Outcomes

Li Qian in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering – Tier 1 in Quantum Photonic Technologies

Alison McGuigan in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering – Tier 1 in Tissue Engineering and Disease Modelling

Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad 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

Mina Tadrous in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in Real-World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy

Marianne Touchie in the department of civil and mineral engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering – Tier 2 in Sustainable Urban Housing

Renewed Canada Research Chairs

Rachel Barney in the departments of classics and philosophy at the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Ancient Philosophy

Marie-Josée Fortin in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Spatial Ecology

Paul Frankland at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts & Science, and the department of physiology and Institute of Medical Science in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Cognitive Neurobiology

Anne-Claude Gingras 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

Tara Gomes at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in Drug Policy and Substance Use

Daniel Grace in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Sexual and Gender Minority Health

Marc Johnson in the department of biology at U of T Mississauga – Tier 2 in Urban Environmental Science

Sheena Josselyn at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts & Science and the department of physiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Memory Function and Dysfunction

Carmen Logie at Women's College Research Institute and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work – Tier 2 in Global Health Equity & Social Justice with Marginalized Populations

Ito Peng in the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Global Social Policy

Navindra Persaud 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

Martine Puts in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – Tier 2 in Care of Frail Older Adults

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Nine U of T professors named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

lanthierj — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 20:54:53 +0000

Nine U of T professors named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

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lanthierj Tue, 09/07/2021 - 16:54

Faculty

St. George

Scarborough

Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Arts & Science

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

CITA

U of T Scarborough

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

St. Michael’s Hospital

The Hospital for Sick Children

CAMH

Sunnybrook Research Institute

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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

Nine professors from across the ��Ƶ have been appointed as Fellows to the Royal Society of Canada – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

“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 Leah Cowen, U of T's associate vice-president, research.

“The ��Ƶ congratulates them on this important recognition of their leadership and commitment to promoting knowledge and understanding.”

The new Fellows are:

Marlene Goldman of the department of English at U of T Scarborough
Shana Kelley of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Norman W. Murray of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Mohini Sain of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Sharon Straus of the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael’s Hospital
Peter Szatmari of the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Alexie Tcheuyap of the department of French in the Faculty of Arts and Science and associate vice-president and vice-provost, international student experience
Derek van der Kooy of the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Martin Yaffe of the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Sunnybrook Research Institute

“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.

“The environment at CITA, the Faculty of Arts & Science and the ��Ƶ 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.”

The new Fellows join 396 members of the U of T community who currently hold the designation.

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Rachel Tyndale elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

lanthierj — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:26:50 +0000

Rachel Tyndale elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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lanthierj Tue, 11/24/2020 - 14:26

Faculty

St. George

AAAS Fellows

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

CAMH

Department of Psychiatry

Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Women in STEM

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Rachel Tyndale, a professor in the department of pharmacology and toxicology and the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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.”

Tyndale 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.

“The ��Ƶ community is proud of Rachel Tyndale and the impact of her work on society,” said University Professor Ted Sargent, vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “Her research is actively reducing health-care costs while improving the quality of life for millions around the world who struggle with addiction.”

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10 U of T researchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

lanthierj — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:50:20 +0000

10 U of T researchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Research & Innovation

lanthierj Fri, 09/20/2019 - 16:50

Faculty

St. George

Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

Faculty of Medicine

Hospital for Sick Children

CAMH

St. Michael's Hospital

Women in STEM

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L-R: Christine Allen, Heather Boon and Fang Liu

Ten researchers from the ��Ƶ have been named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences – one of the most esteemed honours for academics in the field.

One of three national academies that make up the Council of Canadian Academies, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences leverages the expertise of Canada’s leading health sciences researchers to examine the most pressing and complex health challenges of the day, share assessments and recommend actionable solutions.

“The ��Ƶ would like to congratulate these 10 faculty members from our health sciences community on this most deserved recognition of their scholarship and research accomplishments,” said Vivek Goel, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.

“Their election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences is a testament to U of T’s strengths in areas of health sciences that run the gamut from bench to bedside and molecule to population.”

The new fellows are:

Christine Allen of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Heather Boon of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Jocalyn Clark of the department of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and The Lancet
Ronald Cohn of the department of paediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine and president of The Hospital for Sick Children
Linda Johnston of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Lawrence Leiter of the department of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and associate scientist of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital
Fang Liu 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
Stephen Matthews of the department of physiology in the Faculty of Medicine
Carles Muntaner of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Antonio Strafella 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

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