Department of Biochemistry / en 18 faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/18-faculty-members-elected-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">18 faculty members elected 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/community" hreflang="en">Community</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="2024-09-09T12:58:49-04:00" title="Monday, September 9, 2024 - 12:58" class="datetime">Mon, 09/09/2024 - 12:58</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/centre-criminology-and-sociolegal-studies" hreflang="en">Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-study-religion" hreflang="en">Department for the Study of Religion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-ecology-and-evolutionary-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-germanic-languages-literatures" hreflang="en">Department of Germanic Languages &amp; Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</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-arts-and-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts and Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> <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/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture-landscape-and-design" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/medical-biophysics" hreflang="en">Medical Biophysics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">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/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</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>Eighteen faculty members from across the şüŔęĘÓƵ have been appointed <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/fellows">Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a> – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The şüŔęĘÓƵ is immensely proud to see such a high number of our faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said&nbsp;<strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “These researchers are at the forefront of disciplines that span the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences, and their work stands to have a significant impact on academic inquiry, policy and societal well-being.”</p> <p>The 2024 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Kamari Clarke</strong> of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Simon Coleman</strong> of the department for the study of religion in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Susan George</strong> of the University Health Network and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Willi Goetschel</strong> of the department of Germanic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Aiyun Huang</strong> of the Faculty of Music</li> <li><strong>Hae-Young Kee</strong> of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/about/news/09-05-24-oise-professor-kang-lee-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Kang Lee</strong> of the department of applied psychology and human development in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</a></li> <li><strong>Ren-Ke Li </strong>of the University Health Network and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Mathieu Lupien</strong> of the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Mark McGowan </strong>of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-innovation/news/professor-kent-moore-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Kent Moore</strong> of the department of chemical and physical sciences at U of T Mississauga</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/jim-phillips-named-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Jim&nbsp;Phillips</strong> of the Faculty of Law</a></li> <li><strong>John Rubinstein</strong> of the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Brigitte Shim</strong> of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design</li> <li><a href="https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/professor-raquel-urtasun-named-fellow-of-the-royal-society-of-canada"><strong>Raquel Urtasun</strong> of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></li> <li><strong>Balint Virag</strong> of the department of computer and mathematical sciences at U of T Scarborough</li> <li><strong>Lucan Alan Way</strong> of the department of political science at U of T Scarborough</li> <li><strong>Stephen Wright</strong> of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <h3><a href="http://rsc-src.ca/en/news/royal-society-canada-announces-its-2024-cohort-fellows-and-college-members">Read the Royal Society of Canada press release</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> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:58:49 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309292 at Karen Maxwell recognized with Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship /celebrates/karen-maxwell-recognized-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Karen Maxwell recognized with Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship</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="2023-11-20T10:28:41-05:00" title="Monday, November 20, 2023 - 10:28" class="datetime">Mon, 11/20/2023 - 10:28</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/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/nserc" hreflang="en">NSERC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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/2023-11/144A4960-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>Karen Maxwell (photo by&nbsp;Sylvie Li/NSERC)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Karen Maxwell</strong>, an associate professor in the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, is one of two şüŔęĘÓƵ researchers to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/McDonald-McDonald/Profiles-Profils/Maxwell-Maxwell_eng.asp">receive the Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship</a> awarded by the Natural Sciences &amp; Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).</p> <p>The fellowship is awarded to outstanding early-stage researchers in the natural sciences and engineering in order to boost their research capacity and accelerate their path towards becoming leaders in their fields.</p> <p>“I’m honoured to be named one of this year’s Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship recipients,” Maxwell said. “It’s wonderful to have the outstanding work done by the members of my research group recognized by NSERC and to be provided with generous support to continue our investigations of the microbial world.”</p> <p>A world-renowned expert in phage biology, Maxwell’s research explores the interplay between bacteria and phages, the viruses that infect and eliminate them. Her lab uses a multi-disciplinary approach drawing on phage biology, structural biology and bioinformatics – along with in-vitro and in-vivo studies – to contribute to the design of engineered phages to treat bacterial infections in humans, animals and plants.</p> <p>“We are thrilled that Karen Maxwell has been recognized by this prestigious award,” said <strong>Lea Harrington</strong>, chair of the department of biochemistry. “Karen is not only at the vanguard of research in this area, she is also a fantastic ambassador who actively participates in mentorship and outreach to increase the diversity of opportunities available to all aspiring and established scientists”.</p> <p>U of T's other McDonald Fellowship recipient was <a href="/celebrates/chelsea-rochman-receives-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship">Assistant Professor&nbsp;<strong>Chelsea Rochman</strong></a>&nbsp;from the department of ecology &amp; evolutionary biology&nbsp;in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science.</p> <p>Additionally, two U of T researchers – Professor&nbsp;<strong>Frank Gu</strong>&nbsp;and Associate Professor&nbsp;<strong>David Wong</strong>&nbsp;– were <a href="/celebrates/frank-gu-and-david-wong-receive-nserc-s-brockhouse-prize">recognized by NSERC</a> with the Brockhouse Prize for&nbsp;Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering.</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> Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:28:41 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 304473 at 13 U of T faculty members named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/13-u-t-faculty-members-named-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">13 U of T faculty members 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="2023-09-05T15:43:09-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 15:43" class="datetime">Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:43</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/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</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="/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/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/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</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/uhn" hreflang="en">UHN</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>Thirteen faculty members from across the şüŔęĘÓƵ have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The şüŔęĘÓƵ congratulates these extraordinary researchers on this important recognition of their dedication, leadership and impact,” says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.&nbsp; “Across a diverse array of disciplines, they are addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges – and their contributions to their respective fields continue to break new ground.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ryan Balot</strong> of the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Paul Bloom</strong> of the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-alberto-leon-garcia-and-tom-chau-named-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>Tom Chau</strong> of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Robert Gerlai</strong> of the department of psychology at U of T Mississauga&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-alberto-leon-garcia-and-tom-chau-named-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>Alberto Leon-Garcia</strong> of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Jason Moffat</strong> of the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Amit Oza </strong>of the University Health Network (UHN) and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Daniela Rotin</strong> of SickKids and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Aaron Schimmer</strong> of UHN and the department of medical biophysics in in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/daily-update/philosophy-prof-appointed-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>William Seager</strong> of the department of philosophy</a> at U of T Scarborough&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Valerie Tarasuk</strong> of the department of nutritional sciences in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>R. Paul Thompson</strong> of the Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Daniel Trefler</strong> of the Rotman School of Management&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>They join more than 350 Fellows of the Royal Society affiliated with U of T.</p> <h4><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/news/press-release-rsc-presents-class-2023">Read more about the Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a></h4> </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> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/holland-bloorview-kids-rehabilitation-hospital" hreflang="en">Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-nutritional-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Nutritional Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6872" hreflang="en">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:43:09 +0000 lanthierj 302870 at şüŔęĘÓƵ professors elected to the U.K.'s Royal Society /celebrates/university-toronto-professors-elected-uk-s-royal-society <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">şüŔęĘÓƵ professors elected to the U.K.'s Royal Society</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="2021-05-07T16:15:02-04:00" title="Friday, May 7, 2021 - 16:15" class="datetime">Fri, 05/07/2021 - 16:15</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/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mathematics" hreflang="en">Department of Mathematics</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/royal-society-uk-0" hreflang="en">Royal Society U.K.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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/2023-04/royal-society-2021.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Julie Forman-Kay and Jeremy Quastel"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo of Forman-Kay courtesy of Forman-Kay; Quastel by Diana Tyszko)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two şüŔęĘÓƵ professors have been elected Fellows of <a href="https://royalsociety.org/">the Royal Society</a> – the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.</p> <p>Professor <strong>Julie Forman-Kay</strong> of the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Professor <strong>Jeremy Quastel</strong> of the department of mathematics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science are among the 60 scientists named this year as Fellows, Foreign Members or Honorary Fellows. &nbsp;</p> <p>“The global pandemic has demonstrated the continuing importance of scientific thinking and collaboration across borders,” Sir Adam Smith, president of the society, said in a statement. “Each Fellow and Foreign Member bring their area of scientific expertise to the Royal Society and when combined, this expertise supports the use of science for the benefit of humanity.”</p> <p>Forman-Kay and Quastel are deeply collaborative leaders who have made profound&nbsp;impact with their research, said Professor <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, associate vice-president, research.</p> <p>“Julie Forman-Kay’s recent studies elucidating the roles of disordered regions in controlling cellular organization and chemical reactions have led to important insights into normal biological regulation and how mutations in these regions lead to&nbsp;cancer and neurological disorders,” Cowen said. “And Jeremy Quastel is making world-leading contributions to probability theory, stochastic processes and partial differential equations.</p> <p>“The university congratulates them on this important recognition of their accomplishments.”</p> <h3><a href="/celebrates/julie-forman-kay-elected-fellow-royal-society">Read more about Forman-Kay&nbsp;</a></h3> <h3><a href="/celebrates/jeremy-quastel-elected-fellow-royal-society">Read more about Quastel&nbsp;</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> Fri, 07 May 2021 20:15:02 +0000 lanthierj 301449 at Julie Forman-Kay elected a Fellow of the Royal Society /celebrates/julie-forman-kay-elected-fellow-royal-society <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Julie Forman-Kay elected a Fellow of the Royal Society</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="2021-05-07T10:59:13-04:00" title="Friday, May 7, 2021 - 10:59" class="datetime">Fri, 05/07/2021 - 10:59</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/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-uk-0" hreflang="en">Royal Society U.K.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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/2023-04/Julie-Forman-Kay-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Julie Forman-Kay"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Julie Forman-Kay</strong> has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of her internationally renowned&nbsp;studies of the dynamic structures, interactions and functions of intrinsically disordered proteins.</p> <p>A professor in the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Forman-Kay is also&nbsp;senior scientist and program head of molecular medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins.&nbsp;</p> <p>"I am truly honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, with its history of bringing outstanding scientists together to promote excellent science for the sake of improving society,” says Forman-Kay. “I am also extremely pleased, as it is recognition not only of my work but of the importance of disordered regions in biological function."&nbsp;</p> <p>Intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions make up about a third of human protein sequences, yet are poorly understood.&nbsp;Forman-Kay's research has&nbsp;provided strong links between dynamic interactions of disordered proteins and regulation of essential cellular processes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Forman-Kay’s work sits at the interface of structural biology and cell biology, which is not a set of skills that most people think about in the same sentence. But she moves effortlessly between the two,” says Professor <strong>Justin Nodwell</strong>, vice-dean, research and graduate education and former chair of biochemistry. “As a result, she’s made foundational discoveries that apply to many proteins with enormous relevance to human disease.</p> <p>“I’m so happy to hear that Julie has been inducted into the Royal Society. She brings her sharp, critical mind and boundless interest to everything she does – I really can’t think of anyone who is more deserving of this terrific honour.”</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> Fri, 07 May 2021 14:59:13 +0000 lanthierj 301450 at