Medical Biophysics

Eighteen faculty members from across the University of Toronto have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

“The University of Toronto is immensely proud to see such a high number of our faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said Leah Cowen, �鶹��Ƶ’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.”

The 2024 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are:

Kamari Clarke of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Simon Coleman of the department for the study of religion in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Susan George of the University Health Network and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Willi Goetschel of the department of Germanic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Aiyun Huang of the Faculty of Music
Hae-Young Kee of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Kang Lee of the department of applied psychology and human development in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Ren-Ke Li of the University Health Network and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Mathieu Lupien of the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Mark McGowan of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Kent Moore of the department of chemical and physical sciences at �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga
Jim Phillips of the Faculty of Law
John Rubinstein of the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Brigitte Shim of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Raquel Urtasun of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Balint Virag of the department of computer and mathematical sciences at �鶹��Ƶ Scarborough
Lucan Alan Way of the department of political science at �鶹��Ƶ Scarborough
Stephen Wright of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science

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Three faculty members appointed to the Royal Society of Canada's college for new scholars

s.anderson — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:23:01 +0000

Three faculty members appointed to the Royal Society of Canada's college for new scholars

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s.anderson Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:23

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From left: Jean-Philippe Julien, David Evans and Daniel De Carvalho (photos by Perry King)

Three University of Toronto faculty members have been named to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Daniel De Carvalho, Jean-Philippe Julien and David Evans were recognized by the Royal Society for demonstrating a high level of achievement. De Carvalho is an associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine and a senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Julien is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine and a scientist at the SickKids Research Institute. Evans is an associate professor in the Faculty of Arts & Science who oversees dinosaur research at the Royal Ontario Museum.

“We’re extremely proud of their admission to the college and look forward to seeing their research make an impact in Canada and beyond,” says Vivek Goel, �鶹��Ƶ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “�鶹��Ƶ congratulates them for this impressive appointment.”

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Tak Mak wins the Gold Leaf Prize for Discovery

perry.king — Thu, 23 May 2019 20:52:37 +0000

Tak Mak wins the Gold Leaf Prize for Discovery

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perry.king Thu, 05/23/2019 - 16:52

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St. George

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Medical Biophysics

Immunology

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(photo courtesy of University Health Network)

University Professor Tak Mak, from the departments of medical biophysics and immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Gold Leaf Prize for Discovery.

The $100,000 prize, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, recognizes groundbreaking health research and will support new research.

Mak, a senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, is renowned for a career that has spanned biochemistry, virology, genetics, cancer metabolism and clinical therapy.

Earlier this year, his group used genetics to show that the nervous system and immune system communicate through a molecule called acetylcholine. The discovery confirmed a long-suspected, but poorly understood, link between the two systems, opening several new avenues of research.

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