McLaughlin Medal / en Steven Narod awarded McLaughlin Medal by Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/steven-narod-awarded-mclaughlin-medal-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Steven Narod awarded McLaughlin Medal by 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="2023-09-12T11:48:03-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 11:48" class="datetime">Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:48</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/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mclaughlin-medal" hreflang="en">McLaughlin Medal</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="/taxonomy/term/6869" hreflang="en">Women's College Hospital</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/2023-09/Steven-Narod_IMG_9750-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>Steven Narod (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Steven Narod</strong>, a senior scientist at Women’s College Research Institute and professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Temerty Faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto, has been awarded the 2023 McLaughlin Medal by <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/">the Royal Society of Canada</a>.</p> <p>The award recognizes important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences.</p> <p>Narod, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer, is renowned for his research on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, that when mutated, substantially increase a woman’s lifetime risk of breast or ovarian cancer. His current research focuses on the efficacy of treatment options for women with BRCA1 mutations and breast cancer.</p> <p>Narod’s research into hereditary breast cancer began at the International Agency in Research in Cancer in Lyon, France, in 1987 and continued upon his return to Canada in 1990, first at McGill University and then, starting in 1995, at ֱ. Narod is credited as a co-discoverer of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and has studied the distribution of mutations worldwide since their discoveries. He says that one of his earliest proud moments was his major paper linking hereditary breast cancer susceptibility to hereditary ovarian cancer susceptibility.</p> <p>“It’s nice to know that the work is really having impact,” he says, adding he’s motivated by the community of researchers and his drive to find answers. “I enjoy working with my students and my fellows. I enjoy being part of an active community here at the University of Toronto. I like hearing the work that others do and seeing the success of younger colleagues.</p> <p>“The ultimate goal is I’d like to see an effective treatment for hereditary breast cancer.”</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, 12 Sep 2023 15:48:03 +0000 lanthierj 302883 at Faculty, alumna recognized with Royal Society of Canada awards /celebrates/faculty-alumna-recognized-royal-society-canada-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Faculty, alumna recognized with Royal Society of Canada awards</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="2022-09-16T10:44:16-04:00" title="Friday, September 16, 2022 - 10:44" class="datetime">Fri, 09/16/2022 - 10:44</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 class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</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/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alice-wilson-award" hreflang="en">Alice Wilson Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/willet-g-miller-medal" hreflang="en">Willet G. Miller Medal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mclaughlin-medal" hreflang="en">McLaughlin Medal</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/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</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-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</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="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/zhao-dick-strong.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">Yimu Zhao, Kimberly Strong and John Dick</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two University of Toronto faculty members – atmospheric physicist&nbsp;<b>Kimberly Strong&nbsp;</b>and molecular geneticist&nbsp;<b>John Dick&nbsp;</b>– and Engineering alumna&nbsp;<b>Yimu Zhao</b>&nbsp;have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for their outstanding achievements in advancing knowledge.</p> <p>Strong, who is the chair of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/">department of physics</a>&nbsp;and a leading authority in global atmospheric research, &nbsp;received the prestigious 2022&nbsp;<a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/rsc-medals-awards#Miller" target="_blank">Willet G. Miller Medal</a>&nbsp;for outstanding research in a branch of the Earth sciences.</p> <p>“As an atmospheric physicist, Kim Strong has established a national and international reputation for research excellence,” said&nbsp;<b>Melanie Woodin</b>, dean of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. “Employing an array of experimental techniques to probe the composition of the atmosphere, she is unraveling the chemical and physical processes that are driving atmospheric change. It is my great pleasure to congratulate her on this important and well-deserved honour.”</p> <p>A renowned stem cell biologist, Dick&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/complete-list-university-professors/">is a University Professor&nbsp;</a>in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a senior scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. He received the McLaughlin Medal for important research of sustained excellence in medical science. Earlier this year,&nbsp;<a href="/news/john-dick-and-zulfiqar-bhutta-win-canada-gairdner-awards">he received a Gairdner International Award</a>&nbsp;for the discovery of leukemic stem cells and later work on the diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.</p> <p>Zhao, who earned her PhD studying with Professor&nbsp;<b>Milica Radisic&nbsp;</b>of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering and conducted post-doctoral studies with the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network and Columbia University, received the Alice Wilson Award.</p> <p>Strong said she was delighted to be recognized but emphasized the “highly collaborative” nature of her research.</p> <p>“When I think of all of my graduate students, postdocs and other group members over the years, this award is a reflection of their cumulative accomplishment.”</p> <h3><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/2022%20Award%20Winner%20List_EN.pdf">Read about the RSC award winners</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/kimberly-strong-rsc-miller-medal"><span style="background:white">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</span></a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</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, 16 Sep 2022 14:44:16 +0000 lanthierj 176557 at