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| FUNDING Our research is currently funded by the following grant agencies: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, National Institutes of Health, Medicine by Design, and from 12/2017 The Simon’s Foundation. AWARDS 2012: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Polanyi Award 2011: Canadian Society for Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology Senior Investigator Award 1999-2003: Premier's Research Excellence Award 1998: Canada Foundation for Innovation New Opportunities Award 1998-03: Medical Research Council of Canada/CIHR Scholar Award 1998-01: US DoD Breast Cancer Research Program Idea Award Members of the Blencowe lab have been highly successful in competing for studentships, postdoctoral awards and research prizes. Present and Past Awardees are: Brock Harpur: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017 Kevin Ha: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2017 Eesha Sharma: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2017 Jon Roth: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2017 Juli Wang: Canadian Graduate Scholarship (NSERC studentship), 2017 Hong Han: Donnelly Centre Thesis Prize, 2017 Andrew Best: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2016 Mathieu Quesnel Vallieres: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2016 Mathieu Quesnel Vallieres: University of Toronto Jennifer Dorrington Award (for excellence in graduate research), 2016 Mathieu Quesnel Vallieres: Mary Gertrude l'Anson Scholarship, 2015 Jonathan Roth: Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Award, 2015 Jonathan Roth: OSOTF award, 2015 Kevin Ha: Ontario Graduate Studentship, 2015 Serge Gueroussov: Ontario Graduate Studentship, 2015 Serge Gueroussov: SGS Conference Grant, 2015 Eesha Sharma： SGS Conference Grant, 2015 Andrew Best: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015 Andrew Best: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015 Hong Han: Ontario Graduate Scholarship Visa Award, 2015 Tim Sterne-Weiler: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015 Bushra Raj: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015 Hong Han: University of Toronto Jennifer Dorrington Award (for excellence in graduate research), 2015 Serge Gueroussov: University of Toronto Jennifer Dorrington Award (for excellence in graduate research), 2015 Mathieu Quesnel Vallieres: Hannah Farkas-Himsley and Alexander Himsley Memorial Prize, Department of Molecular Genetics, 2014 Mathieu Quesnel Vallieres: Poster Prize, Department of Molecular Geneics Annual Retreat, 2014 Emil Nachman: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2014-present Kevin Ha: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2014-present Mathieu Quesnel-Vallieres: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2014-present Tim Sterne-Weiler: Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Dr. Charles . Best and the Banting Research Foundation, 2014-2015 Hong Han: Society of Chinese Bio-Scientists in North America Toronto Chapter Best Paper Prize, 2014 Robert Weatheritt: Human Frontiers Science Program Organization Long-Term Fellowship, 2014 Robert Weatheritt: Marie-Curie International Outgoing Fellowship, 2014 Robert Weatherit: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014 Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pourtnazis: Ontario Stem Cell Initiative Fellowship, 2013 Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pourtnazis: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2013 Hong Han: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2013 Emil Nachman: Alexander Graham Bell NSERC Graduate Scholarship, 2013-2014 Eesha Sharma: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2013 Hong Han: Jennifer Dorrington Award for Research Excellence, 2012-2013 Bushra Raj: Alexander Graham Bell NSERC Graduate Scholarship, 2012-2014 Serge Gueroussov: Alexander Graham Bell NSERC Graduate Scholarship, 2012-present Ulrich Braunschweig: Long Term Fellowship from the Human Frontier Science Program, 2012-present Bushra Raj: University of Toronto Dorrington Award (for excellence in graduate student research), 2012 Ulrich Braunschweig: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2012 Hong Han: University of Toronto Open Studentship, 2011 Bushra Raj: University of Toronto Open Studentship, 2011 Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières: Department of Molecular Genetics Norman Bethune Award, 2011 Manuel Irimia: Human Frontiers Science Program Organization Long-Term Fellowship, 2011 John Calarco: Harold M. Weintraub Award (for excellence in graduate student research), 2011 Serge Gueroussov: Alexander Graham Bell NSERC Studentship, 2011 Yoseph Barash and John Calarco: CIHR Lap-Chee Tsui Publication Award, 2011 Manuel Irimia: C.H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011 Nuno Barbosa-Morais: Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship, 2011 Hong Han: University of Toronto Open Studentship, 2011 Nuno Barbosa-Morais: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010 John Calarco: Harvard Bauer Fellowship, 2010 John Calarco: RNA Society Scaringe Award (for excellence in graduate student research), 2009 Arneet Saltzman: Jennifer Dorrington Award, 2008 John Calarco: 1st prize in the Department of Molecular Genetics Retreat 2008 poster competition Sidrah Ahmad: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2008-09 Mathieu Gabut: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008-2011 John Calarco: NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship 2007-2010 Christine Misquitta: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2008 Mathieu Gabut C.H. Best Foundation - Banting and Best Department of Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2007 John Calarco: Roman Pakula award, 2006 John Calarco: Poster Prize at the Sherbrooke RiboClub Meeting, 2005 Arneet Saltzman: MSc Student Poster Prize, MedGen Departmental Retreat, 2005 Arneet Saltzman: NSERC Studentship, 2004 Joanna Ip: U of T Open Fellowships, 2003-2005 John Calarco: Best Institute Summer Student Poster Competition, First Place, 2003 Henry Siu: U of T Open Fellowship, 2003-2004 Christine Misquitta: C.H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2004 Emanuel Rosonina: Martin Breitman Prize for the best graduate student poster, MedGen Departmental Retreat, 2002 Emanuel Rosonina: NCIC Terry Fox Research Studentship, 2001-2003 DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS We are grateful to the following individuals for donations in support of our research: Jane and Rick Aronovitz Selma Coblenz Mary Brosnihan Glenna Duff |
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