Congratulations to Anita Layton, professor of applied mathematics and computer science, who has received the 2025 CAIMS*SCMAI Research Prize.
“I’m honored to be the third woman to receive this award, and the second Waterloo faculty member after J. Alan George in 2008,” Layton says. “I’d like to thank my hardworking and talented graduate students and postdocs who have been the engine behind our research group’s scientific achievements, as well as my department chair Hans De Sterck, who nominated me.”
The Research Prize is the pre-eminent research award granted by the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS). Awarded annually since 2003, it recognizes “innovative and exceptional research contributions in applied or industrial mathematics.”
Layton was recognized for her “pioneering mathematical work on renal and cardiovascular physiology,” as well as her “extensive and thoughtful leadership in applied mathematics in Canada and internationally.”
“If you live long enough, you will almost surely be affected by some chronic disease or two,” Layton says. “They have huge societal impacts!” A great deal of Layton’s research deals specifically with using computational tools to better understand sex differences in biology and medicine. “Our findings have the potential to reduce gender disparity in treatment, and to define effective and personalized therapies that respect the different physiology and pathophysiology of women.”
To learn more about the CAIMS*SCMAI Research Prize, visit the CAIMS website.