Dr. Mark Servos received the 2024 Outstanding Contribution Award from the Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop (CEW), Canada’s leading annual event in the field of ecological toxicology and related disciplines.
Dr. Abiola Olaitan, who joined the Faculty of Science as a biology professor in 2023, has received $150,000 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF). This funding will aid in Olaitan’s work to develop a high-throughput genome-wide screening system to study stress defence mechanisms in Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile.
The Biology department is pleased to introduce two new faculty members, Michael Bording-Jorgensen and Travis Craddock. With their expertise in health and diagnostics, both Bording-Jorgensen and Craddock are helping to build on our leadership and expertise as we work toward the future of healthcare. Take a moment to say hello if you see them on campus this fall.
Dr. Dale Martin is a recipient of Brain Canada’s 2023 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, which supports emerging brain researchers working to develop cures for anything from depression to Alzheimer’s disease to brain injury.
The Faculty of Science would like to congratulate Will Percival on his election to co-spokesperson for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI).
The Royal Society of Canada welcomes Drs. Ihab Ilyas and Laura Hug as part of the latest cohort of fellows and RSC College members.
Linda Nazar, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Canada Research Chair in Solid State Energy Materials, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society U.K. Hughes Medal. The highly coveted medal is awarded to an outstanding researcher in the field of energy.
Congratulations to Natoya Peart on her first anniversary as a Biology Faculty member in the Faculty of Science! Peart is an RNA and molecular biologist conducting research in the Department of Biology. Join us as she reflects on her first year at university and looks ahead to what’s to come.
The Faculty of Science is proud to announce the award of a Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Grant to Dr. Vivian Dayeh (Biology), Dr. Brenda Lee (Physics), and Savannah Sloat, Manager, Science Indigenous Initiatives. This grant will support their innovative project aimed at supporting STEM education through the implementation of Indigenous Learning Circles as a pedagogical approach to learning in large-scale STEM classes.
June marks Pride Month, a time to celebrate and honour the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. At the Faculty of Science, we draw inspiration from our incredible 2SLGBTQIA+ members, whose passion and perseverance drive progress.