Department of Laboratory Medicine &amp; Pathobiology / en Three undergraduate students receive Temerty Faculty of Medicine leadership awards /celebrates/three-undergraduate-students-receive-temerty-faculty-medicine-leadership-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Three undergraduate students receive Temerty Faculty of Medicine leadership 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/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-08-28T10:26:15-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 10:26" class="datetime">Wed, 08/28/2024 - 10:26</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/students" hreflang="en">Students</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/department-laboratory-medicine-pathobiology" hreflang="en">Department of Laboratory Medicine &amp; Pathobiology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-pharmacology-toxicology" hreflang="en">Department of Pharmacology &amp; Toxicology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</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/2024-08/student-leadership-awards.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>(L-R) Michelle Wang, Lilian Zhai and Alan Zhuang (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Three students from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have received&nbsp;<a href="https://rhse.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/research-and-health-science-education-undergraduate-student-leadership-awards-0">Research and Health Science Education (RHSE) Undergraduate Student Leadership Awards</a>.</p> <p>The annual awards recognize students in the final year of a basic medical science program who have demonstrated exceptional leadership through academic achievement, service to the university and commitment to the values of Temerty Medicine.</p> <p>"These exemplary life science undergraduates demonstrate remarkable dedication to their peers, communities and the university through their diverse leadership activities," said Associate Professor&nbsp;<strong>Ahlia Khan-Trottier</strong>,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>associate dean of undergraduate education.&nbsp;"Their tireless efforts reflect the core values of Temerty Medicine and serve as an inspiration to us all."</p> <p>The recipients of the awards are:</p> <ul> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3aaae027-4719-45e9-b18a-1de9143a70fb" href="https://rhse.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/ugsla-recipient-michelle-wang" title="UGSLA Recipient: Michelle Wang"><strong>Michelle Wang</strong></a>, department of pharmacology and toxicology</li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4eefdb1e-b3e6-42dd-b138-c92cf5b9b543" href="https://rhse.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/ugsla-recipient-lilian-zhai" title="UGSLA Recipient: Lilian Zhai"><strong>Lilian Zhai</strong></a>, department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology</li> <li><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="31b52b46-95cc-4cfa-b074-df22f20d3369" href="https://rhse.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/ugsla-recipient-alan-zhuang" title="UGSLA Recipient: Alan Zhuang"><strong>Alan Zhuang</strong></a>, department of pharmacology and toxicology</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://rhse.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/research-and-health-science-education-undergraduate-student-leadership-awards">Read more about the 2024 RHSE Student Leadership Awards</a></h3> </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> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:26:15 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309083 at Sachin Kumar receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award /celebrates/sachin-kumar-receives-adel-s-sedra-distinguished-graduate-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Sachin Kumar receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award </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/community" hreflang="en">Community</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="2020-05-07T18:37:23-04:00" title="Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 18:37" class="datetime">Thu, 05/07/2020 - 18:37</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/students" hreflang="en">Students</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/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-laboratory-medicine-pathobiology" hreflang="en">Department of Laboratory Medicine &amp; Pathobiology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/graduate-students" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</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/Adel%20Sedra%20-%20Sachin%20Kumar.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="photo of Sachin Kumar by a window"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Sachin Kumar</strong>, a PhD student in the department of laboratory medicine &amp; pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine, has received the Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award.</p> <p>The honour is one of <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/news-and-articles/celebrating-winners-2020-utaa-awards-excellence">the Awards of Excellence presented by the University of Toronto Alumni Association</a> in collaboration with the university.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> Before entering the MD/PhD program, Kumar developed and patented antibody tools that&nbsp;are now licensed by a pharmaceutical company. He then shifted his focus to understanding the genetics of childhood brain cancers.&nbsp;</p> <p>He pioneered the groundbreaking discovery of a novel genetic mutation that drives the pediatric brain tumour medulloblastoma, and recently published an article about this research in <em>Nature</em>. Through international collaboration, he also discovered that this mutation has implications in additional cancers, including leukemia and liver cancer.&nbsp;</p> <p>A tireless volunteer for campus leadership programs and community advocacy organizations, Kumar is the event coordinator for Childhood Cancer Survivor Canada, and director of U of T’s Movember chapter. As an executive of the graduate representation committee, he initiated a survey that catalyzed the improvement of student wellness and financial supports across the Faculty of Medicine.</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> Thu, 07 May 2020 22:37:23 +0000 lanthierj 164461 at