Toronto Rehabilitation Institute / en Charlene Chu receives AGE-WELL Early Career Researcher Award /celebrates/charlene-chu-receives-age-well-early-career-researcher-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Charlene Chu receives AGE-WELL Early Career Researcher 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/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-07T09:10:14-04:00" title="Friday, July 7, 2023 - 09:10" class="datetime">Fri, 07/07/2023 - 09:10</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/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/toronto-rehabilitation-institute" hreflang="en">Toronto Rehabilitation Institute</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/2023-07/CChu.jpg" width="750" height="539" alt="Charlene Chu"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Charlene Chu (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><a href="https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/faculty/charlene-chu/"><strong>Charlene Chu</strong></a>, an assistant professor in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is the recipient of an <a href="https://agewell-epic.ca/early-career-researcher-awards-in-patient-oriented-research/">EPIC-AT Early Career Researcher Award in Patient-Oriented Research</a> from national technology and aging network AGE-WELL.</p> <p>Chu, known for her expertise in co-designing solutions for the care of older adults, is being recognized for her latest research project, which aims to refine an artificial-intelligence-based sensor system to improve hip-fracture recovery in older adults.</p> <p>“I’m delighted to receive this award from AGE-WELL,” Chu says. “Their mission and vision align with my own values in utilizing technology to improve the lives and well-being of older adults and include them in solutions for their care.”</p> <p>The EPIC-AT&nbsp;(Early Professionals, Inspired Careers in AgeTech)&nbsp;awards are part of a national training program preparing graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early-career researchers such as Chu to be leaders in finding digital health solutions for older adults.</p> <p>For her current project, Chu&nbsp;– along with her co-principal investigator <a href="http://individual.utoronto.ca/shehroz/"><strong>Shehroz Khan</strong></a>, a fellow scientist at the KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and an assistant professor (status) at U of T's&nbsp;<a href="https://bme.utoronto.ca/">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a>&nbsp;–&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">will use AI technology to collect data on older adults’ physical activity, mobility and overall well-being following hip-fracture surgery.</span></p> <h3><a href="https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/charlene-chu-receives-age-well-early-career-researcher-award/">Read the story at Bloomberg Nursing</a><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> </span></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Nursing</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, 07 Jul 2023 13:10:14 +0000 siddiq22 302197 at Nine οresearchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences /celebrates/nine-u-t-researchers-named-fellows-canadian-academy-health-sciences <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nine οresearchers named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</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="2020-10-09T13:48:04-04:00" title="Friday, October 9, 2020 - 13:48" class="datetime">Fri, 10/09/2020 - 13:48</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-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <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/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/unity-health" hreflang="en">Unity Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/toronto-western-hospital" hreflang="en">Toronto Western Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mount-sinai-hospital" hreflang="en">Mount Sinai Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-health-network" hreflang="en">University Health Network</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/toronto-rehabilitation-institute" hreflang="en">Toronto Rehabilitation Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nine University of Toronto researchers have been named fellows of <a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/">the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a> in recognition of their&nbsp;“vision, innovation and sustained excellence.”&nbsp;</p> <p>One of three national academies that make up the Council of Canadian Academies, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences leverages the expertise of Canada’s leading health sciences researchers to examine the most pressing and complex health challenges of the day, share assessments and recommend actionable solutions.</p> <p>“This&nbsp;honour is one of the highest distinctions for academics in the health sciences field and the University of Toronto congratulates these faculty members on this important recognition of their research accomplishments, scientific leadership&nbsp;and creativity&nbsp;– and their contributions to the public good,” said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a>&nbsp;<strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, vice-president research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“It’s also a testament to the vital importance of our hospital and health-system partners who help make those contributions possible.”</p> <p>The new fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>David Chitayat</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and head of the prenatal diagnosis and medical genetics program, Mount Sinai Hospital</li> <li><strong>Dafna Gladman</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital</li> <li><strong>Katherine S. McGilton</strong>, associate professor in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and senior scientist,&nbsp;Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Heyu Ni</strong>,&nbsp;professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist and platform director, Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation at St. Michael’s Hospital</li> <li><strong>Ravi Retnakaran</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and clinician-scientist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Leadership Sinai Centre for Diabetes</li> <li><strong>Norman Rosenblum</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children</li> <li><strong>Janet Smylie</strong>, professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Research Chair, St. Michael’s Hospital and staff physician, Unity Health Toronto</li> <li><strong>Ross Upshur</strong>, professor in the Dalla Lana&nbsp;School of Public Health and associate director, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health</li> <li><strong>Lu-Yang Wang</strong>, professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine&nbsp;and senior scientist, The Hospital For Sick Children Research Institute</li> </ul> <p>“Your induction is a reflection of your vision, innovation and sustained excellence in your field,” &nbsp;said Dr. Proton Rahman, the chair of the CAHS fellowship committee.&nbsp;“Undoubtedly, your expertise will further enrich our Academy.”</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> Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:48:04 +0000 lanthierj 165860 at