Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize / en Peter St George-Hyslop and Molly Shoichet awarded 2020 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize /celebrates/peter-st-george-hyslop-and-molly-shoichet-awarded-2020-margolese-national-brain-disorders <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Peter St George-Hyslop and Molly Shoichet awarded 2020 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize</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="2020-10-28T15:40:46-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 15:40" class="datetime">Wed, 10/28/2020 - 15:40</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/margolese-national-brain-disorders-prize" hreflang="en">Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <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/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="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/george-hyslop_shoichet.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Peter St George-Hyslop and Molly Shoichet"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photos by Julia Soudat and Neil Ta)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/#section_4">University Professor</a> <strong>Molly Shoichet</strong> of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering and University Professor <strong>Peter St George-Hyslop </strong>of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have each received the 2020 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize from the University of British Columbia.</p> <p>The $50,000 prize is normally awarded to one researcher each year but a committee of international experts determined St George-Hyslop and Shoichet each separately deserved to win. Shoichet was recognized for her work in regenerative medicine of the central nervous system while St George-Hyslop was recognized for advancing the understanding of the genetic causes and molecular changes in Alzheimer’s disease.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates Professor St George-Hyslop and Professor Shoichet on this significant recognition of their accomplishments,” said University Professor <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “Our understanding of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and motor neuron diseases has been transformed by Dr. St George-Hyslop’s discovery of key genetic mutations in proteins and his pioneering work on the importance of genotyping.</p> <p>“Professor Shoichet’s work on the use of polymers for tissue regeneration and drug discovery has made her a world leader in the field of biomedical engineering and had a significant impact on our approach to cancer and stroke.</p> <p>“The decision to award them each this prize is a testament to their leadership and the&nbsp;impact of their research around the world.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-recognizes-four-of-canadas-top-health-researchers/">Read more about the 2020 Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize</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 Oct 2020 19:40:46 +0000 lanthierj 166173 at