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| FUNDING Our research is funded by the following grant agencies: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCS), the Ontario Research Fund (ORF), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Genome Canada through the Ontario Genomics Institute. AWARDS 1999-2003: Premier's Research Excellence Award 1998: Canada Foundation for Innovation New Opportunities Award 1998-03: Medical Research Council of Canada/CIHR Scholar Award 1998-01: US DoD Breast Cancer Research Program Idea Award Past and present members of the Blencowe lab have been highly successful in competing for studentships, postdoctoral awards and research prizes. Recent awardees are: Bushra Raj: University of Toronto Open Studentship, 2011. Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières: Department of Molecula Genetics Norman Bethune Award, 2011. Manuel Irimia: Human Frontiers Science Program Organization Long-Term Fellowship, 2011 John Calarco: Harold M. Weintraub Award (for excellence in graduate student research), 2011 Serge Gueroussov: Alexander Graham Bell NSERC Studentship, 2011 Yoseph Barash and John Calarco: CIHR Lap-Chee Tsui Publication Award, 2011 Manuel Irimia: C.H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011 Nuno Barbosa-Morais: Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship, 2011 Hong Han: University of Toronto Open Studentship, 2011. Nuno Barbosa-Morais: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010 John Calarco: Harvard Bauer Fellowship, 2010 John Calarco: RNA Society Scaringe Award (for excellence in graduate student research), 2009 Arneet Saltzman: Jennifer Dorrington Award, 2008 John Calarco: 1st prize in the Department of Molecular Genetics Retreat 2008 poster competition Sidrah Ahmad: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2008-09 Mathieu Gabut: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008-2011 John Calarco: NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship 2007-2010 Christine Misquitta: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2008 Mathieu Gabut C.H. Best Foundation - Banting and Best Department of Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2007 John Calarco: Roman Pakula award, 2006 John Calarco: Poster Prize at the Sherbrooke RiboClub Meeting, 2005 Arneet Saltzman: MSc Student Poster Prize, MedGen Departmental Retreat, 2005 Arneet Saltzman: NSERC Studentship, 2004-present Joanna Ip: U of T Open Fellowships, 2003-2005 John Calarco: Best Institute Summer Student Poster Competition, First Place, 2003 Henry Siu: U of T Open Fellowship, 2003-2004 Christine Misquitta: C.H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2004 Emanuel Rosonina: Martin Breitman Prize for the best graduate student poster, MedGen Departmental Retreat, 2002 Emanuel Rosonina: NCIC Terry Fox Research Studentship, 2001-2003 DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS We are grateful to the following individuals for donations in support of our research: Jane and Rick Aronovitz Selma Coblenz Mary Brosnihan |
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