Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prizes (2008)

Institute of Genetics (IG)

To honour Dr. Maud Menten, the Institute of Genetics has established the Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prizes. Dr. Menten's outstanding career as a biomedical scientist led to many achievements including important co-discoveries relating to blood sugar, haemoglobin and kidney functions. In 1913, a collaboration with Leonor Michaelis on the behaviour of enzymes resulted in the Michaelis-Menten equation, a biochemical concept so fundamental that it is familiar to first-year science students.

The Maud Menten New Investigator Prizes is designed to recognize and support the research excellence of Canadian New Investigators working within the IG's mandate. It consists of a one-year, non-renewable $30,000 research grant. Annually the IG makes available a prize in each of the following research areas: i) biomedical; ii) clinical; and iii) health services/population health, including genetic ethical, legal and social issues. For each of the research areas, the IG also makes available two finalist prizes. The finalist prizes consist of a one-year, non-renewable $1,000 research grant. These research grants are intended to offset the direct costs of the recipient/finalist's research program.

The IG is pleased to announce the results of the 2008 Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prizes competition:

Biomedical Theme

Recipient: ROBERT, François
Project Title: Systematic characterization of the proteome associated with specific genomic loci: A proof of concept
Research Institution: Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
Prize Value: $30,000

Finalist: CHUA, Gordon
Project Title: Deciphering pathways of transcriptional regulation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Research Institution: University of Calgary
Prize Value: $1,000

Finalist: SCOTT, Ian C
Project Title: Genetic and cellular analysis of the role of Agtrl1b in myocardial progenitor development.
Research Institution: Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
Prize Value; $1,000

Clinical Theme

Recipient: PASTINEN, Tom
Project Title: Genomewide analysis of functional polymorphisms affecting human bone phenotypes
Research Institution: McGill University
Prize Value: $30,000

Finalist: KIBAR, Zoha
Project Title: Identification and characterization of genes predisposing to Neural Tube Defects in humans
Research Institution: Hôpital Sainte-Justine (Montréal)
Prize Value : $1,000

Health Services/Population Health Theme

Recipient: DALEY, Denise
Project Title: The Genetics of Asthma, Atopy and Allergic Diseases
Research Institution: University of British Columbia
Prize Value: $30,000

For further information about this program, please contact:

Matt Cyr
Program Delivery Officer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Tel.: 613-946-6568
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: matthieu.cyr@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Stephanie Robertson
Assistant Director Ottawa - Institute of Genetics
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Tel.: 613-954-0533
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: stephanie.robertson@cihr-irsc.gc.ca