Members in the News
Dr. Philip M. Sherman Appointed Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
October 9, 2008 - A $15 million gift today launched a new research institute at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University which will work towards the causes and cures of digestive diseases. For more information, please follow this link.
Dr. Aleixo Muise
June 2008 - Aleixo Muise, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Toronto, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2008 Canadian Research Award for Specialty Residents, Division of Medicine. Dr. Muise was selected for his manuscript titled "Protein-tyrosine phosphatase sigma is associated with ulcerative colitis,"which was published in Current Biology, Volume 17, July 2007. His manuscript was written with mentors Dr. Daniela Rotin, Dr. Anne Griffiths, Dr. Phil Sherman and Dr. Mark Silverberg and provides novel genetic and functional insight into the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Muise’s research was supported by a fellowship from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program and the Thrasher Foundation. He is presently completing his Fellowship in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) and will continue this work at HSC with a Transition Award from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada/Canadian Association of Gastroenterology/Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR).
Dr. Alan BarkunMarch 2008 - The McGill University Division of Gastroenterology announces with great pleasure that Dr. Alan Barkun is this year's recipient of the André-Viallet prize. This honour is awarded by the Association des Gastro-Entérologues du Québec as peer-recognition for an individual's life-long achievements in the broad field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and is an acknowledgment of the importance of the awardee's clinical and research works, peer-community implication, collaboration, and notoriety regionally, nationally, and internationally. It is the most prestigious prize awarded by the provincial professional association.
Dr. William Paterson
February 2008 - This past fall the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diabetes (INMD) welcomed Dr. William G. Paterson to its Advisory Board.
Dr. Paterson is Chair of the Division of Gastroenterology and a Professor of Medicine, Biology and Physiology at Queen's University. He also holds a Queen's University Research Chair. As President of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology he has played an integral role in developing evidence-based benchmarks for wait times and projects that seek to improve access to high quality digestive health care for Canadians.
As a clinician-scientist and gastroenterologist, Dr. Paterson says he can "provide the INMD with important insights into key research challenges in digestive diseases and nutrition that should be addressed over the next decade," adding that he "will also be a strong advocate for CIHR playing a leadership role in nurturing the training and career development of new clinician-scientists." [source: INMD Update, February 2008 edition]
