Professor William Foulkes awarded 2020 Wilder-Penfield Prize for research in the genetics of breast and ovarian cancer, helped in part by Quebec’s ‘founder effect’.

Source: Med e-News

Dr. David Rosenblatt, Holder, Dodd Q. Chu and Family Chair in Medical Genetics and Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Biology at McGill University, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) Founders’ Award for Career Achievement.

The award is meant to recognize a CCMG member who has had an outstanding career in medical genetics in Canada or abroad. This award is named in honour of the visionary men and women (known as the “Committee of Seven”) who, along with 17 founding members, established the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists on January 13, 1976. Previously known as the Founders’ Award, it was officially renamed in 2017. In announcing his selection for the award, the CCMG noted Dr. Rosenblatt’s outstanding career across all domains of service, research, teaching, administration, and scholarly activity and highlighted that within the CCMG his presence has been steadfast and ongoing, from its earliest days until now and he remains an enthusiastic advocate for the profession of medical genetics, not only within Quebec but across the Canadian scientific community. [Read More]

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Congratulations to Dr. Brent Richards on his promotion to become a Full Professor!

By McGill Reporter Staff

During the closed session of its meeting on Thursday, April 26, McGill’s Board of Governors approved the promotion of eight Associate Professors to the rank of Full Professor, as well as the appointment of a new Full Professor with Tenure.

The appointments were made on the recommendation of the Statutory Selection Committee.

The following Associate Professors were promoted to Full Professor in recognition of their teaching and research excellence:

• Susan Bartlett (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine).
• Brent Richards (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
• Peter Lakatos (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine) (Clinical)
• Richard Leask (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
• Laila Parsons (Departments of History & Classical Studies and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts)
• Maya Saleh (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
• Michael Wagner (Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts)
• Faith Wallis (Departments of History & Classical Studies and Social Studies of Medicine, Faculty of Arts)

The eight promotions are effective May 1, 2018.

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