(Formerly GE Healthcare New Investigator Award 2011 – 2015)
Next awarded in 2021
This award is offered annually.
The Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) New Investigator Award was established by the Society to recognize and support the next generation of scientists in Canada. The award is given on the basis of (i) excellence in research and (ii) demonstration of leadership.
(1) Evaluation criteria
- Excellence in research – 5 points
Nominees will have evidence of significant contributions in the areas of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and/or Genetics and a strong record of research (as defined by – but not limited to – the typical tri-council metrics) in a field of molecular biosciences which demonstrates clearly independent thought and originality.
- Demonstration of leadership – 5 points
Nominees must demonstrate their commitment to science leadership within the broader community, such as, but not limited to, mentorship, advocacy work, science communication and outreach.
(2) Eligibility
Nominees must have at least 4 but not greater than 7 years of independent research experience at the time of application. Time taken for leaves (parental, family, relocation, etc.) will not count towards the 7-year total and should be noted accordingly. The nominee must have lived in Canada and worked at a Canadian research institute for the last 4 to 7 years in an independent investigator position. CSMB acknowledges that the best research comes from a richly diverse community and, therefore, encourages applications from women and members of under-represented groups. The nominee and nominator do not need to be members of CSMB.
(3) Nomination process
It is preferred that the nominator is at a higher professional rank than the nominee. Self-nominations will also be considered. Nominations shall consist of a letter from a nominator familiar with the nominee’s work, which summarizes the originality and significance of the nominee’s research and leadership contributions, as well as pertinent biographic data, plus a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. If the nominator puts forward more than one nominee, then the nominator needs to rank order the nominees.
The awardee will deliver a lecture at the CSMB Annual Conference and submit a manuscript or review of their related work/career path for publication in the journals Biochemistry and Cell Biology or Genome and in the CSMB Bulletin. Awardees are encouraged to become CSMB members.
Previous winners of this award
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1966 G.H. Dixon |
1968 J.F. Henderson |
1970 C.M. Kay |
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1971 B.G. Lane |
1972 J.H. Spencer |
1973 J. Himms-Hagen |
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1974 D.H. MacLennan |
1975 W.W-C. Chan |
1976 M.C. Ganoza |
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1977 K.J. Dorrington |
1978 I.C.P. Smith |
1979 M.N.G. James |
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1980 W.A. Bridger |
1981 W.F. Doolittle |
1982 B.D. Sykes |
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1983 J. Greenblatt |
1984 R. Nazar |
1985 T.W. Mack |
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1986 P.R. Cullis |
1987 S. Grinstein |
1988 R. MacGillivray |
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1989 K.B. Storey |
1990 M.P. Walsh |
1991 G. Chaconas |
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1992 A. Klip |
1993 S. Pelech |
1994 D.B. Williams, H.Vogel |
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1995 R.O. Ryan |
1996 L. Kay |
1997 M. Bouvier |
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1998 D. Clarke |
1999 M. Tyers |
2000 A. Veillette |
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2001 N. Strynadka |
2002 J. Wrana |
2003 C. Boone |
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2004 R. Wozniak |
2005 M. Glover, E. Brown |
2006 J. Casey |
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2007 M. Marra |
2008 F. Sicheri |
2009 M. Bhatia |
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2010 S. Muthuswamy |
2011 G. Ferbeyre |
2012 J. Brumell |
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2013 P. Roux |
2014 John Rubinstein |
2015 Vincent Archambault |
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2016 Filip Van Petegem |
2017 Martin Schmeing |
2018 Katey Rayner |
| 2019 Jonathan Schertzer | 2020 | 2021 |
Previous winners of this award
The GSC Young Scientist Award was first given in 1987
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1987 Hilliker, A.J. |
1988 None Given |
1989 Golding, G.B. |
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1990 Bonen, L. |
1991 Haughn, G.W. |
1992 Brock, H.W. |
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1993 Sokolowski, M.M. |
1994 Ritland, K. |
1995 Evans, D.H. |
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1996 Rosenberg, Susan M. |
1997McDermid, Heather |
1998 Lasko, Paul |
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1999 Rancourt, Derrick E. |
2000 Boulianne, Gabrielle |
2001 Hudson, Thomas |
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2002 Scherer, S. |
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In 2003 the award was renamed the Robert Haynes Young Scientist Award
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2003 Chippindale, Adam |
2004 Bulman, Dennis E. |
2005 Xu, J.P. |
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2006 Steward, Bryan |
2007 Agrawal, Aneil |
2008 Kassen, Rees |
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2009 none given |
2010 Gregory, Ryan |
2013 Masse, Eric |
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2014 Bachand, Francois |
2015 Luigi Bouchard |
2016 Laurence Pelletier |
