2011 Canadian Diabetes Association, Young Scientist Award Winner, Minna Woo MD PhD

摘要

The National Research Council of the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Minna Woo is the 2011 recipient of the CDA Young Scientist Award.The CDA established the Young Scientist Award in 1987 for the purpose of encouraging, by appropriate recognition, outstanding research conducted in Canada by young scientists (not past their 45th birthday) in the field of diabetes.Dr. Woo is currently an Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and is a staff clinician scientist/endocrinologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Woo is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the CDA's Personnel and Awards Peer Review Committee and is a CDA member of the National Research Council. She also serves as the Vice-Chair, Scientific, of the Clinical & Scientific Section of the CDA. Dr. Woo is a panel member for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Diabetes, Obesity and Lipoprotein peer review committee. In addition to her countless other volunteer activities, Dr. Woo is an editorial board member for the American Journal oj Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism.