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NEW DIRECTOR Esteemed Scientist Takes on New Challenge of TGRI Leadership This year Toronto General Research Institute welcomed its new Director, Dr. Richard Weisel. A cardiovascular surgeon, TGRI Senior Scientist and Chair of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Toronto, Dr. Weisel brings a great deal of leadership experience to this role. “I was attracted to the Director position for the opportunity to focus the activities of the TGRI and enhance the environment for the excellent researchers in our institution,” says Dr. Weisel. “We have an opportunity to take a giant step forward by coordinating our research efforts and consolidating around our strengths.” “Among its many leading programs, TGRI has specific strengths in cardiovascular, transplant, arthritis and immunity, diabetes, pulmonary, stem cells, genomics and extensive clinical research. The new initiatives will attempt to implement the recommendations of The Future Project and create the collaborations suggested by the four UHN Priority Platforms. The availability of new resources from our successful infrastructure grants and new space in the MaRS Discovery Tower provides a unique opportunity to achieve global impact in research.” Dr. Weisel’s major research interests lie in cardiac regeneration and tissue engineering. He has more than 170 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Research Achievement Award from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the Wilfred Bigelow Award from the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons, the Career Investigator Award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Honored Guest Lecturer, American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association. He is proudest of his role in mentoring approximately a dozen clinician-scientists in their research and clinical careers, and he has received the Charles Tator Surgeon- Scientist Mentoring Award from the University of Toronto and the Mentoring Award from the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery, American Heart Association. 16 RESEARCH REPORT 2005
DISCOVERY TOWER New Tower Will Stretch UHN Research Capacity Not only is the Toronto Medical Discovery Tower (TMDT) a shining example of partnership, it is also an amazing opportunity for growth and expansion of UHN Research. UHN-MaRS Priorities Aligned The story starts in June 2001, when UHN sold lands to the Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) Discovery District, a non-profit group mandated to bring together research, capital and industry. “UHN was very involved in the process from day one,” says Dr. Christopher J. Paige, Vice President, Research.“We selected MaRS because we knew it provided much-needed space to expand our research programs, and their vision of accelerating commercialization was completely aligned with our priorities.” Ultimately UHN became a full partner in the development of the main research tower, which came to be called the UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK 17
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