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Sept. 5, 2023

5 faculty members named to College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Record number of faculty recognized as emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership
Royal Society Fellows
From left: Marie-Claire Arrieta, Gina Dimitropoulos, Kirsten Fiest, Joe Harrison, Aaron Phillips.

On Sept. 5, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) 迟辞听the聽College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. This聽is the greatest number of college members to be elected in one year at the university. The college recognizes multidisciplinary early-stage career scholars from across the country who have demonstrated a high level of achievement in advancing Canadian intellectual leadership.

Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta, PhD; Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos, PhD; Dr. Kirsten Fiest, PhD; Dr. Joe Harrison, PhD; and Dr. Aaron Phillips, PhD, will be formally inducted into the college at a ceremony in November.

鈥淚 extend my congratulations to Drs. Arrieta, Dimitropoulos, Fiest, Harrison and Phillips on joining the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists,鈥 says Dr. Ed McCauley, president of the 草莓污视频导航 and Fellow of the RSC.

鈥淲e are proud of our renowned early career researchers and the contributions they have made to harness the power of research and innovation to tackle society鈥檚 biggest challenges.鈥

2023 is 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 most successful year for RSC nominations in institutional history. In addition to the five new RSC College Members listed below, there are seven 草莓污视频导航 scholars who have been selected as Fellows of the RSC. These 12 scholars also make up the largest variety of faculties 草莓污视频导航 has ever had represented in one year, hailing from seven different faculties.

College of New Scholars

Welcomed to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists on Nov. 17 were, from left: Joe Harrison, Marie-Claire Arrieta, Kirsten Fiest, and Gina Dimitropoulos. Missing from the photo is Aaron Phillips.

Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta, PhD
Associate professor, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine (CSM)

Arrieta鈥檚 research program combines clinical and experimental research to find measures that support healthy immune and metabolic development in children. With 58 publications in top journals,聽over 7,700 citations and an h-index of 32, she has established an international reputation in the human gut microbiome field. As an advocate of science communication to the public, Arrieta has also written a bestselling book, .

Arrieta is a member of the Alberta Children鈥檚 Hospital Research Institute and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases.

Dr. Gina聽Dimitropoulos, PhD
Associate professor, Faculty of Social Work; Departments of Psychiatry and Paediatrics, CSM

Dimitropoulos is an award-winning scientist, clinician, and a global expert on youth mental health.

She has pioneered innovative treatments for youth with mental-health concerns across community and clinical contexts. Her patient-oriented and knowledge-mobilization approaches ensure youth and families are co-creators in the research process. She fosters national and international partnerships across academic and community settings to drive research with a translational impact on policy and practice.

Dimitropoulos is a member of the O鈥橞rien Institute for Public Health, the Alberta Children鈥檚 Hospital Research Institute, the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education.

Dr. Kirsten Fiest, PhD
Associate professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, CSM

Fiest is the associate scientific director - health systems at the O鈥橞rien Institute for Public Health and the director of research and innovation in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at CSM. She leads an internationally recognized research program focused on advancing the science of patient and family-centred critical care research. She has over 200 publications, over 11,000 citations, and an h-index of 51. She is leading the field in integrating families into patient care within the ICU, improving care for critically ill patients and their families.

Fiest is a member of the O鈥橞rien Institute for Public Health, the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education.

Dr. Joe Harrison, PhD
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science

Harrison holds a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Biofilm Microbiology and Genomics at the 草莓污视频导航. He has made pivotal contributions to the field of microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics through the study of biofilms. His discovery of heat-sensing enzymes and biofilm susceptibility to toxic metals informs new approaches in chronic infectious diseases treatments.

Harrison is a member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases.

Dr. Aaron Phillips, PhD
Associate professor, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Clinical Neurosciences, and Cardiac Sciences, CSM

Phillips is director of the RESTORE Network, an internationally recognized research program that developed a therapy for treating spinal cord injury using advanced research techniques, bioinformatics, and control engineering that was published in Nature. He has had success commercially through these discoveries through ONWARD Medical. His research is leading the world in the field of hemodynamic dysfunction in after spinal cord injury. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters Calgary.

Phillips is a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute.

Nominations for the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists are currently open and will close on Dec. 15, 2023. The Royal Society is the recognized pre-eminent body of independent scholars, researchers, and creative people in Canada whose Fellows comprise a collegium that can provide intellectual leadership for the betterment of Canada and the world. The college is Canada鈥檚 first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Nominations must be made by a current Fellow or a member of the college.

To learn more about the awards and how to nominate a scholar, visit the . Nominations for this award are eligible for review by the by Oct 2, 2023.


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