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We identify young Canadian researchers with limited resources who demonstrate excellence and creativity in health and biomedical science and provide them with Discovery Awards.

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Our 2023 Discovery Awardees

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“The Banting award let me get started on my research program. From the biobank and protocols we built with that funding, we were able to expand, obtaining funding from the Canadian Cancer Society, NSERC and the Terry Fox Research Institute (I was the first ever New Investigator in Atlantic Canada). These were awards obtained shortly after the work of my Banting award, but the imprints last even now, and further into many more fundings and opportunities!”
Dr. Jeannette Boudreau
Dr. Jeannette BoudreauAssociate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University (2016 Awardee)
“The Discovery Award helped to recruit and fund my first graduate student, who helped launch early research projects in my group. As a result of the Discovery Award, we were able to generate preliminary data which allowed us to successfully apply for larger funding from CIHR. It also helped grow my lab, as my first graduate student could then help mentor other incoming students...”
Dr. Rebecca Shapiro
Dr. Rebecca ShapiroAssistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph (2018 Awardee)
“As a new principal investigator, obtaining the first grant is one of the most difficult things. Once this is achieved, one doesn’t have to convince reviewers anymore. The Banting Discovery Award I received in 2000 has been key in obtaining other funds… thanks to the Banting Research Foundation... It was the spark that ignited everything…”
Dr. Marc Pouliot
Dr. Marc PouliotProfessor, Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Laval University School of Medicine (2000 Discovery Awardee)
“It was critical to kick-starting my research program. The support of the Banting Foundation community helped to build my confidence in my first independent research position. Being surrounded by greatness motivated me to be great.”
Dr. Linday Cahill
Dr. Linday CahillAssistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (2020 Awardee)
"Early support of the Foundation was very helpful in setting my course towards the Gairdner Wightman award."
Dr. Janet Rossant
Dr. Janet RossantChief of Research Emeritus and Senior Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (1983 Awardee)
"Owing to the generous Banting Discovery Award we were able to significantly advance our research program."
Dr. Florian Bentzinger
Dr. Florian BentzingerAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Universite de Sherbrooke (2017 Discovery Awardee)
"The grant was essential to the survival and development of my research lab at a very difficult time of funding."
Dr. Tara Moriarty
Dr. Tara MoriartyAssociate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto (2011 Discovery Awardee)
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