endMS Research and Training Network Announces $500,000 David L. Torrey endMS Transitional Career Development Award Recipient
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/20/12 -- The MS Society of Canada proudly announces the recipient of its "David L. Torrey endMS Transitional Career Development Award," Dr. Jorge Alvarez of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM).
The award provides successful post-doctoral and clinical fellows with $500,000 to fund the last two years of their MS-focused fellowship and the first three years of their first faculty position in a Canadian institution.
Dr. Alvarez completed his Ph.D. at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He moved to Canada to pursue his post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Alexandre Prat at CRCHUM.
"This award is an opportunity to make the transition from trainee to independent researcher," says Dr. Alvarez. "It recognizes the potential of trainees like me for further developing our careers, being able to provide knowledge to the research community and finding solutions for those affected by MS, who are ultimately the driving force of our endeavours."
"I strongly believe that this award along with the other research programs supported by the MS Society will further enhance our understanding of MS," says Dr. Alvarez.
The award is supported by a gift of $500,000 from Mr. Torrey to the endMS campaign, a $60 million initiative designed to attract, train and retain researchers in the field of MS and to accelerate the search for a cure. Mr. Torrey is a longtime MS Society volunteer and donor with a passion for innovative research that is promising in its impact on people with MS. He is a former investment banker who retired as vice chairman of RBC Dominion Securities and served as a director on several Canadian and U.S. companies.
"I am excited about being able to support one of our best research talents," says Mr. Torrey. "The work of researchers like Dr. Alvarez leads to real, everyday improvements in the life of people with MS."
Dr. Alvarez's research focuses on central nervous system (CNS) barriers. In particular, his work looks at the meninges (the system of membranes which envelops the CNS) and the choroid plexus (which secretes cerebrospinal fluid) which may be directly involved in MS-related inflammation. He hopes to use the award as the basis to build a research platform which focuses on generating novel and applicable research for people with MS.
"Supporting the development of the next generation of MS researchers is vital in continuing Canada's progress and discovery in the field of MS," says Dr. Karen Lee, vice president of research at the MS Society of Canada. "We thank Mr. David Torrey for his financial grant to help us achieve this and we look forward to seeing Dr. Alvarez further his contribution in MS research."
The 2009 winner of this award, Dr. Stephen Kerfoot, was recently awarded a faculty position at the University of Western Ontario. The award played an important role in ensuring he is supported in critical moments of his career transition.
About the endMS Research and Training Network
The endMS Research and Network is funded by the MS Society's related MS Scientific Research Foundation and is the flagship investment of the $60 million endMS capital campaign. The endMS Network continues to make progress towards accomplishing its objectives of attracting, training, and retaining trainees and researchers who will commit their careers to further discovery in this field and expanding and enhancing opportunities to conduct MS research in Canada. To learn more about the endMS Research and Training Network, please visit: . To donate, please visit endMS.ca.
About multiple sclerosis and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. It is the most common neurological disease of young adults in Canada. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 40, and the unpredictable effects of MS last for the rest of their lives. The MS Society provides services to people with MS and their families and funds research to find the cause and cure for this disease. Please visit mssociety.ca or call 1-800-268-7582 to make a donation or for more information.
Note: All research that is funded by the MS Society of Canada undergoes formal peer review, which is an internationally accepted benchmark performed by experts within the field. This process ensures that research is evaluated in a fair and effective manner which is free from conflict of interest, thus allowing research with the greatest scientific merit to be funded.
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