Senate Research Report - September 2022

  Research News  

Dr. Dean Tripp appointed as new Chair of HSREB

Deputy Vice-Principal Research, Steven Smith announced that Dr. Dean Tripp, Departments of Psychology, Anesthesiology and Urology will assume the role of Health Sciences and Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Research Ethics Board (HSREB) Chair for a five-year term.
Dr. Tripp will take over from Dr. Albert Clark, who has served as the Chair of HSREB since its inception in 1991.  We offer our deepest gratitude to Dr. Clark, whose contributions and dedication to health sciences research in Kingston has been instrumental in helping Queen’s and its affiliated hospitals (Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Providence Care Centre) become national leaders in human participant research by setting standards and guidelines to ensure studies are conducted ethically and safely.  Dr. Clark will serve as Outgoing Chair until December 31, 2022.
Dr. Tripp will continue as General Research Ethics Board (GREB) chair, with Dr. Jacob Brower serving as Vice-Chair while the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio begins an immediate search for a new Chair for GREB.

Early-career researchers recognized for advancing research and discovery

Jennifer Tomasone (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies), Cao Thang Dinh (Chemical Engineering), and Chantelle Capicciotti (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences; Chemistry; and Surgery) have each been awarded the Queen's University Prize for Excellence in Research. Awarded by the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio, the award celebrates researchers with distinguished contributions to their fields and who have earned their highest degree in the last 10 years. Each recipient of the prize is nominated by the dean of their faculty, then reviewed by a selection committee who place an emphasis on representing the diversity of the Queen’s community and its research. The recipients are awarded a cash prize of $5,000.
Learn more about the three researchers 

Queen’s researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Each year, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) awards field-leading Canadian researchers across the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences with one of the most prestigious academic honours in the country. Seven Queen’s researchers have been elected fellows of the RSC’s distinguished 2022 cohort, and one has been elected to the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Their research spans multiple disciplines – from political philosophy and computer-assisted medicine to the influence of policy making on social inequalities.
Meet the eight researchers 

Two national research facilities led by Queen’s University have been awarded $120 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

At a recent announcement by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, two major national research facilities affiliated with Queen’s University were awarded $120 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). SNOLAB – a research consortium bringing together Queen’s University, Carleton University, Laurentian University, University of Alberta, and the Université de Montréal -- will receive $102 million in infrastructure funding. SNOLAB is at the forefront of unravelling the mysteries of the universe as one of only two laboratories in the world with low radiation backgrounds to support cutting edge measurements.
The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) will be receiving close to $20 million.  The renewed funding will be critical to CCTG’s advancements in precision medicine, immunotherapy, de-escalation and symptom control trials, and correlative analyses. These efforts will lead to innovative therapies, improved understanding of cancer resistance, and will reduce the burden of cancer treatments.
Read more about the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Major Science Initiatives investment at Queen’s University 

Queen’s economics professor Robert Clark receives Bank of Canada fellowship to study competition in a variety of markets.

Understanding and shedding light on the sources and consequences of market power is the goal of economics professor Robert Clark, who has received a fellowship with the Bank of Canada to advance this research. The fellowship includes a grant worth approximately $500,000 spanning five years to study the impact of Artificial-Intelligence driven algorithmic pricing and its impact on competition. 
Read more about his investigation of how advances in AI may impact the functioning of firms and markets around the world, particularly in relation to collusion. 

Queen’s Professor Emeritus and Nobel laureate Arthur McDonald receives inaugural Canadian Association of Physicists Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

In June, Dr. McDonald became one of two inaugural recipients of the Canadian Association of Physicists Fellowship  recognizing his contributions to physics research and education, leadership within the Canadian physics community and inspiring the next generation of physics graduates.
Read Dr. McDonald thoughts on milestones, Canadian leadership in astroparticle physics, and the next frontiers in the field.  

21 Queen’s researchers receive grants supporting research in Social Sciences and Humanities

Under the umbrella of the Insight Program, the Queen’s researchers received funds totaling $ 3.6 million supporting projects at all stages of the research continuum – from early investigation to the dissemination of results.
Learn more about the Queen’s recipients 

Four early career researchers receive $100,000 each to build new research programs.

The Government of Ontario recently announced the results for the sixteenth round of its Early Researcher Awards (ERA), which provide early-career scholars across the province with funding to build research teams. Amber Simpson (Computing and Biomedical), Jacqueline Monaghan (Biology), Avena Ross (Chemistry), and Avena Ross (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) each received $100,000 each to structure programs that will investigate topics in machine learning, agriculture, astroparticle physics, and natural products.

Continuing collaboration for cancer research

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) has renewed its support of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) based at Queen’s with a five-year $30 million commitment. The funding represents a continuation of CCS’s largest research investment, which began in 1980 when it helped to create the research group that became CCTG’s national research network.
Read more about the renewed support