Title:
PRIZE - Project Grant - PA: Maud Menten - Biomedical Research
Agreement Value:
$30,000.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 1, 2025 - Sep 30, 2026
Description:
Dr. Menten's outstanding career as a biomedical scientist led to many achievements including important co-discoveries relating to blood sugar, haemoglobin and kidney functions. In 1913, a collaboration with Leonor Michaelis on the behaviour of enzymes resulted in the Michaelis-Menten equation, a biochemical concept so fundamental that it is familiar to first-year science students.
This Maud Menten New Principal Investigator Prize was established to recognize and support the research excellence of Canadian Early-Career Investigators working within the mandate of the CIHR Institute of Genetics (CIHR-IG).
This prize is a supplemental grant to support research and must be used according to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Application Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Application Administration Guide. . The prize is not a personal award and is non-renewable.
IG Strategic Research Priorities
• Strengthening the IG Research Community
• Addressing Health & Health System Priorities:
o Computational and Systems Biology
o From Models and Mechanisms to Therapies
o Health Services, Policy & Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Research
• Fostering Innovation, Commercialization & Translation Through Partnerships
Organization:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Expected Results:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA H3C 3J7
Reference Number:
236-2025-2026-Q3-00078
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Recipient's Legal Name:
Sawh, Ahilya N
Research Organization:
University of Toronto
Program:
Research in Priority Areas
Program Purpose:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.