Two MoGen students awarded Scholarships from the David Dime Family Catalyst Fund

Jhenielle Campbell and Madeline Beer are the inaugural recipients of the David Dime Family Catalyst Fund - Catalyzing the Talent Pipeline Scholarships. This newly established scholarship is generously supported by the family of the late Dr. David Dime. David had a rich history at the University of Toronto, with a PhD from the Department of Chemistry, followed by a job in industry in Switzerland, and then postdoctoral research in the Department of Molecular Genetics. David was the founder of Toronto Research Chemicals, which he started in 1983 in a small space on the 4th floor of Medical Sciences Building. Together with his wife, Elisa Nuyten, and his children, Julian, Sophia, and Camille Dime, he established this Catalyst Fund to support innovative and exploratory research and training in the Department of Molecular Genetics.

The objective of the Catalyzing the Talent Pipeline Scholarship is to engage and support young, brilliant scientists to enable them to pursue careers in fundamental and basic research. These scholarships specifically aim to support young graduate students in the Department of Molecular Genetics who come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in basic biomolecular research. 

Jhenielle has joined the Navarre lab, and Madeline has joined the Claycomb lab, for their graduate studies in Molecular Genetics.