De Boer, Carl G

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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 CIHR Grants and Awards Guide. The prize is not a personal award and is non-renewable. IG's Commitments In order to achieve our mandate and vision while strongly supporting the implementation of CIHR's Strategic Plan 2021-2031 priorities, the Institute of Genetics is committing to working towards the development of four major themes. Woven with our values and principles, these commitments are the materialization of input from the broad genetics and genomics community, to patients and caregivers, to clinicians and clinician scientists, to basic biomedical researchers. • Commitment A: Enabling Genomic Medicine • Commitment B: Improving Genetic Disease Diagnosis and Therapies • Commitment C: Embracing Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Rights • Commitment D: Strengthening the Community