2005 News Releases
For Immediate Release - November 12, 2005
Gala Honours Research Excellence at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
(OTTAWA, ONTARIO) – Two of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute's (OHRI) most respected researchers were honoured
tonight at the Gala for Research, an annual event to celebrate research
and to raise funds for the OHRI. This year’s Gala, presented
by Cognos, raised $150,000.
The Researcher of the Year Award went to Dr. David S. Park for
his work to understand the causes and prevention of brain cell death,
which leads to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s
and Alzheimer’s. Dr. Benjamin K. Tsang won the Dr. J. David
Grimes Research Career Achievement Award for his research into reproductive
biology—including contraception, infertility and cancers of
the reproductive organs—over the past three decades.”
The OHRI at The Ottawa Hospital is at the forefront of medical
research; here in Ottawa and across the country,” said Dr.
Ron Worton, CEO and Scientific Director of the OHRI. “Researchers
like Drs. Park and Tsang are helping to further the understanding,
prevention and treatment the leading causes of death and disability
in our society today.”
Well-known Canadian philanthropists Eric and Vizma Sprott were
honorary co-chairs of this year’s Gala for Research. The Sprotts
have donated $2 million to stem cell research at the OHRI. Mr. Sprott
announced to guests at the Gala that The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s
Legacy Campaign has now reached the $73-million mark of its $100-million
goal.
“Although Mr. and Mrs. Sprott live in Toronto, they understand
that an investment in research in Ottawa will bring dividends for
the health care of all Canadians,” said Susan Doyle, President
and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation. “We are grateful
for the support of the Sprotts and so many others like them in our
community.”
The Gala for Research is an annual black-tie event to recognize
and support outstanding research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute,
the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital. The event attracts more
than 500 of Ottawa’s business and community leaders.
For more information about this year’s award winners, Please
click here.
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is a multi-campus, academic
health sciences centre, serving 1.5 million residents of Ottawa
and Eastern Ontario, both in English and French. It provides care
for more patients than any other hospital in Canada, and boasts
specialty centres in cancer, heart, kidney and vision care, as well
as rehabilitation services. Working together with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the University of Ottawa, and other partners,
TOH is gaining national recognition for high-quality patient care,
teaching and research. It ranks as one of the most efficient teaching
hospitals in the country. For more information, visit The Ottawa
Hospital Web site at www.ottawahospital.on.ca.
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s mission
is to inspire and enable people to support the highest quality health
care at The Ottawa Hospital and world-class research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. For more information, visit
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation Web site at www.ohfoundation.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Carl Martin
Vice-President, Communications & Marketing, The Ottawa Hospital
Foundation
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext. 17840
camartin@ottawahospital.on.ca
Jenn Paterson
Communications Manager, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Tel.: (613) 798-5555, ext.19691
Cell: (613) 614-5253
jpaterson@ohri.on.ca
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