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1. CURRENT RESEARCH FUNDING   

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• Canada Research Chairs Program
• Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Group Grant
• Canadian Institutes for Health Research operating grant
• Canadian Institutes for Health Research training grant in vision health research
  
• National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Canada Foundation for Innovation
• Ontario Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology

2.  AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS   (University level or higher) 

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• 2007-2012    Canada Research Chair
  
• 2007              UWO School of Medicine and Dentistry Dean's Award of Excellence in Research in the Team Category (for CIHR   Group for Action and Perception)
  
• 2006              Canada Research Chair
  
• 2004          The Steacie Prize (Scientist / Engineer 40 years or less for outstanding scientific research in Canada)
  
• 2003          York Faculty of Graduate Studies Teaching Award
  
• 2002          CIAR Young Explorer Award (Top 20 Young investigators in Canada)
• 2001-06     CIHR Canada Research Chair
• 2000          Premier's Research Excellence Award (Ontario Goverment).
• 1999          Dean's Award for Outstanding Research (York University).
• 1996-2001 M.R.C. Scholarship
• 1996-98     Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Neuroscience
• 1995          Polanyi Prize in Physiology / Medicine Catagory
• 1994          Lindsley Prize Finalist (Society for Neuroscience)
• 1993-94     M.R.C. Fellowship (Held at Montreal Neurological Inst.)
• 1993          Governor General Gold Medal, (U.W.O)
• 1993          Esme Walker Award (U.W.O)
• 1991          J.A.F Stevenson Memorial Scholarship (U.W.O.)
• 1991          G. J. Mogenson Award (U.WO.)
• 1991          Graduate Research Award (U.W.O.)
• 1989-92     Medical Research Council of Canada  Studentship
• 1987-89     Ontario Graduate Scholarship
• 1987-91     Graduate Teaching Award (U.W.O.)
• 1986, 87    Dean's Honour List  - University of Western Ontario (U.W.O.)