Young Investigator Award Recipient 2011
Dr. Geoff Ball is being recognized for his work to understand and prevent childhood obesity.
Dr. Ball holds assistant or adjunct professorships in three departments at the University of Alberta.
He also established and directs the Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health at Alberta Health Sciences.
Since he joined the university in 2004, Dr. Ball has obtained $1.4 million in peer-reviewed grants as either principal or co-investigator, and has also garnered independent salary support.
According to colleague Dr. Susan Gilmour, “Having a clinician-scientist committed to the advancement of research, knowledge translation and the clinical realm…is significant and very important not only for the children of the Edmonton region and Alberta, but for the paediatric population nationally.”
Thanks to McGill University, Department of Pediatrics for sponsoring this award.
Posted: June 2011
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