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Recognizing the strides and achievements
of proteomics researchers.

Recognizing the strides
and achievements of proteomics
researchers.

Recognizing the strides and achievements of proteomics researchers.

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Tony Pawson Proteomics Award 2025

The CNPN – Tony Pawson Proteomics Award recognizes remarkable achievements in the fundamental understanding and/or practice of proteomics in biological sciences. Formerly called the “CNPN Distinguished Researcher Award”, the award was renamed in 2014 in recognition of the seminal contributions to the proteomics field of one of the most influential Canadian scientists of all time, the late Prof. Tony Pawson who received the CNPN award in 2013.

Past recipients of the award are: Michael Moran (2024), Brian Raught (2023), Leonard Foster (2022), Daniel Figeys (2021), Anne-Claude Gingras (2020), Jennifer Van Eyk (2019), Gilles Lajoie (2018), Pierre Thibault (2017), Michael D. Tyers (2016), Guy Poirier (2015), Christopher Overall (2014), Tony Pawson (2013), Michel Desjardins (2012), Jack Greenblatt (2011) and John Bergeron (2010).

Nominations are open for the 2025 Award (self-nominations are permitted). The award will be presented at CNPN 2025 on Nov. 8th 2025, to kick off HUPO 2025, held in Toronto, Canada from Nov. 9 – 13th 2025.  The awardee will present a 20 min lecture on their research/career progression and receive an award consisting of a trophy and a $2000 prize.

Applicant Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a Canadian citizen and/or work at a Canadian Institution at the time of application
  • The applicant must be able to receive the award and present a lecture at CNPN 2025 as part of HUPO 2025 on November 8th, 2025

How to apply

The candidate or sponsor must send a complete pdf application using the form below, before September 5th, 2025.
The application should consist of:

  • A cover letter (max. 2 pages) briefly describing why the nominee is appropriate for the award; this should include names and email addresses of three supporters who may be contacted by the review committee.
  • A short CV (max. 6 pages) highlighting the nominees most significant achievements.
  • A paragraph suitable for publication on the CNPN website and in the program of the CNPN meeting (see https://cnpn.ca/past-recipients/).
  • A high-resolution photo for inclusion on the CNPN website and program of the CNPN meeting.

The pdf file and the email header should read: CNPN2025_Pawson_Award_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. The successful applicant will be notified by September 20th, 2025.

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Dr. Thomas Kislinger

University of Toronto

Thomas Kislinger received his MSc in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Munich, Germany (1998). He completed his PhD in 2001, investigating the role of Advanced Glycation Endproducts in diabetic vascular complications at the University of Erlangen, Germany and Columbia University, New York. Between 2002 and 2006 he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. In 2006 he joined the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as an independent investigator. Dr. Kislinger is a Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Medical Biophysics. Dr. Kislinger serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Proteome Research. The Kislinger lab applies proteomics technologies to translational and basic cancer biology. This includes the development of novel proteomics methodologies, identification of liquid biopsy signatures and the molecular identification of novel cell surface markers. Dr. Kislinger has published 200 manuscripts that have been cited over 32,000 times.

New Investigator Award 2025

The CNPN – New Investigator Award is a recent initiative of the CNPN to recognize the contributions of an outstanding early career researcher to the fundamental understanding and/or practice of proteomics in the biological sciences. This award will help new investigators gain visibility in the field and encourage early-stage Investigators to consider how proteomics may be used in their research.

Past recipients of the award are: Marie Brunet (2024), Mathieu Lavallée-Adam (2023), Jennifer Geddes-McAlister (2022), Hannes Roest (2021), Jean-Philippe Lambert (2020).

Nominations are open for the 2025 Award (self-nominations are permitted). The award will be presented at CNPN 2025 on Nov. 8th 2025, to kick off HUPO 2025, held in Toronto, Canada from from Nov. 9 – 13th 2025. The awardee will present a 20 min lecture on their research/career progression and receive an award consisting of a trophy and a $2000 prize.

Applicant Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a Canadian citizen and/or have an appointment at a Canadian Institution at the time of application
  • The applicant must be able to receive the award and present a lecture at CNPN 2025 as part of HUPO 2025 on November 8th, 2025
  • The applicant will be within the first 6 years of their independent appointment (with consideration for leaves of absence in accordance with CIHR guidelines)

How to apply

The candidate or sponsor must submit a complete pdf application using the form below, before September 5th, 2025.
The application should consist of:

  • A cover letter (max. 2 pages) briefly describing why the nominee is appropriate for the award; this should include names and email addresses of three supporters who may be contacted by the review committee.
  • A short CV (max. 6 pages) highlighting the nominees most significant achievements.
  • A paragraph suitable for publication on the CNPN website and in the program of the CNPN meeting (see https://cnpn.ca/past-recipients/ for past recipients).
  • A high-resolution photo for inclusion on the CNPN website and program of the CNPN meeting.

The pdf file and the email header should read: CNPN2025_New_Investigator_Award_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. The successful applicant will be notified by September 20th, 2025.

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Dr. John Patrick Murphy

University of Prince Edward Island

Dr. J Patrick Murphy specializes in quantitative proteomics and its application to study cancer and immune cell biology. He has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) since 2019. Dr. Murphy completed his PhD in biology from Dalhousie University with a quantitative proteomics focus in Dr. Devanand Pinto’s laboratory at the National Research Council Institute for Marine Biology. He then studied in Dr. Steve Gygi’s laboratory at Harvard Medical School where he worked on the development of tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics approaches and their application to understanding fundamental processes in cell biology. Following this, Dr. Murphy joined Dr. Patrick Lee’s group at Dalhousie where he focused on the application of quantitative proteomics to understand cancer metabolism and immunology. His current research group at UPEI uses quantitative proteomics to understand the functions of both endogenous and exogenous metabolites that are produced or encountered by cancer and immune cells. Dr. Murphy has authored or co-authored more than 40 publications and has been named a Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar, and a Banting Research Foundation Discovery Awardee. Dr. Murphy also teaches undergraduate courses at UPEI where he introduces students to new ways that biology may be understood using technology, such as proteomics.

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