Connie Eaves

Connie Jean Eaves
OC FRSC FRS CorrFRSE
Born
Constance Jean Halperin

(1944-05-22)May 22, 1944
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1]
DiedMarch 7, 2024(2024-03-07) (aged 79)
EducationQueen's University (BA),(MS)
University of Manchester (PhD)
AwardsFRSC
Royal Society of Canada (2008)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
WebsiteUniversity website

Constance Jean Eaves OC FRSC FRS CorrFRSE (née Halperin; May 22, 1944 – March 7, 2024) was a Canadian biologist with significant contributions to cancer and stem cell research.[2][3] Eaves was a professor generics of genetics at the University of British Columbia[3] and was also the co-founder with Allen C Eaves of Terry Fox Laboratory (Vancouver, Canada).

Life and career

In high school, Eaves was interested in becoming a physician but later decided to pursue research due to gender discrimination in medical school acceptance rates.[4]

Eaves received a BA in Biology and Chemistry and in 1964 and 1966 an MSc in biology (Genetics) working on oncogenic viruses from Queen's University.[4] She then pursued doctoral training at the Paterson Laboratories of the Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute and obtained a PhD from the University of Manchester in Great Britain in 1969.

Eaves did postdoctoral work on hematopoiesis at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, Canada, as a member of the research team of James Till and Ernest McCulloch.

After completing her studies, moved to British Columbia because she was offered an academic position at the University of British Columbia.[4]

Her contributions to the professional and scholarly community include acting as the editor-in-chief of the journal Experimental Hematology,[5] in addition to serving as the president of the National Cancer Institute (Canada),[6] the associate scientific director of the Canadian Stem Cell Network,[6] and president of the International Society of Experimental Hematology.[6]

Connie Eaves died on March 7, 2024, at the age of 79.[7]

Honors and recognition

Eaves was also a professor of Medical Genetics and an Associate Member of Medicine and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia.[14]

In recognition of the significant impact Drs. Connie and Allen Eaves have made on global cancer research and treatment over the past 50 years, the BC Cancer Foundation has unveiled the inauguration of the Eaves Stem Cell Assay Laboratory to honor their enduring legacy.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Honouring Excellence | Preserving History | Inspiring Generations". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  2. ^ "Connie J. Eaves, PhD". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ a b "Cancer cure breakthrough needs more research". Kelowna Capital News. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  4. ^ a b c "An interview with Dr. Connie Eaves". Regenerative Medicine Cluster Initiative in BC. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  5. ^ "Editorial Board". Experimental Hematology. Elsevier. Retrieved 2017-12-20. Editor-in-Chief, Connie J. Eaves, PhD, British Columbia Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  6. ^ a b c "Dr. Connie Eaves inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame". www.bccancer.bc.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  7. ^ Connie J. Eaves, PhD
  8. ^ Donald Metcalf Lecture Award
  9. ^ a b c d 2019 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
  10. ^ "Professor Connie Jean Eaves CorrFRSE - The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  11. ^ "2019 Inductee, Connie J. Eeaves, PhD". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
  12. ^ "Connie Eaves". The Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  13. ^ "Royal Society elects outstanding new Fellows and Foreign Members". The Royal Society. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  14. ^ "Connie J Eaves | Terry Fox Laboratory". www.terryfoxlab.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-11.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "World-Renowned Researchers Drs. Connie & Allen Eaves' 50-Year Legacy Honoured with Dedicated BC Cancer Clinical Service Lab". BC Cancer Foundation. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.