Sep 23, 2021

Dr. Martin Yaffe Named into The Royal Society of Canada

A photo of Dr. Martin Yaffe

MBP scientist Dr. Martin Yaffe has been named a 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Dr. Yaffe was recognized alongside eighty-eight new Fellows, who were elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement.

Dr. Yaffe is being acknowledged for his exceptional work in imaging as it applies to earlier diagnosis of breast cancer. He was instrumental in the development of digital mammography, now used clinically worldwide and for his research on breast density as a risk factor for cancer and an impediment to its accurate detection.

Recognition by the RSC for career achievement is considered to be one of the highest honours an individual can achieve in the Arts, Social Sciences and Sciences. The awards will be distributed in a hybrid ceremony to be held on Friday, November 19, 2021.

Please join the Department in congratulating Dr. Yaffe on this outstanding achievement.

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Learn more about the 2021 Royal Society of Canada Fellows.