Feb 5, 2020

MBP Graduate Awarded Polanyi Prize

Dr. Mamatha Bhat

Dr. Mamatha Bhat

Medical Biophysics alumna Dr. Mamatha Bhat has been awarded the prestigious Polanyi Prize for her work in improving long-term outcomes for liver-transplant patients.

The Polanyi Prize is a $20,000 award given annually to five outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who are pursuing post-doctoral studies or who have recently been appointed faculty at an Ontario university. The prizes are distributed in five fields: chemistry, physics, economic science, physiology/medicine and literature. Dr. Bhat is the recipient of the medicine award for 2020.

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

Learn more about University of Toronto Polanyi Prize winners here.