Catherine Ivy in the department of biology is investigating how birds rapidly adjust to extreme changes in altitude while flying. (CC0 Images)
Catherine Ivy in the department of biology is investigating how birds rapidly adjust to extreme changes in altitude while flying. (CC0 Images) - From polymers to bird physiology, research by two new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients at Western covers exciting new ground. The fellowship program provides $70,000 a year for two years to top postdoctoral scholars, both nationally and internationally, who are seen to contribute to the country's economic, social and research - based growth. A total of 70 fellowships are awarded each year through the Tri-Council agencies: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Catherine Ivy The fellowships are named in memory of Sir Frederick Banting , the Canadian physician, researcher, Nobel laureate and war hero who, together with his assistant Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin. Catherine Ivy , a postdoctoral scholar in migration physiology in the department of biology, is investigating the physiology that allows birds to rapidly adjust to extreme changes in altitude while flying. Using the flight tunnel at Western's Advanced Facility for Avian Research , Ivy will investigate the mechanism responsible for the migratory flight of songbirds and shorebirds.
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