Laidlaw Manuscript Competition
The Laidlaw Manuscript competition was established in 1985 to honour Dr. Jack Laidlaw, the founder of the Institute of Medical Science.
Every year manuscript submissions are solicited from students and reviewed by IMS faculty members. The finalists are invited to present their research at IMS Scientific Day where a prize is given to the most outstanding manuscript and presentation.
General Information
- Manuscripts must reflect work completed in the graduate program.
- The publication must consist of primary research data.
- Systematic reviews are not eligible.
- You may submit published or in press work.
- If your manuscript contains multiple authors, a short letter from your supervisor confirming that the majority of the work in the manuscript is your own must accompany the submission. This letter should also specify the roles of any co-authors who are not PAC members.
- Those shortlisted (4 students in total) for the Laidlaw Manuscript Competition will be invited to give a 10-minute oral presentation and answer questions from a panel of faculty judges at Scientific Day on April 25, 2024 at Hart House.
- As part of their degree requirements, all MSc and PhD students must present their research project at Scientific Day once during their degree, either via the Alan Wu Poster Competition OR Laidlaw Manuscript Competition.
- Students who submit a manuscript for the Laidlaw Manuscript Competition must ALSO submit an abstract for the Alan Wu Poster Competition if they have not already met their presentation degree requirement for MSC1010-1011. Those NOT shortlisted for the Laidlaw competition will present a poster.
- The First Place winner receives $400 and an award certificate.
- The Honourable Mentions (3 remaining finalists) receive $200 and an award certificate.
Formatting & Submission Instructions
- Manuscripts must be formatted in the style of an Article to Nature. This is the mandatory format for this competition, even if the research has already been published in other journals.
- Manuscripts cannot exceed 8 pages of text (or 4,300 words) as per Nature Article formatting guidelines. The 8 pages does not include figures/tables (6 maximum) or references (50 maximum).
- Supplemental material, including figures/tables, is not permitted.
- The file must be named following the format: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Laidlaw.pdf
- You must use your utoronto email account to access the submission form and upload the file(s).
- Submission deadline: March 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM
- For any questions about the competition, please email Sarah.
Past Award Winners
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
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1995 |
Liqun Zhang |
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1996 |
Alan Dackiw |
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1997 |
Chung-Wai Chow (Basic) Matthew Feldkamp (Basic) Sophie Dessureault (Clinical) |
|
1998 |
You Ming Lu (Basic) Joan Ivanov (Clinical) |
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1999 |
Robin Boushey (Basic) Jennifer Jones (Clinical) |
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2000 |
Robert Gryfe (Basic) |
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2001 |
Sevan Hopyan (Basic) |
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2002 |
Joshua Kruger (Basic) |
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2003 |
Lorraine Kalia (Basic) |
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2004 |
Ross Ridsdale (Basic) |
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2005 |
Kristen Beard (Basic) |
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2006 |
Warren Lee (Basic) |
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2007 |
Shirley Mei (Basic) |
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2008 |
Christine Lau (Basic) |
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2009 |
Min Wang (Basic) |
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2010 |
Jennifer Rilstone (Basic) |
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2011 |
Brent Williams (Basic) |
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2012 |
Brian Ballios (Basic) |
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2013 |
Susan Armstrong (Basic) |
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2014 |
Chung-Ho Leung (Basic) |
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2015 |
Simon Kelley |
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2016 |
Robert D’Cruz |
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2017 |
Abdikarin Abdullah |
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2018 |
Tamadher Alghamdi Andrea Mariscal de Alba |
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2019 |
Uswa Shahzad |
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2020 |
N/A |
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2021 |
Jennifer Kwan |
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2022 |
Akihiro Nakamura |
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2023 |
Andreea Furdui |
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2024 |
Joanna Cunanan |