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Dr. Jenny Bruin is one of two Carleton researchers to have been awarded the prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship, one of Canada’s top academic honours. Her work on environmental links to diabetes demonstrates how academic discovery can drive real-world impact.<\/div>\n
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Jenny Bruin, a professor in the\u00a0Department of Biology<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Institute of Biochemistry<\/a>, is addressing a growing public health concern: the link between environmental pollutants and rising diabetes rates. Her research investigates how these pollutants affect insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, which regulate blood sugar. She is also studying the link between chemotherapy and diabetes in cancer survivors\u00a0.Jenny Bruin, a professor in the\u00a0Department of Biology<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Institute of Biochemistry<\/a>, is addressing a growing public health concern: the link between environmental pollutants and rising diabetes rates. Her research investigates how these pollutants affect insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, which regulate blood sugar. She is also studying the link between chemotherapy and diabetes in cancer survivors\u00a0.<\/div>\n
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Read the full story from Carleton Newsroom:\u00a0https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/2025\/2025-dorothy-killam-fellowships\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Bruin was featured on All in a Day with Alan Neal on March 19, 2025 about the award and being a leading researcher at Carleton University. In the interview she explains how this funding will help advance her research into the role of environmental toxins in the rise of cases of Type 2 diabetes.<\/div>\n
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Listen to the full interview here: https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-92-all-in-a-day\/clip\/16135047-local-scientist-wins-big-research-environmental-toxins-contributing<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Jenny Bruin is one of two Carleton researchers to have been awarded the prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship, one of Canada’s top academic honours. Her work on environmental links to diabetes demonstrates how academic discovery can drive real-world impact. Jenny Bruin, a professor in the\u00a0Department of Biology\u00a0and the\u00a0Institute of Biochemistry, is addressing a growing public […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDr. Bruin wins 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship for research about how environmental toxins are contributing to the rise of Type 2 diabetes - 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