2017 Continuing Contribution Award

Professor Emeritus Dr. Dimmock retired over 15 years ago, and continues to work full‐ time on medicinal chemistry research, with emphasis on design, syntheses and bio-evaluations of anticancer drugs. His work is supported by major grants, including from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Funding of over $1.4M has enabled the training of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, PhD and MSc students.

Of special note are the excellent collaborations he has established with colleagues in Texas, Japan, Belgium and the National Cancer Institute, USA. In addition, studies of anti‐malarial properties of his research group's compounds have been undertaken by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Looking back on his 35 years prior to “retirement,” Dr. Dimmock had an outstanding research and teaching career, publishing widely, providing first-class mentorship to graduate trainees, and receiving the USSU Teaching Excellence Award. In 2001, he was awarded the honour of Doctor of Science from the University of London.