Charles H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Donnelly Centre is a global research hub where scientists from diverse fields explore the power of genomic technology to advance discovery, medicine, and health. Our researchers always seek new ways to explore global gene regulation and signal transduction using systems biology approaches, including functional genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and computational biology.

The Charles H. Best Postdoctoral Fellowship award was established in 2001 as a tribute to Dr. Charles H. Best who, along with Dr. Frederick Banting, co-discovered insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921. Successful applicants will receive $45,000 per year for up to two years.

Our ideal candidate is a highly qualified graduate (graduated from a PhD program a maximum of two years ago by application deadline) in the fields of molecular biology, stem cell biology, genetics, systems biology (genomics, proteomics and metabolomics), biomedical engineering or computational biology.

In order to apply, applicants must be sponsored by a Donnelly Centre faculty member. Applicants should contact faculty directly for sponsorship requests.

Application materials are to be submitted electronically, via email to ccbr.info@utoronto.ca by the sponsoring Donnelly Faculty member. Please combine the application into a single PDF using the naming convention: LastFirst_BestFellow_2025.pdf.

The PDF file must contain the following documents in this order:

• Completed application form
• Curriculum vitae
• Two-page statement of research interests (See application form for details)
• Transcripts (undergraduate and graduate levels)
• Three reference letters (Two letters from external referees and one letter from Donnelly Centre supervisor)

The Charles H. Best Fellowship cannot be held in conjunction with another fellowship that has a value of $30,000 or greater (including tri-agency postdoctoral fellowships). If accepting another fellowship during the term of the Charles H. Best fellowship, the Charles H. Best Fellowship will end at the start date of the new award and the total value will be prorated.