Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology & Medicine

莱顿博士是一个先驱，证明了数学的使用作为新的显微镜在生物学和医学。她的建模工作有助于解决传统生理学中存在时间最长的谜团之一：哺乳动物的肾脏如何产生比血浆浓度高得多的尿液？最近，她做了突破性的翻译工作，重点是高血压和糖尿病治疗的疗效。主要贡献包括揭示（1）男性和女性对高血压治疗的不同反应的分子机制，以及（2）糖尿病新“神奇药物”的潜在副作用。

Dr. Layton is a pioneer in demonstrating the use of mathematics as the new microscope in biology and medicine. Her modelling work was instrumental in solving one of the longest-standing mysteries in traditional physiology: How does the mammalian kidney produce urine that is much more concentrated than blood plasma? More recently, she has done ground-breaking translational work that focuses on the efficacy of therapeutic treatments for hypertension and diabetes. Key contributions include revealing (1) the molecular mechanisms underlying the different responses to hypertensive treatments among men and women, and (2) potential side effects of a new “miracle drug” for diabetes.