Dr. Seán Brosnan was awarded the 2014 John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professorship, Memorial’s newest and most prestigious award for faculty by university president Dr. Gary Kachanoski at a ceremony held December 11. Named for the founding president of Memorial University College, the award recognizes those who distinguish themselves across the continuum of teaching and learning, research and public engagement. Dr. Brosnan is an accomplished educator and one of Memorial’s premier scientists and researchers in the Department of Biochemistry.

The John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Profesorship consists of the lifetime designation of "Distinguished University Professor" and a one-time unrestricted grant of $20,000 to support future research, teaching and/or public engagement activities at Memorial University. 

Dr. Brosnan is an accomplished educator and one of Memorial’s premier scientists and researchers in the Department of Biochemistry. His expertise in metabolism and the biochemistry of vitamins has led his research to being continuously funded by national funding bodies for 41 years, he has published over 150 papers and he happily brings that know-how to the classroom.

Dr. Brosnan holds a University Research Professorship from Memorial and is one of the first Memorial professors to be elected into fellowship at the Royal Society of Canada. He also has an exemplary record of engagement and service, being active, for example, with the provincial branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association for almost 40 years.