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Senator Lillian E. Dyck was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan on August 24, 1945. Her family resided in a number of small towns and cities in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Senator Dyck is a member of the Gordon's First Nation, Saskatchewan. Her mother was Eva McNab, who was the sister of the late FSIN Senator Hillard McNab. Her father was Yok Lee Quan who emigrated to Canada in 1912 from Hoi Ping, Canton, China.
Senator Dyck completed high school in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. She obtained a B.A. in Chemistry (1966), Honours Biochemistry (1968), Master of Science Biochemistry (1970) and Ph.D. in Biological Psychiatry (1981) from the University of Saskatchewan.
On May 12, 2007, Senator Dyck was awarded an Honorary Degree
(Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, D. Litt.)
from Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
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Senator Dyck was summoned to the senate by the former Prime Minister Paul Martin in March 2005 and sworn in on April 12, 2005. Previously, Senator Dyck was the Associate Dean, Programs, College of Graduate Studies and a full Professor, permanent status, in the Neuropsychiatry Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. |
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Senator Dyck is a neurochemist. She has done research on how antidepressants and antipsychotics affect neurotransmission; and recently she investigated how these drugs might be therapeutically active by interfering with the processes of neurodegeneration. She was a member of a research team who developed and patented new drugs which may be useful in treating diseases such as Parkinson's, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's. She has also done research on alcohol metabolism in Saskatchewan Indians and other races.
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Her honors include: |
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2007 |
Awarded an
Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, D.
Litt.) from Cape Breton University in Sydney, NS on May 12,
2007 |
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2005 |
Appointed to the Senate of Canada, representing Saskatchewan. |
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2005 |
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan. |
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2003 |
YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for Science, Technology and the Environment, Saskatoon, SK. |
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2001 |
Invited by the Lt. Governor of Saskatchewan to a Dinner with Prince Charles at Government House, Regina, SK. |
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2000 |
Recipient of the First Nations of Sask. Women of the Dawn Award in Science and Technology. |
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2000 |
Invited by Foreign Affairs and International Trade to Canada
House, London , UK to a Women in Science Forum.
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2000 |
Featured in Herstory, Silver Anniversary Edition,The Canadian Women's Calendar. |
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1999 |
Activist Award, Women in History Collective, Saskatoon, SK. |
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1999 |
Honored by the Saskatchewan Legislature for achievement as a female Aboriginal scientist. |
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1999 |
Recipient of the award for Science and Technology from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. |
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1998 |
Invited by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to the Canadian Embassy, Washington , D.C. to a Women in Science Roundtable.
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1997 |
House of Commons Citation for being a Role Model for girls and women in science. |
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1997 |
Nominated by the University of Saskatchewan for the Prairie NSERC Chair in Women, Science and Engineering. |
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