Jean Paterson and Bob Shiu - a great team

Jean and Bob have been married 24 years. They are both scientists and they have worked together to advance knowledge. They are both teachers and they care about young people - and ensuring young people have an opportunity for a strong future. They are both involved with dogs - and in training and showing dogs. They both care about their community and want to ensure good roads and schools as well as good parks and green spaces. They are a team - a great team - who work well together.

In previous posts, I have talked quite a bit about Jean. Here I will provide more information about Bob.

Bob Shiu was born in Hong Kong and came to Montreal to do undergraduate and graduate work. He understands the needs of immigrants because he is one. Both Bob and Jean know that immigrants to Canada have been very important to building our country, and they believe it is important to continue to help and encourage immigrants.

In Montreal, Bob worked with Dr. Henry Friesen, a well known Canadian scientist who discovered the pituitary hormone prolactin, and then went on to become President of the Medical Research Council in the 1990s. Working with Dr. Friesen, Bob Shiu discovered and isolated the prolactin receptor. The scientific paper which described the isolation of the prolactin receptor has been very highly cited in the years since because it paved the way for isolating other receptors. Bob is a very well respected and well known scientist in his field.

Jean and Bob have lived for many years in their present home in Waverley West in the Fort Whyte constituency. The photos show Jean and Bob at home. In the bottom photo, you can see their dogs Myc (by Jean), and Alice (by Bob). Alice is a former Canadian Obedience Trial Champion.