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June 2020 Award Winners

By July 1, 2020December 1st, 2023No Comments

Amanda Cheung (pictured), a neuroscience PhD student in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, is among those awarded a Vanier
Canada Graduate Scholarship to support her research into the hemodynamic management of acute spinal cord injury.

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Grants

Winner
Grant
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Dr. Adam Frankel
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Alexander Beristain
NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement
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Dr. Alexander Beristain
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Alexander Rauscher
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Alexander Wyatt
Canadian Cancer Society Impact Grant
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Dr. Alice Mui
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Amanda Slaunwhite
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Annie Ciernia
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Artem Cherkasov
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Bob Hancock
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Brian MacVicar
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Carl de Boer
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Cheryl Wellington
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Christopher Kennedy
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Christopher West
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Corinne Hohl
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Daniel Goldowitz
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. David Chen
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. David Perrin
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. David Vocadlo
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Deborah Money
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Douglas Allan
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Esther Verheyen
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer
2020 CFI/BCKDF John R. Evans Leaders Fund Grant
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Dr. François Jean
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity – Therapeutics
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Dr. Hongbin Li
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. James Russell
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. James Wakeling
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Jeffrey Richards
NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement
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Dr. Joerg Gsponer
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Josef Penninger
UK-Canada Diabetes Research Team Grant
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Dr. Josef Penninger
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Karen Cheung
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Karla Williams
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Khanh Dao Duc
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Kimberly Mcgrail
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity – Diagnostics
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Dr. Kurt Haas
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Liisa Galea
CIHR Catalyst Grant
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Dr. Louis-Philippe Bernier
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Luke Clark
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Lynn Raymond
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Matilde Balbi
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Michael Law
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Mohamad Seyed Sadr
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Nancy Forde
NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement
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Dr. Nansheng Chen
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Natalie Strynadka
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Patricia Spittal
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Paul van Donkelaar
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Peter Stirling
NSERC Discovery Grant
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Dr. Peter Unrau
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity – Diagnostics
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Dr. Peter Zandstra
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Peyman Servati
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Pieter Cullis
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity – Diagnostics
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Dr. Ramon Klein Geltink
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Rebecca Todd
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Rodney Knight
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Ryan Brinkman
NSERC Discovery Grant
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Dr. Sarah Hedtrich
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Sharon Gorsky
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Soren Gantt
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Srinivas Murthy
CIHR Operating Grant: WHO Solidarity Trial Scale-Up Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Stan Floresco
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Tal Jarus
New Frontiers in Research Fund
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Dr. Tao Huan
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Teresa Tsang
CIHR Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
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Dr. Terrance Snutch
New Frontiers in Research Fund
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Dr. Thibault Mayor
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Thomas Claydon
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Trisha Chakrabarty
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Urs Hafeli
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Vesna Sossi
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav
NSERC Research Grant
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Dr. Will Panenka
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant
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Awards

Winner
Award
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Dr. Carolina Tropini
Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D Scholars Award
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Dr. Daniel Renouf
Dr. Ralph Meyer Phase III Young Investigator Award
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Dr. Gordon Robertson
AACR Team Science Award
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Dr. Marco Marra
AACR Team Science Award
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Dr. Steven Jones
AACR Team Science Award
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Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Supervisor
Dr. Alejandra Wiedeman
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Angela Devlin
Dr. Céline Laumont
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Brad Nelson
Dr. Dahai Zhang
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Francis Lynn
Dr. Jia Zhao
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Dr. Jordan James Shimell
CIHR-INMHA Brain Star Award
Dr. Shernaz Bamji
Dr. Kirsten Ward-Hartstonge
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Megan Levings
Dr. Mahdis Monajemi
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Megan Levings
Dr. Paul Belmonte
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Dr. Shenghui Liang
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Dr. Shogo Ida
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Dr. Shugo Sasaki
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Francis Lynn
Dr. Yale Michaels
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Peter Zandstra
Dr. Yi-Chun Chen
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Bruce Verchere

Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Supervisor
Adam Ramzy
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Afsaneh Mojtabanezhad Shariatpanahi
Echoridge Educational Foundation Scholarship in Continuing Education of Stem Cell Transplant Research & Development
Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer
Amanda Cheung
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Brian Kwon and Babak Shadgan
Amanda Rowlands
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy
Anni Zhang
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. James Johnson
Aurora Mattison
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. James Johnson
Austin Taylor
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Bruce Verchere
Chae Syng Lee
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Brian Rodrigues
Christine Wardell
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Megan Levings
Daemon Cline
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Daniel Pasula
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Dan Luciani
Helen Huang
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Francis Lynn
Jacob Stubbs
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. William Panenka and Dr. William Honer
Jamie Chu
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. James Johnson
Jeffrey Morgan
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail and Dr. Seonaid Nolan
Ji Soo Yoon
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Francis Lynn
Jocelyn Begin
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Bradley Hoffman
Kate Wahl
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Sarah Munro and Dr. Wendy Norman
Katrina Besler
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Gordon Francis
Lindsay Pallo
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Bruce Verchere
Mai-Lei Kinshella
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Rajavel Elango
Mitchell Braam
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Morgan Alford
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Robert Hancock
Nelly Saber
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Nicha Boonpattrawong
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Angela Devlin
Prashant Pandey
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Antony Hodgson and Dr. Pierre Guy
Queenie Hui
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Timothy Kieffer
Rohit Singla
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Robert Rohling and Dr. Christopher Nguan
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BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Brian Rodrigues
Sara Hosseinirad
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Guy Dumont and Dr. Maryam Kamgarpour
Saumadritaa Kar
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Bruce Verchere
Sikander Randhawa
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Nicholas Harvey
Vivian Fung
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Megan Levings
Yajie Zhai
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Brian Rodrigues
Yuanjie Zou
BC Diabetes Research Network Virtual Trainee Travel Award
Dr. Dan Luciani
Yundi Wang
Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship
Dr. David Fedida