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September 2021 Award Winners

By October 1, 2021December 1st, 2023No Comments

Dr. Shoukat Dedhar (pictured), Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UBC
and Senior Scientist at BC Cancer, received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to
investigate the role of microbiota and the immune microenvironment in breast cancer metastasis.

Grants

Winner
Grant
Link to Article
Dr. Ali Bashashati
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Annie Ciernia
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Benjamin Matthews
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Brianne Kent
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Ethan Greenblatt
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Hilla Weidberg
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Jacquelyn Cragg
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Laura Evgin
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Lisa Julian
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Maxwell Libbrecht
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Nika Shakiba
MSFHR Scholar Award
Dr. Shannon Kolind
Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grant
Dr. Shoukat Dedhar
CIHR – ICR / Cancer Research Society Partnership Grant
Dr. Tamara Vanderwal
Brain Canada Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grant

Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Dr. Anita Palepu
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
Dr. Gina Ogilvie
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow

Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Supervisor
Dr. Alejandra Wiedeman
‘Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Dr. Ana Hernandez Cordero
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Anna Herrmann
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Bahaa Abu-Raya
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Daniele Agostinelli
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Davide Cina
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Desiree Seib
‘Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Dr. Diana Hunter
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Dominic Boardman
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Emma Davison
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Felipe Eltit
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Grace Cole
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Jen Nguyen
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Julia Arebro
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Julyanne Brassard
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Katherine Badior
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Katherine Dixon
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Kathryn Milne
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Lara Utsch Mendes Gouveia
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Mahin Delara
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Marine Theret
Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award
Dr. Numaira Obaid
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Ross Jones
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Sander Lambo
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Shekooh Behroozian
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Dr. Yasmine Mohamed
MSFHR Research Trainee Award

Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Supervisor
Amanda Cheung
VCHRI Rising Star
Baraa Orabi
VCHRI Rising Star
Beverley Larssen
VCHRI Rising Star
Jennifer Ferris
VCHRI Top Graduating Doctoral Student
Jessica Archibald
VCHRI Rising Star
Karlie Edwards
’Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Lea Saparovic
’Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Michaela Khan
VCHRI Rising Star
Rachel Crockett
VCHRI Top Graduating Doctoral Student
Randip Gill
’Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Salima Kerai
’Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Sarah Erwin
Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Fellowship
Tebby Leepile
’Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship
Ying Chen
’Society to Cell’ Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship