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May 2022 Award Winners

By June 1, 2022December 1st, 2023No Comments

Parneet Sekhon (pictured), an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Ken Harder’s lab at UBC, received a NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship award. Her project aims to explore the chemistry of lipid nanoparticle-mediated co-delivery of Cas9 mRNA and single-guide RNA.

Grants

Winner
Grant
Link to Article
Dr. Alex Scott
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Award
Dr. Andrea MacNeill
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Award
Dr. Cara Haney
Marsha Morton Early Career Investigator Award
Dr. Carl de Boer
Stem Cell Network Early Career Researcher Jump-Start Award
Dr. Darwin Yeung
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Award
Dr. David Harriman
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Award
Dr. David Thompson
Stem Cell Network Clinical Trial Award
Dr. John Boyd
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Award
Dr. Karen Tran
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Award
Dr. Kenneth Madden
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Award
Dr. Ly Vu
Stem Cell Network Early Career Researcher Jump-Start Award
Dr. Michael Underhill
Stem Cell Network Round 1 Funding: Fueling Biotechnology Partnerships
Dr. Mypinder Sekhon
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Award
Dr. Nika Shakiba
Stem Cell Network Early Career Researcher Jump-Start Award
Dr. Pamela Hoodless
Stem Cell Network Impact Award
Dr. Piotr Kozlowski
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Award
Dr. Sheila Teves
Stem Cell Network Early Career Researcher Jump-Start Award
Dr. Sonny Thiara
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Award
Dr. Yossef Av-Gay
Cystic Fibrosis Canada Renewal Grant

Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Dr. Andrea MacNeill
YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Cheyenne Johnson
YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Dr. Elizabeth Bryce
YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Dr. Jessica Megan Rosin
Brain Star Award
Dr. Judy Illes
Distinguished Scholar in Neuroethics
Dr. Leonard Foster
Tony Pawson Proteomics Award
Dr. Robert McMcaster
Clinical Trials BC Leadership & Advocacy Award

Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Supervisor
Dr. Alberto Delaidelli
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Farhia Kabeer
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Jiahao Xia
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Justin Andrushko
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Marine Theret
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Martin Prusinkiewicz
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Molly Stanley
Brain Star Award
Dr. Pierre-Yves Musso
Brain Star Award
Dr. Prabhjot Dhami
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Vera-Ellen Lucci
CIHR Fellowship
Dr. Waleed Alduaij
LLSC/CIHR Clinician Scientist Fellow Award

Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Supervisor
Amanda Yao
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship
Danny Liu
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship
Faith Liu
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship
Kevin Fox
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship
Kodee Bau
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship
Mohammad Jafari
Governor General’s Gold Medal
Parneet Sekhon
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship
Tyler Thomson
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Undergraduate Studentship