Awards Monthly Award Summaries

April 2024 Award Winners

By karnottMay 1, 2024June 3rd, 2024No Comments

Dr. Yongjin Park (pictured) has been named Canada Research Chair in Integrative Causality Inference of Cancer Mechanisms (Tier 2).

The Canada Research Chairs Program enables researchers to excel in their disciplines. By advancing cutting-edge research, chairholders are improving the health and well-being of Canadians, strengthening Canada’s international competitiveness, and training the next generation of talent in their labs.

See all award winners for April 2024 below

Grants

Winner

Grant

Link to Article

Dr. Alexander Rauscher

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Dr. Bhavi Modi

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rare Disease Research Initiative

Dr. David Cabral

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rare Disease Research Initiative

Dr. Elizabeth Rideout

CFI Innovation Fund

Dr. François Bénard

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Dr. James Johnson

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Dr. James Johnson

CFI Innovation Fund

Janice Eng

Dr. Janice Eng

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Leonard Foster

Dr. Leonard Foster

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Leonard Foster

Dr. Leonard Foster

CFI Innovation Fund

Dr. Lori Tucker

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rare Disease Research Initiative

Dr. Natalie Strynadka

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Dr. Natalie Strynadka

CFI Innovation Fund

Dr. Quynh Doan

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rare Disease Research Initiative

Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi

Early Investigator Research Award from the US Department of Defense

Dr. Steven Jones

B.C. Knowledge Development Fund

Dr. Stuart Turvey

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rare Disease Research Initiative

Awards

Winner

Award

Link to Article

Abishek Wadhwa

NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) Graduate Award

Dr. Adrian Yee

Honorary Medical Alumni Award

Allison Campbell

Killam Teaching Prize

Alvin Qiu

Student Leadership Award

Busra Turgu

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Dr. Cameron Hague

Killam Teaching Prize

Dr. Christina Luong

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards

Dr. Cornelia Laule

Killam Teaching Prize

Dr. Dolph Schluter

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

Dr. Eric McGinnis

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards

Dr. Esther Verheyen

Excellence in Supervision

Hallie Dau

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Dr. Kishor Wasan

Outstanding Reviewer from CIHR

Loujain Bilal

Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award

Dr. Miles Mannas

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards

Dr. Paris-Ann Ingledew

Killam Teaching Prize

Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell

Honorary Medical Alumni Award

Dr. Stefan Lang

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Investigator Awards

Dr. Yongjin Park

Canada Research Chair

Valerie Mok

Student Leadership Award

Fellowships

Winner

Fellowship

Link to Article

Dr. Lars Kruse
(Bohlmann Lab)

Pathway to Independence Award

Supervisor Name

Dr. Marissa Lithopoulos
(Miller and Kaplan Labs)

Pathway to Independence Award

Supervisor Name

Dr. Ross Jones
(Zandstra Lab)

Pathway to Independence Award

Supervisor Name

Dr. Santanu Sasidharan
(Tokuriki and Plotkin Labs)

Pathway to Independence Award

Supervisor Name

Scholarships

Winner

Scholarship

Link to Article

Nicholas Viegas
UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Harry Logan Memorial Scholarship

Shabnam Molan
FHS Faculty of Science

CIHR CGS-M

Simona Mastroianni
FHS Faculty of Science

CIHR CGS-M

Simona Mastroianni
FHS Faculty of Science

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme