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Monthly Award Summaries

December 2024 Award Winners

By January 6, 2025January 14th, 2025No Comments

Three BC Cancer graduate students are 2024 recipients of Doctoral Research Awards from the Cancer Research Society, receiving new funding to support their innovative research aimed at better understanding cancer.

The BC Cancer recipients are Meredith Clark (pictured, top right), Yilin Liu (top left), and Sarah McPhedran (bottom right). Yilin Liu and Sarah McPhedran were also recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award in December. 

See all award winners for December 2024 below.

Grants

Winner
Grant
Link to Article
Adi Steif
Dr. Adi Steif
2024 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program
Carol Chen
Dr. Carol Chen
2024 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program
Chris Napier
Dr. Chris Napier
SFU Early Career Research Award
Hua-Zhong (Hogan) Yu
Dr. Hua-Zhong (Hogan) Yu
SFU Faculty Research Award
Kerry Savage
Dr. Kerry Savage
2024 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program
Laura Evgin
Dr. Laura Evgin
Canada Gairdner Early Career Investigator
Maryam Soleimani
Dr. Maryam Soleimani
2024 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program
Nicole Chau
Dr. Nicole Chau
2024 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program
Poul Sorensen
Dr. Poul Sorensen
Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal
Ryan Morin
Dr. Ryan Morin
SFU Faculty Research Award
Valentin Jaumouillé
Dr. Valentin Jaumouillé
SFU Early Career Research Award

Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Annalena Renner
Annalena Renner
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Clara Westwell-Roper
Dr. Clara Westwell-Roper
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute's Outstanding Achievement by a Sub-Specialty Resident or Fellow
Diana Djaksigulova
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Francesca Capon
Dr. Francesca Capon
Donald Rix B.C. Leadership Chair in Genetic Medicine
Gillian Savage
Gillian Savage
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Jamie Kwon
Jamie Kwon
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Jorge Holguín Cruz
Jorge Holguín Cruz
Governor General’s Gold Medal
Juliana Sobral de Barros
Juliana Sobral de Barros
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
lauralie short
Lauralie Short
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
lisa zhan
Lisa Zhan
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Mackenzie Campbell
Mackenzie Campbell
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Marissa Foo
Marissa Foo
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Meredith Clark
Meredith Clark
Cancer Research Society’s Doctoral Research Award
Olga Vishnyakova
Olga Vishnyakova
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Rossana Torres-Alvare
Rossana Torres-Alvarez
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Sarah Chae
Sarah Chae
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Sarah McPhedran
Sarah McPhedran
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Sarah McPhedran
Sarah McPhedran
Cancer Research Society’s Doctoral Research Award
Sarah Okun
Sarah Okun
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Tracy Lee
Tracy Lee
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Yilin Liu
Yilin Liu
BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award
Yilin Liu
Yilin Liu
Cancer Research Society’s Doctoral Research Award

Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Link to Article
Dayag Sheykhkarimli
Dr. Dayag Sheykhkarimli
Yachie Lab
H.L Holmes Award by the National Research Council of Canada
Tasha Wainstein
Dr. Tasha Wainstein
Elliott Lab
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute's Outstanding Achievement by a Doctoral Student

Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Link to Article
Marina Viñeta
Marina Viñeta
Lavoie Lab
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute's Outstanding Achievement by a Master’s Student