Monthly Award Summaries

August 2025 Award Winners

By September 1, 2025September 7th, 2025No Comments

Drs. Robert Petrella (left) and Zabrina Brumme (right)

This past month we turn our spotlight onto two Vancouver researchers who have been appointed as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Congratulations to Dr. Zabrina Brumme, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS  Laboratory Director, and Dr. Robert Petrella, Head of the Department of Family Practice at UBC. Election to Fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.

See all award winners for August 2025 below.

Grants

Winner
Grant
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Dr. Dewi Schrader
Dr. Dewi Schrader
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Emilia Lim
Dr. Emilia Lim
Genome BC Grant
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Gina Ogilvie
Dr. Gina Ogilvie
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Graeme Koelwyn
Dr. Graeme Koelwyn
Genome BC Grant
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Dr. Intan Schrader
Dr. Intan Schrader
Genome BC Society Issues Competition Grant
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Dr. Jörg Gsponer
Dr. Jörg Gsponer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Keara Sutherland
Keara Sutherland
Mitacs Accelerate Grant
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lesa dawson
Dr. Lesa Dawson
Genome BC Society Issues Competition Grant
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Manish Sadarangani
Dr. Manish Sadarangani
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Melanie Murray
Dr. Melanie Murray
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Michael Kobor
Dr. Michael Kobor
Genome BC Grant
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Dr. Min Hyung Ryu
Dr. Min Hyung Ryu
Genome BC Grant
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Nobuhiko Tokuriki
Dr. Nobuhiko Tokuriki
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Pascal Lavoie
Dr. Pascal Lavoie
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Paul Yong
Dr. Paul Yong
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Peter Zandstra
Dr. Peter Zandstra
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Rajavel Elango
Dr. Rajavel Elango
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Samantha Pollard
Dr. Samantha Pollard
Genome BC Society Issues Competition Grant
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Dr. Souvik Mitra
Dr. Souvik Mitra
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Steven Miller
Dr. Steven Miller
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Dr. Susan Samuel
Dr. Susan Samuel
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant
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Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Dr. John Yee
Dr. John Yee
2025 Order of British Columbia
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Dr. Ly Vu
Dr. Ly Vu
Journey Award from the Canada Centre for Immigrant Women in STEM
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Rahnuma Sara
Rahnuma Sara
2025 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award
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Dr. Robert Petrella
Dr. Robert Petrella
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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Dr. Robin Love
Dr. Robin Love
2025 Order of British Columbia
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Dr. Ruth Grunau
Dr. Ruth Grunau
2025 Order of British Columbia
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Yingying Liu
Yingying Liu
Experimental Hematology Travel Grant Award
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Dr. Zabrina Brumme
Dr. Zabrina Brumme
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Link To Article
Puneet Sidhu
Puneet Sidhu
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Fellowship - Postdoctoral
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Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Link To Article
Aniqa Shahid
Aniqa Shahid
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master
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evan barad
Evan Barad
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master
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Milad Vahedi
Milad Vahedi
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master
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Noah Katsuno
Noah Katsuno
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master
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Sarah (Yu seon) Chae
Sarah (Yu seon) Chae
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master
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