September 2025 Award Winners

Dr. Joel Finbloom

September’s award summary brought recognition from some of Canada’s most prestigious health research organizations, with standout awards highlighting excellence in nanomedicine, cancer research, and biomedical innovation across the Vancouver science community. This month’s achievements span early-career breakthroughs to established leadership in the field. Our spotlight for September showcases the work of Dr. Joel Finbloom from UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Finbloom has been recognized with a 2025 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award and a 2025 Scholar Award from Michael Smith Health Research BC, honoring his innovative contributions to nanomedicine and microbial therapeutics.

See all award winners for September 2025 below.

Grants

Winner

Grant

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Dr. Cathie Garnis

BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program

Dr. Daniel Renouf

BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program

Dr. Emilia Lim

Genome BC Project Grant

Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer

Pediatric Blood Cancer Research Innovation Grant

Dr. Jessica Chan

BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program

Dr. Joel Finbloom

2025 Gairdner Early Career Investigator

Dr. Joel Finbloom

Michael Smith Health Research BC 2025 Scholar Award

Dr. Jonathan Loree

BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program

Dr. Min Hyung Ryu

Genome BC Project Grant

Dr. Poul Sorensen

Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research

Dr. Ren Yuan

BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Program

Awards

Winner

Award

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Dr. Agatha Jassem

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

Dr. Brad Nelson

Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair

Bridget Mensah

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness

Dr. Bron Finkelstein

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Early Career Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Bruce Forster

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty

Dr. Dirk Breugem

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Late Career Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Donald Anderson

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Late Career Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Faisal Khosa

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty

Dr. James Hayward

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Early Career Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Jonathan Misskey

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service

Dr. Jugpal Singh Arneja

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

Dr. Julie van Schalkwyk

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Mid-Career Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Kayla King

Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal

Dr. Kiran Soma

2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow

Dr. Lawrence Chow

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Dr. Lindsey Forest

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Mid-Career Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

Dr. Michelle Clarke

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service

Dr. Paul Keown

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Roxana Geoffrion

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Award for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty

Dr. Steven Hallam

2025 UBC Wall Research Award

Dr. TJ Salway

2025 Royal Society of Canada Fellow

Dr. Trudy Nasmith

2025 Faculty of Medicine Award - Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness

Scholarships

Winner

Scholarship

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