Monthly Award Summaries

March 2026 Award Winners

By April 2, 2026April 7th, 2026No Comments

Drs. Katey Enfield, Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, and Samantha Pollard

Vancouver is March-ing towards success! This month, we saw researchers shining on the national stage. From Genome Canada to CIHR to the Canada Foundation for Innovation to the Terry Fox Research Institute, our researchers are bringing in funding from coast to cast. We are highlighting Dr. Katey Enfield from BC Cancer Research Institute, Dr. Miffy Hok Yan Cheng from UBC, and Dr. Samantha Pollard from SFU. These three researchers were awarded with 2026 Terry Fox New Investigator Awards for their work spanning immunotherapy, genetic testing, and nanomedicine.

Congratulations to all researchers! See the full list of award winners for March 2026 below.

Grants

Winner
Grant
Link to Article
Amee Manges
Dr. Amee Manges
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Chris Tam
Dr. Chris Tam
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Citlali Marquez
Dr. Citlali Marquez
TFRI & CIHR Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Dr. Clarus Leung
Dr. Clarus Leung
2026 Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award
Cornelia Laule
Dr. Cornelia Laule
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Curtis Suttle
Dr. Curtis Suttle
UBC Jacob Biely Research Prize
Gina Ogilvie
Dr. Gina Ogilvie
TFRI & CIHR Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Govind Kaigala
Dr. Govind Kaigala
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Inna Sekirov
Dr. Inna Sekirov
TFRI & CIHR Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Isabella Tai
Dr. Isabella Tai
TFRI & CIHR Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Jess McIve
Dr. Jess McIve
UBC Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
Katey Enfield
Dr. Katey Enfield
Terry Fox New Investigator Award
Leandro Venturutti
Dr. Leandro Venturutti
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Leonard Foster
Dr. Leonard Foster
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Lih Jiin Juang
Dr. Lih Jiin Juang
BC Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Mallory Flynn
Dr. Mallory Flynn
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Marcel Bally
Dr. Marcel Bally
BC Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Megan Levings
Dr. Megan Levings
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Miffy Hok Yan Cheng
Dr. Miffy Hok Yan Cheng
Terry Fox New Investigator Award
Mohammed Qadir
Dr. Mohammed Qadir
BC Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Natalie Strynadka
Dr. Natalie Strynadka
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Dr. Natasha Lane
Dr. Natasha Lane
2026 Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award
Patrick Tang
Dr. Patrick Tang
BC Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Dr. Paul Yong
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Peter Zandstra
Dr. Peter Zandstra
BC Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Piotr Kozlowski
Dr. Piotr Kozlowski
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Sam Chorlton
Dr. Sam Chorlton
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Dr. Samantha Pollard
Dr. Samantha Pollard
Terry Fox New Investigator Award
Steve Jones
Dr. Steven Jones
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund
Zamir Punja
Dr. Zamir Punja
National Genomics Applications Partnership Program

Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Allen Eaves
Dr. Allen Eaves
2026 ISSCR Lifetime Achievement Award
Connie Eaves
Dr. Connie Eaves
2026 ISSCR Lifetime Achievement Award
Connor Thompson
Connor Thompson
First Prize, Foundational Questions Institute Essay Competition

Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Link to Article
Anne Gadermann
Dr. Anne Gadermann
UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Dr. Carl de Boer
Dr. Carl de Boer
UBC Killam Research Prize
Dr. Jackie Whittaker
Dr. Jackie Whittaker
UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Dr. Kristin Campbell
Dr. Kristin Campbell
UBC Killam Research Prize