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October 2019 Award Winners

By November 1, 2019December 1st, 2023No Comments

Dr. Marco Marra (pictured), Head of UBC’s Department of Medical
Genetics, has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Adam Ramzy
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award
Dr. Carl Lowenberger
Chris Dagg Award for International Impact
Dr. Marco Marra
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. Megan Levings
Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship
Dr. Perry Kendall
Order of Canada
Dr. Poul Sorensen
Bloom Burton Award

Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Supervisor
Dr. Alejandra Wiedeman
Bertram Hoffmeister Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Amirah Aly
Mining for Miracles Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Brandon Chalazan
BC Children’s Hospital Outstanding Achievement Award
Dr. Dahai Zhang
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Emily Gardiner
BC Children’s Hospital Outstanding Achievement Award

Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Supervisor
Caroline Illmann
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Graduate Studentship
Catriona Hippman
BC Children’s Hospital Outstanding Achievement Award
Deema Alhusari
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Graduate Studentship
Hailey Findlay Black
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Jan M. Friedman Graduate Studentship
Jeff Holmes
BC Children’s Hospital Outstanding Achievement Award
Ji Soo (Samantha) Yoon
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Graduate Studentship
Kaitlin Sullivan
Royal Canadian Legion Masters Scholarship in Veteran Health Research
Lauren St-Germain
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Graduate Studentship
Lindsay Richter
BC Children’s Hospital Outstanding Achievement Award
Rana Minab
BC Children’s Hospital Childhood Diseases Graduate Studentship
Samantha Dziurdzik
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Sue Carruthers Graduate Studentship
Tanmaya Atre
Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Foundation Graduate Studentship