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April 2020 Award Winners

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Dr. Zabrina Brumme (pictured) from SFU and the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is leading one of the dozen “rapid response” research projects funded by Genome BC that will address the most pressing questions in the fight against COVID-19.

Grants

Winner
Grant
Link to Article
Dr. Agatha Jassem
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Andre Marziali
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Andrew Philip Blaber
Canadian Space Agency Grant
Dr. Caroline Colijn
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Chanson Brumme
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Chieh-Ling Yang
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Christopher Lowe
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Christopher Nguan
Roche Canada COVID-19 Open Innovation Challenge Funding
Dr. Corinne Hohl
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Dana Devine
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Dana Devine
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. David Sommer
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Donald Brooks
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Francois Jean
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Inna Sekirov
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Inna Sekirov
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Janice Eng
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Liisa Galea
CIHR Catalyst Grant
Dr. Mahesh Nagarajan
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Mario Brondani
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Martin Hirst
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Mel Krajden
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Muhammad Morshed
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Natalie Prystajecky
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Nobuhiko Tokuriki
Human Frontier Science Program Research Grant
Dr. Peter Black
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Sriram Subramaniam
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Steven Rogak
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding
Dr. Tara Klassen
CIHR Operating Grant
N/A
Dr. Yanan Shao
CIHR Operating Grant
Dr. Zabrina Brumme
COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding

Awards

Winner
Award
Link to Article
Dr. Caitlin Taylor
Women’s Brain Health Young Investigator Award
Dr. Catriona Hippman
Women’s Brain Health Young Investigator Award
Dr. Elizabeth Rideout
CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair
Dr. Kendall Ho
Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards
Livleen Veslemes
BC Business Magazine ‘Change Maker’ of the Year
Dr. Lori Brotto
Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards
Dr. Peter Leung
Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards
Dr. Wendy Robinson
CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair

Fellowships

Winner
Fellowship
Supervisor
Dr. Cindy Barha
Women’s Brain Health Young Investigator Award
Dr. Jayesh Kulkarni
NanoMedicines Innovation Network Postdoctoral Award
Dr. Melissa Woodward
Women’s Brain Health Young Investigator Award
Dr. Travis Hodges
Women’s Brain Health Young Investigator Award

Scholarships

Winner
Scholarship
Supervisor
Gabrielle Booth
J. Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in Engineering