Awards

Patrick Doyle Clinical Teaching Award 2017

Dr. Patrick Doyle: “Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Clinical Faculty Award for Career Excellence in Clinical Teaching. This award recognizes clinical faculty members throughout BC who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and made an educational impact in a local community.”
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Christian Steidl named member of the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

“Dr. Christian Steidl named member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Congratulations!”
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Dr. Bruce McManus Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Bruce McManus: “Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is evidence of the very high regard in which you are held and recognizes your extraordinary and distinguished career.”
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Dr. Ian Mackenzie has been singled out by the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine for his accomplishments..

Dr. Ian Mackenzie: “Congratulations on being a recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Medicine Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize. Dr. Mackenzie has pulled back the curtain on the molecular pathology leading to frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ”
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Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.

Dr. Andrew Minchinton: Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.
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Congratulations to Dr. David Granville on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.

Dr. David Granville: Congratulations to Dr. David Granville on receiving the Michael Smith Foundation Health Research (MSFHR) Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program.
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Dr. Morshed become one of the recipients of 2017 RBC Top 25 Immigrant Awards.

Dr. Muhammad Morshed Dr. Morshed become one of the recipients of 2017 RBC Top 25 Immigrant Awards. This “people’s choice” national award recognizes outstanding immigrants who have come to Canada, achieved success and made a positive difference.
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Dr. Tony Ng recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Dr. Tony Ng Congratulations to Dr. Tony Ng on being recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)’s 2017 Innovation and Translational Research Award. The recipients of these awards are helping to catalyze research discoveries into implementation.
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Dr. Blake Gilks recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Dr. Blake Gilks Congratulations to Dr. Blake Gilks on being recipient of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)’s 2017 Innovation and Translational Research Award. The recipients of these awards are helping to catalyze research discoveries into implementation.
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President of Colombia, Juan Manual Santos, has awarded Dr. Maria Monsalve, the National Order of Merit with the rank of Commander

Dr. Maria Monsalve: President of Colombia, Juan Manual Santos, has awarded Dr. Monsalve, the National Order of Merit with the rank of Commander. This award acknowledge the outstanding achievement of distinguished individuals in the Colombian-Canadian community. Dr. Monsalve was recognized for her scientific contributions in the field of genetics applied to anthropology, pathology and medicine. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dr. Churg on receiving the Residents Mentoring Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society at USCAP

Dr. Andrew Churg: Congratulations to Dr. Churg on receiving the Residents Mentoring Award from the Pulmonary Pathology Society at USCAP!

Maria Issa: Women of Influence 2017 | The Mentors Group 3

“Women of Influence 2017 | The Mentors Group 3″ Dr. Maria Issa: Mentorship roles: Established a mentoring program as president of the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SWIST)Read more…

Samuel Aparicio named Distinguished University Scholar

Dr. Samuel Aparicio “Dr. Aparicio has recently been named as a Distinguished University Scholar by President Santa Ono”. This prestigious distinction recognizes exceptional members of faculty who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research and/or teaching and learning, or who have the potential to demonstrate such leadership.
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Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. David Huntsman

Dr. David Huntsman Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. David Huntsman will use his Strategic Priority Funds as support for his project titled Proteomic based approach to address diagnostic challenges in cancer, with a focus in ovarian cancer.
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Strategic Priority Fund Award: Dr. Dirk van Niekerk

Dr. Dirk van Niekerk Strategic Priority Fund Award: This awards will allow Dr. Dirk van Niekerk, medical director, Cervical Screening Program, BCCA, to embark on his project titled Using an online intervention for self-collection based HPV testing to improve cervical cancer screening rates in the Fraser Region of BC.
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Nazgol Seyednejad

Nazgol Seyednejad, 2007 Nazgol is currently a resident physician specializing in General Surgery. Nazgol’s general interest in physiology and pathology initially drew her to the program. ‘I was very interested in the program as it focused on the pathology of disease processes, through a comprehension of human biology and physiology.’

Saaranga Sasitharan

Saaranga Sasitharan, 2014 Saaranga is currently completing her MHA at UBC. 1. Today in healthcare it’s important to… Remain innovative. It’s also important to be collaborative and be open to different perspectives.

Xinya Wang

Xinya Wang, 2015 Xinya is currently a first year law student at University of Ottawa. 1. Today in healthcare it’s important to… Be empathetic! It’s so important (in healthcare and law) not to disregard or trivialize our individual experiences.

Dr. Lange was awarded the third annual Great Canadian Innovation Grant by the Canadian Cancer Society

Dr. Philipp Lange Dr. Lange was awarded the third annual Great Canadian Innovation Grant by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Samuel Aparicio named Fellow of Royal Society of Canada

Dr. Samuel Aparicio Congratulations to Dr. Sam Aparicio, on being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Science. Read more…

Dr. Kevin Bennewith

Dr. Kevin Bennewith Congratulations Dr. Bennewith, this year’s recipient of the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring, mid-career category. Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, UBC.

William Schreiber

William Schreiber becomes president of American Society for Clinical Pathology Read more…

Dr. Lockwood was awarded a CIHR New Investigator 5 year salary award (July 2016)

Dr. William Lockwood Dr. Lockwood was awarded a CIHR New Investigator 5 year salary award (July 2016)

Jacqueline Quandt for receiving the Excellence in Education

Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Congratulations to Dr. Quandt for receiving the Excellence in Education from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in the “Distinguished Achievement Category” recognizing meritorious performance.
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Dr. Helene Cote Excellence in Basic Science Research

Dr. Helene Cote Congratulations to Dr. Helene Cote for receiving the Excellence in Basic Science Research from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in the “Distinguished Achievement Category” recognizing meritorious performance.
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David Huntsman Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty

Dr. David Huntsman Congratulations to Dr. Huntsman for winning a Distinguished Achievement Award from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in the “Overall Excellence” category for senior faculty members.
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Dr. Sohrab Shah: Killam Award 2016

Dr. Sohrab Shah Congratulations Dr. Sohrab Shah on being awarded a 2016 UBC Killam Research Prize.
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Congratulations to Dr. Victor Leung, Dr. Christopher Lowe, Dr. Sylvie Champagne and Dr. Marc Romney who have been awarded ‘The Top Innovation – Affiliate Gold Apple

Project Leader: Dr. Christopher Lowe Congratulations to Dr. Victor Leung, Dr. Christopher Lowe, Dr. Sylvie Champagne and Dr. Marc Romney who have been awarded ‘The Top Innovation – Affiliate Gold Apple’ by the BC Health Care Awards.
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Dr. Aparicio who has been awarded the Prof R Goudie’s lecture and medal by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Iceland 2016

Dr. Sam Aparicio Congratulations to Dr. Aparicio who has been awarded the Prof R Goudie’s lecture and medal by the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Iceland 2016. The Goudie Lecturer is a distinguished active scientist who is making seminal contributions to pathological science and the understanding of disease mechanisms.

Dr. Bruce Verchere on being awarded the 2016 Geoffrey L. Hammond

Dr. Bruce Verchere Congratulations to Dr. Verchere on being awarded the 2016 Geoffrey L. Hammond Lectureship by the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.

Dr. Mari DeMarco, who is one of the award recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)’s 2016 Scholar Program

Dr. Mari DeMarco Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco, who is one of the award recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)’s 2016 Scholar Program.
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Dr. David Hardwick Doctors of BC Award Recipients of 2016

Dr. David Hardwick Congratulations to Dr. Hardwick, Professor Emeritus and Special Advisor to the Dean, Space Planning and Utilization, on receiving the Dr. Don Rix Award, which recognizes lifetime achievements and exemplary physician leadership. British Columbia Medical Association.
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