Congratulations to Drs. Amal El Naggar, David Huntsman and Poul Sorensen for being awarded the 2021 ovCAN/Ovarian Cancer Canada

Congratulations to Drs. Amal El Naggar, David Huntsman and Poul Sorensen for being awarded the 2021 ovCAN/Ovarian Cancer Canada

Dr. Mel Krajden – Individual Leadership Impact Award, Life Sciences BC

Congratulations to Dr. Torsten Nielsen for being one of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients, Excellence in Clinical or Applied Research category

Congratulations to Dr. Mel Krajden for being one of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients, Service to the University and Community category

Department of Pathology member Dr. Poul Sorensen has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia

Dr. Blake Gilks was just awarded the Canadian Association of Pathologists Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Lien Hoang (Anatomical Pathology) – The Dr. Roberta Miller Resident Teaching Award

Dr. Linda Hoang (Medical Microbiology) – The Dr. Melvyn Bernstein Resident Teaching Award

The Reid Memorial Cup recipient is chosen by the graduating class; the award recognizes an instructor, staff member or student who made an outstanding contribution to the students’ educational experience. This year the students selected Ms. Jennifer Xenakis to receive this award.

Dr. Sophia Wong, Dr. Deb Chen and Ms. Jennifer Xenakis were chosen by the graduating class to each receive the BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award.

Joanne Wouterse – Staff Service (Admin) Award

Charlene Porter – Staff Service (Tech) Award

Dr. Anthony Hsieh – Mentoring Award

Dr. Gang Wang – Early Career Research & Discover Award

Dr. Andrew Minchinton- Research & Discovery Award

Dr. Marthe Charles – Most Valuable Player Award

Dr. Vilte Barakauskas – Excellence in Clinical Service Award

Dr. Tracy Tucker – Excellence in Education Award

Dr. Elizabeth Bryce – Lifetime Achievement Award

In Memoriam page for David Hardwick

FROM TESTS TO VACCINES: THE LAB’S ROLE IN A PANDEMIC

Dr. Poul Sorensen – AACR Team Science Award.

Long-term care residents show weaker immune response to first dose of vaccine

Graduate Student Job Opportunity

Dr. Victor Leung – Mission Award – Individual Category from Providence Health

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences elects Muhammad Morshed as expatriate fellow

Dr. Ramon Klein Geltink Emerging Scholar Award, Research at Canadian Cancer Society .

Dr. Reza Alaghehbandan, Clinical Associate Professor at the Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (ACE).

Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Inducted as a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE)

Congratulations to Dr. William Lockwood – Outstanding reviewer recognition for exemplary contribution to peer review during the fall 2019 Project Grant competition. College of Reviewers – Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Congratulations to Dr. Shazia Masud recipient of Service Award for validating and implementing molecular SARS-CoV2 testing at Fraser Health

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Minchinton recipient of the BC Cancer long service recognition award

ongratulations to Dr. Dana Devine recipient of International Society of Blood Transfusion Presidential Award 2020

Gift announcement

Sharing recent CFI success: Mel Krajden

Sharing recent CFI success Dr. Mari DeMarco

Congratulations Dr. David Granville on your new appointment as Associate Dean of Research at VCHRI

Congratulations to Dr. David Huntsman for being elected to fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Lange, recipient of a Canada Research Chair Tier II Award 2020-2025

Dr. Steidl

Dr. Lange Award

We are delighted to announce the newest faculty member to the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

DeMarco’s test aims to help prevent people from getting severely sick from COVID-19.

Congratulations to Dr. Mel Krajden of the BC Centre for Disease Control on being appointed to the Order of British Columbia

Congratulations to Dr. Mari DeMarco on receiving funds from MSFHR!

Dr. Morshed is one of the COVID-19 Research Response Fund Awardee

Congratulations to Dr. Agatha Jassem on receiving funds from MSFHR!

Dr. Titus Wong is one of The 2020 Innovation and Translational Research Award winner, Congratulations

Dr. Chris Lowe was funded as part of the Genome BC COVID.

Congratulations to Dr. David Schaeffer recipient of Junior Scientist Award – Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP)