We couldn’t be more proud of our members. Many are achieving respected awards for their exceptional work, demonstrating their visionary leadership and commitment to research excellence. Open the accordions below to read the full listing of award recipients.
Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs are awarded to researchers that have been recognized by their peers as outstanding leaders in their fields.
Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs are awarded to excellent emerging researchers, who have been recognized by their peers as having potential to lead in their field.
Congratulations to the following WCHRI members who have received this prestigious honour:
| Last Name | First Name(s) | Tier | Chair title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Todd | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Renal Epithelial Transport Physiology |
| Bagshaw | Sean | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Nephrology |
| Beaulieu | Christian | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Micro-structure |
| Berry | Tanya | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity Promotion |
| Bhavsar | Amit | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Functional Genomic Medicine |
| Bourque | Stephane | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Developmental and Integrative Cardiovascular Pharmacology |
| Cao | Bo | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Computational Psychiatry |
| Cummine | Jacqueline | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience of Literacy |
| Dacks | Joel | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Cell Biology |
| Davidge | Sandra T. | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Maternal and Perinatal Cardiovascular Health |
| Dyck | Jason | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Medicine |
| Field | Catherine J | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Human Nutrition and Metabolism |
| Glover | Mark J. N. | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Structural Molecular Biology |
| Grace | Andre | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Studies |
| Hartling | Lisa | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis and Translation |
| Hegadoren | Kathy | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Stress-related Disorders in Women |
| Hobman | Tom | 1 | Canada Research Chair in RNA Viruses and Host Interactions |
| Hubbard | Basil | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Therapeutics |
| Hughes | Sarah | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Cell Adhesion and Proliferation |
| Jackson | Jesse | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Neural Circuits |
| Le | Chris X. | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Bio-Analytical Technology and Environmental Health |
| Marchant | David | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Viral Pathogenesis |
| Ospina | Maria | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Life Course, Social Environments, and Health |
| Oudit | Gavin | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Heart Failure |
| Pabayo | Roman | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Social Environment and Health Among Children |
| Pituskin | Edith | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Chronicity |
| Power | Christopher | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Neurological Infection and Immunity |
| Richard | Caroline | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Nutritional Immunology |
| Scott | Shannon | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation in Children’s Health |
| Shmulevitz | Maya | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Oncotherapy |
| Tan | Qiumin | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics of Human Disease |
| Tsai | Sue | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Immunometabolism |
| Ussher | John R | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Pharmacotherapy of Energy Metabolism in Obesity |
| Voronova | Anastassia | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Neural Stem Cell Biology |
| West | Lori J. | 1 | Canada Research Chair in Cardiac Transplantation |
| Willing | Benjamin | 2 | Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics |
| Updated December 2020 | |||
Election to a Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences is one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community. Individuals are chosen based on their substantial accomplishments in health sciences and ability to demonstrate leadership, distinctive competencies, creativity and commitment to developing and advancing academic health science.
Congratulations to the following WCHRI members who received this fellowship:
- Greta G. Cummings
- Sandra Davidge
- Jason Dyck
- Marek Michalak
- Colleen Norris
- David Olson
- Christopher Power
- Richard Rachubinski
- Kim Raine
- Arya Sharma
- Sangita Sharma
- Sunita Vohra
- Lori J. West
- Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Updated September 2020
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are scholars that have been peer-elected as the best in their field. Winners are recognized as distinguished men and women who have made exceptional contributions to their area of work.
Congratulations to the following WCHRI members who have received this fellowship:
| WCHRI member | Research discipline |
|---|---|
| David Brindley | Microbiology and Biochemistry |
| Carole Estabrooks | Nursing and Public Health |
| Chris Le | Chemistry |
| Gary Lopaschuk | Medical Sciences |
| Marek Michalak | Medical Sciences |
| Richard Rachubinski | Molecular Biology and Genetics |
| Lori West | Cardiac Transplantation |
| Updated September 2020 | |
The Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Members of the College have demonstrated, at an early stage in their career, a high level of achievement.
Congratulations to the following WCHRI members who received this recognition:
- Nick Holt
- Jonathan W. Martin
- Zubia Mumtaz
- Candace Nykiforuk
- Shannon Scott
Updated September 2020
WCHRI member Lori West, whose breakthrough research revolutionized organ transplants for infants, has been appointed as an officer of the Order of Canada, the highest level of the order.
Congratulations on this momentous achievement!
We’re proud to announce that the Stollery Children’s Hospital has been selected as a recipient of the INC Research “Clinical Research Site Award”! This award is the result of the collaborative efforts of the Stollery Children’s Hospital, Loretta Fiorillo from the Department of Pediatrics, staff within the Pediatric CIU and Heather Rylance from the WCHRI clinical trials team.
This achievement is awarded in recognition of this group’s exceptional study enrolment rate, protocol adherence, data integrity and overall quality of work.
Congratulations to Loretta Fiorillo, Heather Rylance, and the rest of the team on this well-deserved honour!
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