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:
| Researcher | Chairholder Title | Tier |
| Beaulieu, Christian | Canada Research Chair in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Microstructure | 1 |
| Bhavsar, Amit | Canada Research Chair in Pattern Recognition Receptor Pathophysiology | 2 |
| Bourque, Stephane | Canada Research Chair in Maternal and Perinatal Physiology | 2 |
| Cao, Bo | Canada Research Chair in Computational Psychiatry | 2 |
| Carson, Valerie | Canada Research Chair in Movement Behaviours and Child Health | 1 |
| Dyck, Jason R.B. | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Medicine | 1 |
| Elhenawy, Wael | Canada Research Chair in Microbiome Research | 2 |
| Hartling, Lisa | Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis and Translation | 1 |
| Hendzel, Michael | Canada Research Chair in Genome Cell Biology and Dynamics | 1 |
| Hicks, Elizabeth (Anne) | Canada Research Chair in Children’s Lung Health | 2 |
| Hyshka, Elaine | Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation | 2 |
| Ioannou, Maria | Canada Research Chair in Brain Lipid Cell Biology | 2 |
| Jackson, Jesse | Canada Research Chair in Neural Circuits | 2 |
| Jickling, Glen | Canada Research Chair in Genomics and Genetics of Stroke | 2 |
| Kaul, Padma | Canada Research Chair in Women and Children’s Cardio-Metabolic Health | 1 |
| Komarova, Svetlana | Canada Research Chair in Digital Twins for Bone Health | 1 |
| MacDonald, Shannon | Canada Research Chair in Applied Pediatric Immunization | 2 |
| Montesanti, Stephanie | Canada Research Chair in Health System Integration | 2 |
| Nykiforuk, Candace | Canada Research Chair in Community Environments and Public Policy for Well-Being | 1 |
| Pabayo, Roman | Canada Research Chair in Social and Health Inequities | 2 |
| Peers, Danielle | Canada Research Chair in Disability and Movement Cultures | 2 |
| Prado, Carla | Canada Research Chair in Integrative Nutrition, Body Composition and Energy Metabolism | 1 |
| Richard, Caroline | Canada Research Chair in Nutritional Immunology | 2 |
| Riddell, Meghan | Canada Research Chair in Maternal-Fetal Interface Biology in Health and Disease | 2 |
| Sharma, Sangita | Canada Research Chair in Population Health | 1 |
| Tan, Qiumin | Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 2 |
| Tsai, Sue | Canada Research Chair in Immunometabolism | 2 |
| Ussher, John Edward | Canada Research Chair in Pharmacotherapy of Energy Metabolism in Obesity | 2 |
| Voronova, Anastassia | Canada Research Chair in Neural Stem Cell Biology | 2 |
| Wishart, David | Canada Research Chair in Metabolomics and Precision Medicine | 1 |
Updated September 2026
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:
- Jason Acker
- Sofia Ahmed
- Valerie Carson
- Margie Davenport
- Sandra Davidge
- Jason Dyck
- Carole Estabrooks
- Georg Schmolzer
- Lisa Hartling
- Marek Michalak
- Colleen Norris
- David Olson
- Gavin Oudit
- Carla Prado
- Shannon Scott
- Sangita Sharma
- Sunita Vohra
- Lori J. West
- Toshi Yokota
- Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Updated August 2026
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 |
|---|---|
| Jason Acker | Medical Sciences |
| Sandra Davidge | Medical Sciences |
| Carole Estabrooks | Nursing and Public Health |
| Chris Le | Chemistry |
| Marek Michalak | Medical Sciences |
| Lori West | Cardiac Transplantation |
| David Wishart | Biological Sciences & Computing Science |
| Updated September 2026 | |
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:
- Valerie Carson
- Lisa Hartling
- Zubia Mumtaz
- Candace Nykiforuk
- Carla Prado
- Shannon Scott
Updated October 2023
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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