Many of our ICORD trainees and staff have been recognized for their remarkable accomplishments in their areas of research. The following is a selected list of some of the various achievements our trainees have been made since 2007.
Research awards are also presented to trainees at the ICORD Annual Meeting. For a list of previous winners and a description of the different ICORD research awards, please visit here.
If you are a trainee or staff member and you have received an award not listed below, please email ICORD’s admin office.
Interested in becoming a part of ICORD and joining our group of talented researchers? Check out our Join ICORD page for more information.
Staff Awards
| Year |
Name |
Department |
Award |
| 2014 |
Lowell McPhail |
ICORD Admin |
UBC President’s Staff Award for Leadership |
| 2012 |
Cheryl Niamath |
ICORD Admin |
UBC Faculty of Medicine Applegarth Staff Service Award |
Trainee Awards
2017
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Jessica Archibald |
Kramer Lab |
- Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program Scholarship (NSERC)
- International Scholarship (CONACyT)
|
| Dr. Peggy Assinck |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) |
| Emily Deegan |
Stothers Lab |
Sullivan Award (Northwest Urological Society) |
| Greg Duncan |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Rising Star Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute) |
| Cameron Gee |
West Lab |
3rd place oral presentation at the 4th International Autonomic Symposium |
| Carina Graf |
Laule Lab |
endMS Master’s Studentship Award (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) |
| Dr. Brett Hilton |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Albert J. Aguayo and Charles Tator Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards (Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation) |
| Dr. Catherine Jutzeler |
Kramer Lab |
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (Craig H. Neilsen Foundation)
- Research Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research)
- 2nd place oral presentation at the UBC Postdoc Association’s Postdoc Research Day
|
| Amanda Lee |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR)
- 3rd place poster presentation at the 4th International Autonomic Symposium
- Go Global Self-Directed Research Abroad Award (UBC)
- Best Oral Presentation (UBC Department of Medicine Research Expo)
|
| Kevin Liu |
Laule Lab |
endMS Doctoral Studentship Award (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) |
| Vera-Ellen Lucci |
Claydon Lab |
Best Overall Podium Presentation (GF Strong Research Day) |
| Megan MacGillivray |
Sawatzky Lab |
Best Graduate Podium Presentation (GF Strong Research Day) |
| Arshdeep Marwaha |
Krassioukov Lab |
UBC Faculty of Science Research Award for Travel |
| Dr. Saman Pakyari |
Ghahary Lab |
Doctoral Research Award (CIHR) |
| Greg Pearcey |
Zehr Lab |
Ph.D Poster Presentation Award (Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Conference) |
| Dr. Aaron Phillips |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Clinical Science Young Investigator Award (American Physiological Society)
|
| Dr. Malihe Poormasjedi |
West Lab |
1st place in the poster category at the 15th Annual Genomics Forum (GenomeBC) |
| Ian Ruiz |
Krassioukov Lab |
- 1st prize for Best Poster Presentation (Cardiovascular Section, Experimental Biology Meeting)
- 2nd prize for Best Podium Presentation (American Spinal Injury Association)
- 2nd prize for Best Podium Presentation (with Jordan Squair) (Annual Meeting for the American Spinal Injury Association)
- 2nd Honourable Mention for Best Podium Presentation (UBC Clinician Investigator Program Annual Research Fellows Day)
- Faculty of Medicine Student Travel Award (UBC)
|
| Dr. Valerio Russo |
Granville Lab |
Travel Award (American Society for Matrix Biology) |
| Dr. Rahul Sachdeva |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (Craig H. Neilsen Foundation)
- 2nd place oral presentation at the 4th International Autonomic Symposium
- Best Postdoctoral Fellow Poster (GF Strong Research Day)
- Best poster presentation (UBC Postdoc Research Day)
- 1st place poster at the UBC Postdoc Association’s Postdoc Research Day
|
| Paulina Scheuren |
Kramer Lab |
Best Graduate Poster (GF Strong Research Day) |
| Dr. Steve Shen |
Granville Lab |
Travel Award for Young Investigators (American Heart Association) |
| Gukaran Singh |
Mortenson Lab |
Research Training Award (WorkSafeBC) |
| Jordan Squair |
Krassioukov Lab |
- 2nd place poster presentation at the 4th International Autonomic Symposium
- 2nd prize for Best Podium Presentation (with Ian Ruiz) (Annual Meeting for the American Spinal Injury Association)
|
| Dr. Keerit Tauh |
Granville Lab |
Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR) |
| Seth Tigchelaar |
Kwon Lab |
- Runner-up in the 2017 3 Minute Thesis Competition (UBC)
- Best Overall Poster (GF Strong Research Day)
|
| Dr. Christopher Turner |
Granville Lab |
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (CIHR)
- Travel Award (American Society for Matrix Biology)
|
| Dr. Mathias Walter |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Dr. Andrei Krassioukov International Autonomic Award
- Research Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research)
|
| Freda Warner |
Kramer Lab |
- Rising Star Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
- Graduate Student Research Grant (UBC School of Kinesiology)
|
| Dr. Alexandra Williams |
West Lab |
Research Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) |
| Alison Williams |
Lam Lab |
- Rising Star Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
- Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR)
|
| Dr. Matthew Zeglinski |
Granville Lab |
- Research Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (CIHR)
|
2016
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Dr. Jacquelyn Cragg |
Kramer Lab |
Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)) |
| Greg Duncan |
Tetzlaff Lab |
- PhD Studentship (MS Canada)
- Rising Star Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
|
| Jolande Fooken |
Spering Lab |
Student Travel Award (Vision Sciences Society) |
| Lidia Engel |
Whitehurst Lab |
- Travel Award (Monash University Melbourne, Australia)
- Travel and Minor Research Award (Simon Fraser University)
|
| Cameron Gee |
West Lab |
- Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (School of Kinesiology, UBC)
- Accelerate Award (Mitacs)
|
| Ana Gheorghe |
Kwon Lab |
2nd place poster in the Masters category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Brett Hilton |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Doctorate level (CIHR) |
| Dr. Catherine Jutzeler |
Kramer Lab |
- Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship (Swiss National Science Foundation)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia)
|
| Dr. Behnia Lashkari |
Moore Lab |
Travel Award (Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis |
| Kevin Liu |
Laule Lab |
Travel Stipend (International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine) |
| Sohrab Manesh |
Tetzlaff Lab |
MSc Studentship (MS Canada) |
| Neda Manouchehri |
Kwon Lab |
1st place poster in the Staff category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Fraser Muir |
Moore Lab |
MSc Studentship (MS Canada) |
| Greg Pearcey |
Zehr Lab |
- Endeavour Research Fellowship (Department of Education and Training, Australian Government)
- Travel Award (National Institutes of Health)
- Graduate Award (University of Victoria)
- Howard E Petch Research Scholarship (University of Victoria)
- Cameron Memorial Trust Bursary (University of Victoria)
|
| Dr. Aaron Phillips |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Killam Post-doctoral Research Prize (UBC)
- International Early Career Physiology Award (American Physiological Society)
|
| Austin Rothwell |
Spering Lab |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC) |
| Andrew Round |
Krassioukov Lab |
1st place, Medical Student Essay Contest (Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) |
| Ian Ruiz |
Krassioukov Lab |
- People’s Choice Best Lightning Talk (UBC Students in Health Annual Research Conference)
- Summer Student Research Program Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
|
| Valerio Russo |
Granville Lab |
IMPACT Award (CIHR) |
| Stephanie Santacruz |
Granville Lab |
Best Poster Award (ICORD Annual Research Meeting) |
| Steve Shen |
Granville Lab |
- IMPACT Award (CIHR)
- Postdoctoral Felllowship (CIHR)
|
| Jordan Squair |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Aaron Moser Award for Best Poster Presentation at the Doctoral Student Level (ICORD)
- Killam Doctoral Scholarship (UBC)
|
| Femke Streijger |
Kwon Lab |
Honorable Mention in the PhD Category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Christopher Turner |
Granville Lab |
IMPACT Award (CIHR) |
2015
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Peggy Assinck |
Tetzlaff Lab |
- Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Doctorate level (CIHR)
- Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
|
| Dr. Katharine Currie |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Best Doctoral Poster at 6th Annual GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Day
- 3rd place Best Poster by a Post-doctoral level Trainee at 2015 ICORD Annual Research Meeting
|
| Amanda de Faye |
Warburton Lab |
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Award (CIHR) |
| John Edgar |
Willerth Lab |
- Computational Biology Undergraduate Summer Student Health Research Awards (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- J. Cura Scholar Award (University of Victoria)
- Finalist for the Sunnybrook Research Prize (University of Toronto)
|
| Ali Farrokhi |
Ghahary Lab |
Studentship Award (WorkSafeBC) |
| Ryan Hartwell |
Ghahary Lab |
Top Ph.D. student (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute) |
| Michelle Jia |
Krassioukov Lab |
- 3rd place, best poster presentation at 3rd International Autonomic Symposium
|
| Yulia Merkolova |
Granville Lab |
Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Award (CIHR) |
| Sumeet Mutti |
Spering Lab |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (NSERC) |
| Sheida Naderi-Azad |
Tetzlaff Lab |
End MS Summer Studentship (MS Canada) |
| Elena Okon |
Kwon Lab |
1st place poster in the Staff category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Mohammadreza Pakyari |
Ghahary Lab |
Top Student (UBC Graduate Studies) |
| Sanman Pakyari |
Ghahary Lab |
Studentship Award (WorkSafeBC) |
| Greg Pearcey |
Zehr Lab |
- Basic Science World Congress Student Award (American College of Sports Medicine Foundation (ACSM))
- Graduate Student Award (University of Victoria)
- Cameron Memorial Trust Bursary (University of Victoria)
|
| Aaron Phillips |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Craig H. Neilson Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship (Ranked 1st in Competition)
- American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Research Recognition Award
- 1st place, Gordon Hiebert Prize for best poster (ICORD Annual Research Meeting)
- Best Overall Podium Presentation – GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre Annual Research Day
- Best Postdoctoral Fellow Podium Presentation – GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre Annual Research Day
- 1st place, best oral presentation at 3rd International Autonomic Symposium
|
| Steve Shen |
Granville Lab |
Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Travel Award (American Heart Association) |
| Kitty So |
Kwon Lab |
2nd place poster in the Staff category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Lidia Engel |
Whitehurst Lab |
- ICORD Travel Award
- Travel Award for Health Policy Assembly (VCHRI)
- Graduate Student Society Professional Development Grant
- Travel Award (Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation)
- Graduate Fellowship Award (Simon Fraser University)
- CADTH Travel Award
- Travel and Minor Research Award (Simon Fraser University)
|
| Mei Mu Zi (Annie Zheng) |
Krassioukov Lab |
- CIHR CGS-Masters Student Award 2015/2016
- 1st place for the W.L. McLeod Award for best poster by Undergraduate/Master’s students (ICORD Annual Research Meeting)
- Best poster in the categories of Heart/Lung/Others at the FEST 2015 Heart + Lung Health Scientific Symposium (Institute for Heart and Lung Health)
- Wendy Fan Memorial (UBC)
- Syd Vernon Graduate Student Award (UBC)
|
2014
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Michael Berger |
Krassioukov Lab |
CAPM&R Resident Essay Contest Winner (CAPM&R Annual Meeting, St. John’s NFLD) |
| Alis Bonsignore |
Warburton Lab |
Top Masters Student, Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilita |
| Lauren Buschmann |
Warburton Lab |
NSERC Industry Partnered Scholarship |
| Jacquelyn Cragg |
Borisoff Lab |
- ASIA Apple Award for excellence in publishing in SCI research
- Top Abstract Award (National Spinal Cord Injury Conference)
- War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship (IODE Canada)
- Harry & Florence Dennison Fellowship in Medical Research (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
- May Adele Normal Postgraduate Award in Medical Research (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
|
| Lidia Engel |
Whitehurst Lab |
- Travel Award (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health)
- Best Student Contribution (Vancouver Health Economics Methodology Conference)
|
| Ali Farrokhi |
Ghahary Lab |
- WSBC Trainee Award (WorkSafeBC)
- International Tuition Award
- Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
|
| Kay Fung |
Miller Lab |
UBC Delegate for the Canadian National Medical Students Research Symposium (CNMSRS) |
| Paul Hanson |
Granville Lab |
Top Poster Award (American Society for Investigative Pathology) |
| Nick Held |
|
Accelerate Internship (MITACS) |
| Paul Hiebert |
Granville Lab |
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (CIHR) |
| Michèle Hubli |
Krassioukov Lab |
Advanced Postdoc Mobility Fellowship (Swiss National Science Foundation) |
| Bita Imam |
Miller Lab |
- Vanier Scholarship (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Killam Fellowship Award (UBC)
- Doctoral Award (CIHR) [declined]
- 4 Year Doctoral Fellowship (UBC) [declined]
|
| Jessica Inskip |
Claydon Lab |
- Panerai Award for Beest Graduate Student Poster Presentation in the category of Experimental Biology (Cerebral Autoregulation Network)
- CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health Young Investigator Forum Travel Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
|
| Dr. Mohsen Kohsravi |
Ghahary Lab |
- Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarship in Health Science (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
- Transplantation Training Program Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Masters Affiliated Award (UBC)
|
| Kathryn Lalonde |
Spering Lab |
Master’s Award (NSERC) |
| Dr. Philip Ly |
Pallen Lab |
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Trainee Travel Grant (Child & Family Research Institute)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Child & Family Research Institute) [declined]
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada)
|
| Jordan Lui |
Mills Lab |
Summer Student Research Program (UBC) |
| Stella (Qishuo) Luo |
Oruc Lab |
Globalink International Research Internship (MITACS) |
| Rojin Kaviani |
Jalili Lab |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Nima Khadem Mohtaram |
Willerth Lab |
- Best Talk Award at the 31st Canadian Society of Biomaterials for presentation titled “Melt Electrospun Microfiber Scaffolds with novel architecture for neuronal differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells”
- Travel Award (University of Victoria Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Travel Award (Center of Biomedical Research)
- Travel Award (ICORD)
|
| Neda Manouchehri |
Kwon Lab |
1st place poster in the Staff category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Megan O’Brien |
Borisoff Lab |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Elena Okon |
Kwon Lab |
Staff Excellence Award (ICORD) |
| Leigh Parkinson |
Granville Lab |
Top Poster Award (American Society for Investigative Pathology) |
| Greg Pearcey |
Zehr Lab |
- Postgraduate Scholarship-Doctoral Program (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)
- Graduate Fellowship (University of Victoria)
- Graduate Student Award (University of Victoria)
|
| Mali Poormasjedi |
Ghahary Lab |
- Travel Award (UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Vanier Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Rising Star Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
|
| Kimiya Sabbaghan |
Claydon Lab |
Poster Presentation Award at the Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology 6th Annual Research Day (Simon Fraser University) |
| Sanam Salimi |
Ghahary Lab |
- International Tuition Award (UBC)
- Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
- WSBC Trainee Award (WorkSafeBC)
|
| Emma Smith |
Miller Lab |
- 2nd Place in the Three Minute Thesis in the Faculty Level (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
- Student Travel Grant (Canadian Association on Gerontology)
- Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Margaret Hood Scholarship in Occupational Therapy (UBC)
- Faculty of Medicine Graduate Award (UBC)
- Emerging Leader Award (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)
|
| Jackie Soicher |
Cripton Lab |
Top Master’s Presentation at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium |
| Femke Streijger |
Kwon Lab |
2nd place poster in the Staff category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Carolyn van Toen |
Cripton Lab/Oxland Lab |
Hines Award for Best Oral Presentation at the Ohio Injury Biomechanics Symposium |
| Jeffrey Wang |
Spering Lab |
Summer Student Research Program Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
| Dr. Christopher West |
Krassioukov Lab |
Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation/Sell Fund of ASIA Young Investigator Award |
| Guobin Wu |
Borisoff Lab |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Christina Zhang |
Oruc Lab |
Summer Student Research Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
2013
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Evan Chen |
Kozlowski Lab |
Best Abstract by a Trainee at the 21st Annual Meeting of the ISMRM White Matter Study Group |
| Kevin Chen |
Borisoff Lab |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Drew Commandeur |
Hundza Lab |
- Undergraduate CSEP Award
- Health Professions Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Jamie Cassels Research Award (University of Victoria)
|
| Jacquelyn Cragg |
Borisoff Lab |
- Women in Science Award – Emerging Leader in Science (Minerva Foundation)
- Institute of Community Support Travel Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Travel Award (International Symposium of Neural Regeneration)
- Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
|
| Matthew Crombeen |
Lam Lab |
Medal of Bravery by Governor General David Johnston |
| Katharine Currie |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Two-year Research Fellowship (Craig H. Neilsen Foundation)
- Research Fellowship (Heart & Stroke Foundation) [Declined]
- 2nd Place for Oral Presentations (2nd International Symposium on Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury)
|
| Greg Duncan |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Top Poster Award (Canadian Spinal Cord Conference 2013) |
| Lidia Engel |
Whitehurst Lab |
- Best Poster Award (Vancouver health Economics Methodology Conference)
- Travel Award (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research)
|
| Ali Farrokhi |
Ghahary Lab |
CIHR Skin Research Training Scholarship |
| Seth Gilchrist |
Cripton Lab |
- Best Presentation at the Northwest Biomechanics Symposium
- Hines Award for Best Poster at the Ohio Injury Biomechanics Symposium
|
| Darren Grey |
Mills Lab |
2nd Place for Poster Presentation (2nd International Symposium on Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury) |
| Alon Hendel |
Granville Lab |
Top Poster Award (ImmunoVancouver) |
| Brett Hilton |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctorate level, 2013-2016 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Michèle Hubli |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Best Oral Presentation Award (4th Annual GF Strong Rehab Centre Rehabilitation Research Day)
- 3rd Place for Oral Presetnations (2nd International Symposium on Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury)
|
| Bita Imam |
Miller Lab |
Rising Star Award (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute) |
| Jessica Inskip |
Claydon Lab |
- Institute of Circulatory & Respiratory Health Young Investigator’s Forum Travel Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Graduate Student Award of Merit (Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada)
|
| Azadeh Hosseini-Tabatabaei |
Ghahary Lab |
Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
| Ivy Hsu |
Granville Lab |
- Top Poster Prize (UBC Skin Research Day)
- Graduate Student Fellowship (UBC Department of Pathology)
|
| Reza Jalili |
Ghahary Lab |
Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) |
| Iris Loots |
Hundza Lab |
- Heath Professions Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Jamie Cassels Research Award (University of Victoria)
|
| Dr. Mohsen Kohsravi |
Ghahary Lab |
Skin Training Centre Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Megan O’Neill |
Roskams Lab |
Silver in the Graduate Poster Competition (UBC Life Science Institute) |
| Andre Perrotta |
Warburton Lab |
NSERC Industry Partnered Scholarship |
| Aaron Phillips |
Krassioukov Lab |
Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) |
| Malihe Poormasjedi |
Ghahary Lab |
- International Tuition Award (UBC)
- Graduate Award (UBC Factuly of Medicine)
|
| Brodie Sakakibara |
Miller Lab |
Postdoctoral Award (Canadian Association of Gerontology) |
| Fakhri Shafai |
Oruc Lab (NOVA) |
Autism Research Training Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Michael Slater |
Hundza Lab |
Jamie Cassels Research Award (University of Victoria) |
| Femke Streijger |
Kwon Lab |
1st place poster in the Staff category at the Annual Research Meeting (ICORD) |
| Alex Tao |
Spering Lab (NOVA) |
Undergraduate Student Research Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Darryl Wan |
Krassioukov Lab |
Medical Student Essay Contest (Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) |
| Jeffrey Wang |
Spering Lab (NOVA) |
Summer Student Research Program Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
| Dr. Christopher West |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Postdoctoral Trainee Fellowship (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research)
- 1st Place for Oral Presentations (2nd International Symposium on Autonomic Dysfunctions Following Spinal Cord Injury)
|
| Yun Zhang |
Ghahary Lab |
Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
2012
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Peggy Assinck |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctorate level, 2012-2015 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Lisa Ang |
Granville Lab |
- Travel Award (American Society for Matrix Biology)
- Oral Presentation Award (American Society for Matrix Biology)
|
| Amber Backwell |
Townson Lab |
Poster Award for paper titled “Enhancing education delivery: an evaluation of the client education sessions and print materials in a spinal cord injury program” (National Spinal Cord Injury Conference) |
| Ryan Brodie |
Hundza Lab |
Masters Student Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Jacquelyn Cragg |
Borisoff Lab |
- PhD Studentship (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada)
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)
- Killam Doctoral Scholarship (UBC)
- Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award [Nominee] (UBC)
|
| Terry-Ann Curran |
Ghahary Lab |
3 Minute Thesis Heat-Winner (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute) |
| Jessie Dezutter |
Delongis Lab |
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Research Foundation Flanders) |
| Greg Duncan |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Doctoral Studentship Award, 2012-2013 (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) |
| Taylor Drury |
Warburton Lab |
Mitacs: Accelerate Internship |
| Sanam Salimi Elizei |
Ghahary Lab |
- International Tuition Award, 2012-2013 (UBC)
- Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
|
| Ali Farrokhi |
Ghahary Lab |
- International Tuition Award, 2012-2013 (UBC)
- Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
|
| Alon Hendel |
Granville Lab |
Top Poster Award (American Society for Matrix Biology) |
| Paul Hiebert |
Granville Lab |
Top Graduate Student Award (James Hogg Research Centre) |
| Ivy Hsu |
Granville Lab |
Skin Research Training Centre Scholar Award (CIHR) |
| Azadeh Hosseini-Tabatabaei |
Ghahary Lab |
- International Partial Tuition Scholarship (UBC)
- Graduate Award (UBC Faculty of Medicine)
- Four Year Fellowship Award (UBC)
|
| Jessica Inskip |
Claydon Lab |
- Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship, 2012-2014 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health Young Investigator’s Forum Travel Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Graduate Fellowship Research Award (Simon Fraser University)
|
| Jae Lee |
Kwon Lab |
President’s Staff Award for Emerging Leadership (UBC) |
| Katie Lee |
Forwell Lab |
Rehabilitation Graduate Scholarship, 2012-2014 (UBC Rehabilitation Sciences) |
| Reza Malik |
Lam Lab |
Best Poster in the clinical category (Brain Research Centre) |
| Megan O’Neill |
Roskams Lab |
Edward Squires Memorial Scholarship (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
| Melissa Pak |
Krassioukov Lab |
Oral presentation recognized for excellence at the ASIA Annual Conference |
| Malihe Poormasjedi |
Ghahary Lab |
- Four Year Fellowship Award (UBC)
- Vanier Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Skin Research Training Scholarship (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Best Overall Presentation (Experimental Medicine Research Day)
|
| Rianne Ravensbergen |
Claydon Lab |
- Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health Young Investigator’s Forum Travel Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Graduate Fellowship Research Award (Simon Fraser University)
- President’s PhD Scholarship (Simon Fraser University)
- Skills Development Travel Award (CIHR)
- Graduate Student Society Professional Development Grant (Simon Fraser University)
|
| Brodie Sakakibara |
Miller Lab |
Doctoral Trainee Competition (Canadian Association on Gerontology) |
| Brett Shaw |
Claydon Lab |
- Graduate Fellowship Research Award (Simon Fraser University)
- Sulzer Bingham Pumps Graduate Scholarship (Simon Fraser University)
- Mahama Ghandi Graduate Scholarship in Kinesiology (Simon Fraser University)
- Institute Community Support Travel Award (CIHR)
- Best Master’s Poster at the Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology Research Day (Simon Fraser University)
|
| Ellen Stephenson |
Delongis Lab |
Entrance Scholarship (UBC) |
| Femke Streijger |
Kwon Lab |
Best Staff Poster Award at ICORD Annual Meeting |
| Jamie Veale |
Delongis Lab |
Entrance Scholarship (UBC) |
| Dr. Christopher West |
Krassioukov Lab |
Two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Government of Canada) |
| Elisa York |
Roskams Lab |
College for Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Merit Award (UBC) |
| Yun Zhang |
Ghahary Lab |
International Partial Tuition Scholarship, 2012-2013 (UBC) |
2011
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Athena Chou |
Roskams Lab |
- Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Doctoral Studentship (Alzeimer’s Society of Canada)
|
| Christopher R. Dennison |
Cripton Lab |
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Greg Duncan |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Paralyzed Veterans of America Poster Award at the 14th International Symposium on Neural Regeneration |
| Setareh Ghahari |
Forwell Lab |
Postdoctoral Fellows Travel Award, 2011-2012 (The Western Pacific endMS Regional Research and Training Centre) |
| Mischa Harris |
Warburton Lab |
Masters Award, 2011-2013 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Mark Lam |
Delongis Lab |
Meritorious Award for research presented (Society for Behavioral Medicine) |
| Megan O’Neill |
Roskams Lab |
Doctoral Studentship (CIHR) |
| Aaron Phillips |
Warburton Lab |
MITACs Accelerate Internship |
| Leanne Ramer |
Krassioukov Lab/Steeves Lab |
- Top Graduating Doctoral Student (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute)
- Paralyzed Veterans of America Poster Award at the 14th International Symposium on Neural Regeneration
|
| Jane Wacker |
Townson Lab |
Winner of the Medical Student Essay Contest for essay titled “Levocarnitine treatment in SCI: a potential treatment for fatigue” (Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) |
2010
| Trainee |
Lab |
Award |
| Nima Alan |
Krassioukov Lab |
Technicians and Research Assistant Professional Development Award (UBC) |
| Lisa Ang |
Granville Lab |
- Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR)
- Top Oral Presentation (UBC Pathology Day)
|
| Peggy Assinck |
Tetzlaff Lab |
- Best Poster Award at the Stem Cell Network Annual General Meeting
- 2nd Place for Presentation at the Vancouver Coastal Health Transplantation Research Day
|
| Wendy Boivin |
Granville Lab |
- Young Investigator Forum Poster Award (CIHR)
- Travel Award (American Society for Matrix Biology)
|
| Dawn Cooper |
Granville Lab |
- Alice Wilson Award of the Royal Society of Canada
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (NSERC)
|
| Anastasia Dikareva |
Claydon Lab |
Best Poster by an undergraduate student (Disabilities Health Research Network) |
| Debbie Field |
Miller Lab |
Women’s & Children’s Professional Development Scholarship Fund |
| Heather Foulds |
Warburton Lab |
Postgraduate Fellowship Scholarship – Doctoral Level, 2010-2013 (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Ed Giesbrecht |
Miller Lab |
UBC 4 for 4 Entrance Scholarship, 2010-2014 |
| Alon Hendel |
Granville Lab |
- Jean-Francois Bowden Award (Institute for Heart & Lung Health)
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
|
| Paul Hiebert |
Granville Lab |
- Doctoral Fellowship (NSERC)Skin Research Training Centre Scholar Award (CIHR)
- Jean-Francois Bowden Award (Institute for Heart and Lung Health)
- Top Poster Award (Providence Heart and Lung FEST)
|
| Jessica Inskip |
Claydon Lab |
- Certificant of Excellence for Outstanding Poster Presentation (CIHR)
- CD Nelson Entrance Award (Simon Fraser University)
- Commemorative Medal and Diploma (International Paralympic Committee)
|
| Adam Ivey |
Warburton Lab |
Own the Podium Research Assistantship, 2010-2011 |
| Claire Jones |
Cripton Lab |
Margaret H. Hines Award for Best Oral Presentation at the Ohio Injury Biomechanics Symposium |
| Clare Protheroe |
Claydon Lab |
Best poster by an undergraduate student (Disabilities Health Research Network) |
| Indergeet Sahota |
Claydon Lab |
Best poster by a master’s student (Disabilities Health Research Network) |
| Dr. Gillian Simonett |
Krassioukov Lab |
S. Stewart Murray Prize (UBC Faculty of Medicine) |
| Almira Tanner |
Hoffer Lab |
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Shirley Wong |
Krassioukov Lab |
Commemorative Medal and Diploma (International Paralympic Committee) |
| Jeanne Yiu |
Miller Lab |
British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists Shaugnessey Research Award |
2009
| Name |
Lab |
Award |
| Nima Alan |
Krassioukov Lab |
Chan and Peggy Gunn Prize (UBC) |
| Lisa Ang |
Granville Lab |
- Travel Award (North American Vascular Biology Organization)
- Top Poster Prize, Runner-up (UBC Pathology Day)
|
| Peggy Assinck |
Tetzlaff Lab |
Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Level (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Krista Best |
Miller Lab |
- 4 for 4 Entrance Scholarships
- PhD Scholarship (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) [Declined]
|
| Grace Boutilier |
Sawatzky Lab |
- Best Poster Award (Disabilities Health Research Network)
- Best Poster Award (Experimental Medicine Research Day)
|
| Samatha Lloyd Burton |
Roskams Lab |
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2009-2011 (Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada) |
| Adam Campbell |
Carpenter Lab |
Postgraduate Scholarship – Doctoral (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Katharine Chan |
Claydon Lab |
Graduate Fellowship (Simon Fraser University) |
| Ben Esch |
Warburton Lab |
Senior Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) |
| Alon Hendel |
Granville Lab |
- Graduate Scholarship (Pacific Century)
- Graduate Research Fellowship (UBC)
- Have a Heart Bursary Program Award (Canadian Cardiovascular Society)
- Top Junior Poster Presentation (Centre for Blood Research, UBC)
|
| Paul Hiebert |
Granville Lab |
- Skin Research Training Centre Fellowship (CIHR)
- Have a Heart Bursary Program Award (Canadian Cardiovascular Society)
- Top Poster Presentation (UBC Pathology Day)
- Top Senior Poster Presentation (Centre for Blood Research, UBC)
|
| Brian Horslen |
Carpenter Lab |
Postgraduate Scholarship – Master’s (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Adina Houldin |
Lam Lab |
Canada Graduate Scholarship – (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
| Arwen Hunter |
Granville Lab |
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada) |
| Hannah Gustafson |
Cripton Lab |
US National Science Foundation Fellowship |
| Mark Lam |
Delongis Lab |
Doctoral Graduate Fellowship (UBC) |
| Dr. Ana Le-Meur |
O’Connor Lab |
Brain Star (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Christie McShane |
Roskams Lab |
Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship, 2009-2011 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) |
| Chantelle Murnaghan |
Carpenter Lab |
- Student Poster Award for Innovation in Basic Science (ISPGR Conference)
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Scholarship
|
| Paula Rushton |
Miller Lab |
Student Research Data Collection Award (BC Network for Aging Research) |
| Indergeet Sahota |
Claydon Lab |
Graduate Fellowship (Simon Fraser University) |
| Brodie Sakakibara |
Miller Lab |
- Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Level (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Margaret Hood Scholarship
|
| Jessica Scott |
Warburton Lab |
Senior Trainee Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) |
| Ada Tang |
Eng Lab |
Allied Health Professional Fellowship |
| Sarah Williams |
Granville Lab |
- IMPACT Award (CIHR)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (CIHR)
|
| Shirley Wong |
Krassioukov Lab |
- Travel Subsidy Award (Disabilities Health Research Network)
- Doctoral Award (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Research Foreign Study Supplement (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Level, 2009-2011 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
|
2008
| Name |
Lab |
Award |
| Grace Boutilier |
Sawatzky Lab |
Best Poster (Experimental Medical Research Day) |
| David King |
Delongis Lab |
- Student Paper Award (International Conference on Personal Meaning)
- Elizabeth Young Lacey Scholarship (UBC)
- Doctoral Fellowship Award (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
|
| Dr. Mingorance Le Meur |
O’Connor Lab |
First Prize for Best Poster (MipTec Drug Discovery Conference) |
| Paula Ruston |
Miller Lab |
PhD Trainee Award, 2008-2011 (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research) |
| Jessica Tang |
Hoffer Lab |
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Student Scholarship Award |
| Carolyn van Toen |
Cripton Lab |
Post-Graduate Scholarship (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) |
2007
| Name |
Lab |
Award |
| Cary Cunic |
Miller Lab |
Rejean Hebert Prize in Geriatric Research (Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| Christina Ekegren |
Miller Lab |
Women’s Auxiliary Scholarship in Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Seth Gilchrist |
Cripton Lab |
- Bridge Program Fellowship
- University Graduate Fellowship
|
| Robyn Newell |
Cripton Lab |
Mathematics of Information Technology & Complex Systems Scholarship |
| Paula Rushton |
Miller Lab |
Clinical Post-Doctoral Scholarship, 2007-2011 (Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
