2011
2011 UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award
Awarded to Dimas Yusuf, Work Study Student
2011 Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Doctoral Candidate
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Dr. Mahmoud Pouladi, Research Scientist
2011 Trainee Travel Grant
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Dr. Mahmoud Pouladi, Research Scientist
Best Clinical Poster at the World Congress on Huntington Disease 2011
World Congress on Huntington's Disease
Awarded to Alice Hawkins, Genetic Counsellor
CFRI Summer Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Cynthia Xin Ye, Undergraduate Student
Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Casper Shyr, Graduate Student
Postgraduate Scholarships - Doctoral
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Julie Chih-yu Chen, Graduate Student
Treatable Intellectual Disability Endeavor in B.C. (TIDE-BC)
BC Children's Hospital Foundation
Awarded to Wyeth Wasserman, PhD, (Co-Investigator of the TIDE BC project)
Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Rebecca De Souza, PhD Student
CIHR Catalyst Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Stefan Taubert, Principal Investigator
UBC Affiliated Fellowship
University of British Columbia
Awarded to Jennifer Grants, Graduate Student
CFRI Summer Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Lu Li, Work Study Student
CIHR Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Willike de Haan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MSFHR Biomedical Research Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Willike de Haan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MSFHR Biomedical Research Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Amber Southwell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MSFHR Biomedical Research Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Nadeeja Wijesekara, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Huntington Society of Canada & Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Amber Southwell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada
Awarded to Alicia Semaka, PhD Student
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Canadian Diabetes Association
Awarded to Dr. Willeke De Haan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Canadian Foundation for Innovation
Awarded to Dr. Michael Kobor, Principal Investigator
Canadian Gene Cure Foundation Champion Genetics Grant
Canadian Gene Cure Foundation
Awarded to Dr. Colin Ross, Faculty Member
CFRI Partnership Graduate Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Safia Ladha, Masters Student
Discovery Grant - Individual
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Dr. Michael Kobor, Principal Investigator
2010
Travel Award
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Joanna Yeung, PhD Student
Poster Award in the Junior Graduate Student category
Department of Medical Genetics
Awarded to Colum Connolly, Graduate Student(MSc)
Salary Award
The Alzheimer Society of Canada
Awarded to Terri Sosa, PhD Student
Poster Award in the Senior Graduate Student category
UBC Department of Medicine
Awarded to Fiona Young, PhD Student
UBC Graduate Student International Research Mobility Award
University of British Columbia
Awarded to Marlies Ketalaar, PhD Student
Travel Award
American Physician Scientist Association
Awarded to Fiona Young, PhD Student
Training Award
BC Clinical Genomics Network
Awarded to Johana Sistonen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety
Awarded to Johana Sistonen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
National Associates Poster Competition Winner
American College of Physicians
Awarded to Dr. Liam Brunham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Outstanding Clinical Teaching by an R2 Award
UBC Department of Medicine
Awarded to Dr. Liam Brunham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
John H. Dirks Prize (Best Presentation by a Core Resident)
UBC Department of Medicine
Awarded to Dr. Liam Brunham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Four Year Fellowships for PhD Students
University of British Columbia
Awarded to Shaun Sanders, PhD Student
CFRI/NeuroDevNet Graduate Studentship 2010-2011
Child & Family Research Institute & NeuroDevNet
Awarded to Kasia Stepien, Graduate Student(MSc)
Planning and Dissemination Grant Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Stefan Tauber, Principal Investigator
Postgraduate Scholarships
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Awarded to Jennifer Grants, Graduate Student (MSc)
Graduate Studentship Award
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Jennifer Grants, Graduate Student (MSc)
2010-2011 HSG/HSC Clinical Research Award
Huntington Society of Canada and Huntington Study Group
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Principal Investigator
Research Methodology Training Grant
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Maria Aristizabal, PhD Student
Graduate scholarship
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Awarded to Georgia Balsevic, Master's Student
UBC Graduate Fellowship
University of British Columbia
Awarded to Peter Zhang, PhD Candidate
Fellowship
Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions
Awarded to Dr. Gloria Mak,Postdoctoral Research Fellow
CIHR Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Jennifer Wilking, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Rapid Response Innovation Award
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Awarded to Dr. Carles Vilarino-Guell, Research Associate
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neurogenetics and Translational Neuroscience
Government of Canada
Awarded to Dr. Matthew Farrer, Principal Investigator
Targeted Graduate Studentship-Michael Cuccione award
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Kusala Pussegoda, MSc Student
College of Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate award
Univertisy of British Columbia
Awarded to Shaun Sanders, PhD Student
Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Kusala Pussegoda, MSc Student
HSFC Research Fellowship
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Awarded to Dr. Nadeeja Wijesekara, Postdoctoral Fellow
Philanthropic Educational Opportunities Scholar Tuition Award
Philanthropic Educational Opportunities
Awarded to Alicia Semaka, PhD Student
Affiliated Fellowship
University of British Columbia
Awarded to Kusala Pussegoda, MSc Student
Student Research Award
British Columbia Clinical Genomics Network
Awarded to Lu Li, Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student Research Award
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Casper Shyr, Student
Summer Student Research Award
UBC Faculty of Medicine
Awarded to Dimas Yusuf, Work Study Student
Summer Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Xiaoyu Cindy Zhang, Work Study Student
Discovery Grant - Individual
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, Principal Investigator
NIH R01 Research Grant
National Institute of Health, USA
Awarded to Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Dr. Allan Mah, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Summer Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Kulveer Parhar, Work Study Student
Leaders Opportunity Fund
Canada Foundation for Innovation and B.C. Knowledge Development Fund
and UBC Faculty of Medicine
Awarded to Dr. Stefan Taubert, Principal Investigator
Child & Family Research Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Dr. Nirmala Padamanabhan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child & Family Research Institute Graduate Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Alice Hawkins, Graduate Student
Doctoral Research Award for Research on Huntington Disease
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Shaun Sanders, PhD Student
Child & Family Research Institute Summer Studentship
Child & Family Research Institute
Awarded to Sarah Konefal, Co-op Student
Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Phoebe Lu, PhD Student
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Grace Leung, PhD Student
Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Maria Aristizabal, PhD Student
Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Shaun Sanders, PhD Student
Jacob Biely Research Prize
University of British Columbia
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Principal Investigator
CIHR Brain Star Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Mahmound Pouladi, PhD Student
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Alicia Semaka, PhD Student
MSFHR Research Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Shawn Sanders, PhD Student
BCIC Ripples of Hope Pfizer Trainee Award in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship
UBC Center for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and BC Innovation Council
Awarded to Mahmound Pouladi, PhD Student
Ripples of Hope Pfizer Trainee Award in Mental Health
UBC Center for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and Pfizer Canada
Awarded to Valeria Uribe, Graduate Research Assistant
Canada Research Chair, Tier 2
Canada Research Chairs
Awarded to Dr. Stefan Taubert, Principal Investigator
College for Interdisciplinary Studies
UBC College for Interdisciplinary Studies
Awarded to Grace Leung, PhD Student
Four Year Fellowship
UBC Department of Medical Genetics
Awarded to David Lin, PhD Student
Four Year Fellowships
The University of British Columbia
Awarded to Rebecca Hunt Newbury, PhD Student
AllerGen Canadian Allergy and Immune Diseases Training Award
AllerGen NCE Inc
Awarded to Christopher Taplin, Graduate Research Assistant
The Boehringer Ingelheim
Post-Doctoral Award in Pharmacology
Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Awarded to Dr. Colin Ross, Research Associate
Discovery Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Conibear, Principal Investigator
Summer Student Research Program
Faculty of Medicine
Awarded to Kulveer Parhar, Undergraduate Academic Assistant
Science Opportunities Fund
Genome BC
Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, Principal Investigator
CIHR Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Janine Kruit, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
CFRI Summer Studentship
Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI)
Awarded to Nandini Raghuram, Undergraduate Academic Assistant
Postgraduate Scholarship
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Awarded to Grace Leung, PhD Student
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Alice Wang, PhD Student
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Rebecca Hunt Newbury, PhD Student
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Nancy Levesque, PhD Student
Research Fellowship
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Awarded to Dr. Willeke de Haan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Rubicon Fellowship
Research Council for Earth and Life Sciences of Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
Awarded to Dr. Willeke de Haan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI)
Awarded to Dr.Kun Huang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
CIHR Operating Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Principal Investigator
Research Award
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Awarded to Dr. Dan Goldowitz, Principal Investigator (along with Drs.Charles Blaha, Detlef Heck and Guy Mittleman)
CIHR Operating Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Dr. Stefan Taubert, Principal Investigator
Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Dr. Dagmar Ehrnhoefer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctoral Research Award for Research in Huntington Disease
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Gelareh Mazarei, MSc Student
Canada Health Researcher of the Year
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Director & Principal Investigator
Joseph and Leila Applebaum Visiting Professorship
University of Florida College of Medicine
Awarded to Dr. Daniel Goldowitz, Principal Investigator
Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Rebecca Hunt Newbury, PhD Student
Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Charles de Leeuw, PhD Student
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI)
Awarded to Linda Lee, Research Associate
Summer Student Research Program
Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI)
Awarded to Walden Kwong, Undergraduate Academic Assistant
Trainee Award
Austrian Science Council
Awarded to Dr. Dagmar Ehrnhoefer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postgraduate Scholarship
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Awarded to Adrienne Borrie, MSc Student
Senior Graduate Studentship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Warren Cheung, PhD Student
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Timothy Bredy, Research Associate
Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Rebecca Hunt Newbury, PhD Student
Junior Graduate Studentship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Mendel Grant, MSc Student
Senior Graduate Studentship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Dr. Janine Kruit, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Senior Graduate Studentship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Dr. Henk Visscher, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Prix Galien Award in Research
Prix Galien Canada
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Director & Principal Investigator
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1
Canada Research Chairs
Awarded to Dr. Daniel Goldowitz, Principal Investigator
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Career Investigator Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Blair Leavitt, Principal Investigator
CIHR New Investigator Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Conibear, Principal Investigator
Salary Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Dr. Rona Graham, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctoral Fellowship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Nicole Quenneville, MSc Student
Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Jeffrey Carroll, PhD Student
Doctoral Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Jeffrey Carroll, PhD Student
Student Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Fiona Young, Graduate Student
Salaray Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Alicia Semaka, PhD Student
Research Allowance
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Dr. Hagit Katzov, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Awarded to Dr. Hagit Katzov, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI)
Awarded to Dr. Benjamen Montpetit, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctoral Fellowship
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Awarded to Karen Lam, PhD Student
Doctoral Fellowship Top Up
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Karen Lam, Graduate Student
Fellowship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Dr. Joanna Karasinska, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctoral Fellowship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Helen Burston, MSc Student
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Dr. Benjamen Montpetit, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Junior Graduate Studentship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Awarded to Alice Wang, Undergraduate Academic Assistant
Scholar, Experience-based Brain and Biological Development (EBBD) Program
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research(CIFAR)
Awarded to Dr. Michael Kobor, Principal Investigator
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Debra Fulton, Graduate Student
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Graduate scholarship
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Debra Fulton, Graduate Student
Canada Research Chair, Tier 2
Canada Research Chairs
Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, Principal Investigator
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Career Investigator Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Michael Kobor, Principal Investigator
CIHR New Investigator Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, Principal Investigator
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Career Investigator Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Wyeth Wasserman, Principal Investigator
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Career Investigator Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Conibear, Principal Investigator
Henry Friesen Award
The Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation and
the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Director & Principal Investigator
University Killam Professor Award
Killam Trusts, The Killam Scholarship and Prize Programmes
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Director & Principal Investigator
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1
Canada Research Chairs
Awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden, Director & Principal Investigator
Canada Research Chair, Tier 2
Canada Research Chairs
Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, Principal Investigator
