Awards & Accolades
Canadian Blood Services announce new Dana Devine Award
January 23, 2024
Canadian Blood Services is proud to announce a new award in honour of Dr. Dana Devine to support early career scientists in a field related to transfusion science and medicine, blood banking and blood biotherapies.
Dr. Hugh Kim – Reach Recipient
December 18, 2023
Dr. Hugh Kim is one of sixteen UBC project recipients that have received new funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC. This funding will go towards supporting the 2024 World Thrombosis Day event.
Dr. Christopher Overall among UBC’s 2023 Distinguished University Scholars
November 21, 2023
We are proud to share that Dr. Chris Overall has been honoured as a Distinguished University Scholar at UBC for 2023.
CBR Travel Awards: Attending CROI 2023
November 20, 2023
Loulou Cai, PhD Student in the Côté Lab, attended the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this year!
Department of Medical Genetics Teaching Award – Dr. Wilfred Jefferies
November 14, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Wilfred Jefferies for being this year’s UBC Department of Medical Genetics Teaching Award recipien
Dr. Wilfred Jefferies receives 2023 NSERC Discovery Grant
October 27, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Wilfred Jefferies who received the 2023 Discovery Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)!
Q&A with Dr. Melina Messing – Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award 2023
October 17, 2023
Dr. Melina Messing is the 2023 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recipient. Learn more about her and her journey!
Q&A with Dr. Gary Cole, Recipient of the 2023 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award
October 16, 2023
Dr. Gary Cole is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Karsan Lab. Grace is the 2023 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Award recipient. We were able to interview Gary and learn more about them.
Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award Ceremony 2023: Dr. Melina Messing
October 5, 2023
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. This year’s Michael John Page Award recipient is Dr. Melina Messing, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the McNagny Lab.
CBR Travel Awards: Attending the Gordon Research Conference
June 7, 2023
PhD Candidate Colton Strong presented his poster on lipid nanoparticles and mRNA at the 2023 Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets – Gordon Research Conference.