Award

Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Carleton! Dr. Bruce Carleton from the University of British Columbia, alongside his colleagues Dr. Michael Rieder from the University of Western Ontario and Dr. Maja Krajinovic from the Université de Montréal, were part of a cohort that received over $49 million in funding to advance hereditary cancer care, child drug safety, […]

Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Erdle, Pediatric Allergist and members of the BC Women’s Hospital Allergy Team! Their team is the recipient of the 2025 Optimizing the Early Years Award. These awards are presented annually by Health Quality BC to celebrate the people and projects that are improving the quality of care in our province. Did […]

Congratulations to Dr. Thiviya Selvanathan! Her project entitled, “Social disparity, thalamic volumes and cognition in adolescents with neonatal HIE,” was funded by a Newborn Brain Society Early Career Award. The Newborn Brain Society supports research that ensures that all newborns have access to receive optimal brain care. Congratulations Dr. Selvanathan! More: https://newbornbrainsociety.org/the-newborn-brain-society-early-career-award/

Congratulations to Dr. Robert Armstrong, Professor Emeritus of Paediatrics (2011)! Dr. Armstrong was awarded the 2024 President’s Award for Distinguished Service from UBC’s Emeritus College. The UBC Emeritus College presents one or more President’s Award for Distinguished Service annually to UBC Emeriti who have, since attaining UBC Emeritus status, displayed exceptional leadership in volunteer community […]

Congratulations to Dr. Catrina Loucks! Dr. Loucks was awarded a 2025 Terry Fox New Investigator Award for her project, “Harnessing Pharmacogenomics to Reduce Opioid Induced Harm and Ineffectiveness In Children With Cancer,” from the Terry Fox Research Institute. This award supports outstanding new researchers as they develop their careers as independent research scientists or clinician […]