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Our faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are the recipients of prestigious national and international awards and distinctions that demonstrate, along with our outstanding research funding, the strength of the MBB department.

Research Funding

MBB receives one of the highest levels of competitive grant income at SFU, averaging ~$5M per year from the following agencies:

  • Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland
  • British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF)
  • BC Innovation Council (NRAS)
  • BC Transplant Research Foundation
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Canadian Institute For Advanced Research (CIFAR)
  • Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
  • Canadian Cancer Society
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc.
  • Genome BC/Canada
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)
  • International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • March of Dimes (MOD)
  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Research Council of Norway
  • University of Queensland (CSIRO)

Faculty Distinctions

Canada Research Chair (CRC)

  • David L. Baillie (Genomics), Tier 1
  • Jamie K. Scott (Molecular Immunity), Tier 1
  • Mark Brockman (Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity), Tier 2

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator

  • Fiona S. L. Brinkman
  • Jack N. Chen
  • Jonathan Choy
  • Lisa Craig
  • Sharon Gorski
  • Michel R. Leroux
  • Peter J. Unrau

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) University Faculty Award

  • Nancy Hawkins

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar

  • Fiona S. L. Brinkman
  • Jack N. Chen
  • Lisa Craig
  • Robert Holt
  • Steven Jones
  • Michel R. Leroux
  • Mark Paetzel
  • Dipankar Sen
  • Peter J. Unrau
  • Edgar C. Young

Other Awards and Recognitions

  • Fiona Brinkman: Canada's Most Powerful Women (Women's Executive Network); Canadian Society of Microbiologists Fisher Scientific Award; Canada Top 40 under 40 (Caldwell Parners International); Science Council of BC Young Innovator Award; TR100 Award (M.I.T.)
  • William S. Davidson: Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence
  • Robert Holt: Time Magazine Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs; Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence, LifeSciences British Columbia
  • Steven Jones: Life Sciences Division, Academy of Science Royal Society of Canada; Canada Top 40 under 40 (Caldwell Parners International); Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence, LifeSciences British Columbia
  • Lynne Quarmby: B.C.'s Top 100 Women of Influence (Vancouver Sun)
  • Dipankar Sen: Fellow, Canadian Institutes for Advanced Research (CIFAR)

Teaching Awards
  • SFU Excellence in Teaching Award:
    Lynne Quarmby
  • Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Awards:
    Willie Davidson, Nick Harden, Irina Kovalyova, Ingrid Northwood, Esther Verheyen
  • Faculty of Science Teaching Assistant Award:
    Kelly Kim, Charles Stevens, Stephanie Vlachos, Simon Wang

Graduate Student Awards and Distinctions (current)

  • Tammy Wong - CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's Award 2011
  • Suraaj Aulakh - CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada - Masters Award 2011
  • Elena Dolgosheina - CIHR - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Doctoral Award 2009-2012
  • Vilaiwan Fernandes - NSERC PGS D 2010-2012
  • Amir Foroushani - Walsh Fellowship
  • Graham Hallson - NSERC - Alexander Graham Bell Canada 2010
  • Kevin Henry - CIHR - Doctoral Award
  • Laura Hilton - NSERC - Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship
  • Martin Lee (Choy lab) - CIHR Transplant Research Award 2011
  • Juliana Li - CIHR - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Doctoral Award 2009-2012
  • Eric Martin - CAHR
  • Sharan Swarup - NSERC - PGS/CGS Alexander Graham Bell Canada 2011-2013
  • Anna Von Rossum - CIHR Transplant Research Award 2010
  • Scott Yuzwa - NSERC - Alexander Graham Bell Canada 2010
  • Linda Zhang - CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada - Masters Award 2011

Postdoctoral Fellows Awards and Distinctions

  • Melissa Frederic (Leroux lab) - MSFHR
  • Erin Gill (Brinkman lab) - CIHR
  • Naveed Gulzar (Scott lab) - MSFHR
  • Victor Jensen (Leroux lab) - MSFHR
  • Maja Tarailo-Graovac (Chen lab) - CIHR