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
- AllerGen
- British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA)
- British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF)
- BC Innovation Council (NRAS)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Canadian Institute For Advanced Research (CIFAR)
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Connect Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc.
- Genome BC/Canada
- 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)
- University of Queensland (CSIRO)
- University of Windsor (Auto 21)
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)
- Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence: Graduate Supervision:
David Baillie (2012) - SFU Excellence in Teaching Award:
Lynne Quarmby (2011) - 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 Major Awards (current)
- NSERC
Matthew Brolich (Postgraduate Scholarship PhD)
Kathlyn Gan (Postgraduate Scholarship PhD)
Michael Peabody (Postgraduate Scholarship PhD)
William Eisbrenner (Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - MSc)
Kaylee Magee (Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - MSc) *
Emily Palibroda (Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship - MSc)
Thea van Rossum (Postgraduate Scholarship - MSc) * - CIHR - Doctoral Research Award
Kevin Henry - CIHR - Doctoral Award: Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship
Catrina Loucks - 4-Year Walsh PhD Fellowship
Amir Foroushani - CD Nelson Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship
Kathlyn Gan
Catrina Loucks
* indicates entering student receiving Tri-Council award also granted SFU's Provost Prize of Distinction
Postdoctoral Fellows Awards and Distinctions
- Naveed Gulzar (Scott lab) - MSFHR
- Victor Jensen (Leroux lab) - MSFHR
- Maja Tarailo-Graovac (Chen lab) - CIHR
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