RI-MUHC ANNUAL REPORT 2023
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
RESEARCHERS HONOURED
Susan Bartlett
Lifetime Achievement Award, Behavioral Sciences and Health Services Assembly, American Thoracic Society
Carolyn Thomas Award, Best Scientific Abstract, Canadian Rheumatology Association/Arthritis Health Professions Association
President-elect, NIH PROMIS Health Organization
Jeffrey Shiroky Award, Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology
John Bergeron
Order of Canada from the Governor General of Canada
Sasha Bernatsky
Podium presentation, Canadian Rheumatoid Association Scientific Meeting
Cecilia Costiniuk
Co-chair, Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research
Andrey Cybulsky
Medal for Research Excellence, The Kidney Foundation of Canada
Gustavo Duque
Editor-in-chief, biological sciences section, The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Carolyn Freeman
Order of Canada from the Governor General of Canada
Gabriella Gobbi
Sumitomo/Sunovion Brain Health Basic Research Award, International College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Phil Gold
Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, McGill University
Theresa Gyorkos
World Health Organization (WHO) Working Group on the Prevention and Management of Anaemia
Tania Janaudis-Ferreira
Two Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes, Patient Engagement Competition stream, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Loydie Jerome-Majewska
Anne McLaren Award for Outstanding Women in Developmental Biology, International Society for Differentiation
Bertrand Lebouché
Excellence in HIV Research Award, Clinical Sciences track, Canadian Association for HIV Research─Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
Leonard Levin
Mildred Weisenfeld Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Isabelle Malhamé
Early Career Investigator Award, Gairdner Foundation and Canada Gairdner Awards
Bruce Mazer
Bram Rose Award for Contribution to the Practice of Allergy in Quebec, Association des allergologues et immunologues du Quebec
Heidi McBride
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
Dick Menzies
Director of a newly designated Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research: the McGill International TB Centre
Martin Olivier
With Université de Montréal and McGill University collaborators: One of the Top Ten discoveries of 2022, Québec Science magazine
Nitika Pant Pai
Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Treasurer of IUSTI-Canada, newest branch of the International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections
Contributed to Target product profile for readers of rapid diagnostic tests as a member of the World Health Organization and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics Target Product Profile Development Group
Vassilios Papadopoulos
Honorary Investigator appointment, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)
Robert Platt
Fellow, American Statistical Association
Fellow, International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
Pramod Puligandla
Program Director of the Year, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Simon Rousseau
Director, Canadian Respiratory Research Network
Giada Sebastiani
Represents Canada in the International Delphi Consensus on Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Abhinav Sharma
Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme, World Heart Federation
Nathan Spreng
Member, College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada
René St-Arnaud
Louis V. Avioli Founders Award, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Rita Suri
One of five new members worldwide, Executive Committee of Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes
Togas Tulandi
Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian Society for the Advancement of Gynecologic Excellence
STAFF HONOURED
Lucie Côté, DVM, director, Animal Resources Division
Nominated to board of the Canadian Council for Animal Care; Chair of the Evaluation and Certification Committee
Veterinary Award, Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine
SALARY AWARDS
FRQS
CIHR, SSHRC AND NSERC
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
—Reporting period: 2022–2023
The RI-MUHC extends sincere thanks to the funding agencies mentioned above:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Fonds de recherche du Québec—Santé (FRQS)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
FRQS
Research Scholar
Clinical Research Scholar
CIHR, SSHRC AND NSERC
Canada Excellence Research Chair
Canada Research Chair—Tier 1
Canada Research Chair—Tier 2
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
James McGill Professor
William Dawson Scholar
Killam Scholar
