RI-MUHC Annual Report

RI-MUHC ANNUAL REPORT 2024

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

RESEARCHERS HONOURED

Among the RI-MUHC’s rising stars and future leaders: Marilyn Ahun, Marie Brossard-Racine, Isabelle Malhamé and Wei-Hsiang Huang (left to right)
Among the RI-MUHC’s rising stars and future leaders: Marilyn Ahun, Marie Brossard-Racine, Isabelle Malhamé and Wei-Hsiang Huang (left to right)

Marilyn Ahun

Victoria S. Levin Award, Society for Research in Child Development

Sapha Barkati and Marina Klein

Best research paper, Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec

John Bergeron

Honorary Investigator for his major scientific contributions in cellular trafficking, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)

Jean Bourbeau

Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Thoracic Society

Marie Brossard-Racine

Rising Star in Bio-Imaging in Quebec award, Quebec Bio-Imaging Network

Jonathon Campbell

Early Career Investigator Award, Union – North America Region and National Tuberculosis Coalition of America

Sam Daniel

President, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Kaberi Dasgupta

Award of Excellence for Research, Canadian Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group

Two RI-MUHC researchers were appointed to the Order of Canada in 2024: Dr. Raquel Zegarra del Carpio-O’Donovan for her leadership as an esteemed neuroradiologist and mentorship of a generation of radiologists around the globe; and Dr. Dan Poenaru, whose far-reaching contributions to pediatric surgical care include the establishment of a pediatric surgical unit and novel training program in a remote area of Kenya
Two RI-MUHC researchers were appointed to the Order of Canada in 2024: Dr. Raquel Zegarra del Carpio-O’Donovan for her leadership as an esteemed neuroradiologist and mentorship of a generation of radiologists around the globe; and Dr. Dan Poenaru, whose far-reaching contributions to pediatric surgical care include the establishment of a pediatric surgical unit and novel training program in a remote area of Kenya

Raquel Zegarra del Carpio-O’Donovan

Order of Canada from the Governor General of Canada

Maziar Divangahi

Mid-Career Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Thoracic Society

Patricia Fontela

Leader of The Life-Threatening Illness National Group (LifTING) Research Training Platform, which won the Non-credit Programming over 48 Hours Award, Canadian Association for University Continuing Education

Lucy Gilbert

Best Paper published in Gynecologic Oncology in 2023

Phil Gold

Honoured by the Montreal General Hospital Foundation as part of the CODE LiFE Research Awards ceremony, by establishment of the Dr. Phil Gold Lectureship and naming of the Dr. Phil Gold Pavilion housing the RI-MUHC at the Montreal General Hospital site

Wei-Hsiang Huang

Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research, Brain Canada Foundation

Nada Jabado

For Women in Science Laureate for North America, L’Oréal-UNESCO

Tania Janaudis-Ferreira

Assembly on Pulmonary Rehabilitation Mid-Career Research Achievement Award, American Thoracic Society

Isabelle Malhamé

Early Career Researcher Invited Lectureship, Perinatal & Child Health Research Annual Meeting

Ariane Marelli

Scientific Director, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Tina Montreuil

One of Canada’s Difference Makers: 150 Leading Canadians for Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Expert testimony to the House of Commons on the Montreal Antenatal Well-Being Study on Women’s Mental Health and Child Outcomes

Suzanne Morin

Lifetime Achievement Award, Osteoporosis Canada

Madhukar Pai

Fellow, Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada

Sushmita Pamidi

Member, Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices in the Post-secondary Research System

Nitika Pant Pai

2024 North America Cohort of the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey
Plenary talk, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Phil Gold, Nada Jabado, Suzanne Morin, Sam Shemie and Ariane Marelli (clockwise from left) are among the RI-MUHC’s seminal researchers honoured in 2023-2024
Phil Gold, Nada Jabado, Suzanne Morin, Sam Shemie and Ariane Marelli (clockwise from left) are among the RI-MUHC’s seminal researchers honoured in 2023-2024

Steven Paraskevas

Excellence in Leadership Award, Canadian Society of Transplantation

Dan Poenaru

Order of Canada from the Governor General of Canada

Janusz Rak

Fellow, Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada

David Rosenblatt

Jacob’s Ladder Norman Saunders International Research Prize, Canadian Foundation for Control of Neurodegenerative Disease

Giada Sebastiani

President Elect, Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver

Sam Shemie

Grand Prix, Transplant Québec

Rita Suri

Marcel Dufresne Award (Montreal chapter) for Volunteer of the Year, Kidney Foundation of Canada

Togas Tulandi

Rodolphe Maheux Award, Association des obstetriciens et gynecologues du Québec

Don Vinh

Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Timothy Wideman

Top 10 Research Advances of 2023, Arthritis Society Canada, for his research on sensitivity to pain from physical activity

Christina Wolfson

Member, BMJ Advisory Group on Large-Scale Cohort Studies: Shaping the Future of Epidemiological Research in China

STAFF HONOURED

Aurore Dodelet-Devillers, DVM, Animal Resources Division

Emerging Leader Award, Canadian Council on Animal Care

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