Awards and Honours Received
The faculty have received recognition through the award of local,
national and international awards presented by professional associations,
foundations and academic institutions, including:
- One Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
- Five Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Two Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs
- Three Howard Hughes International Research Scholars
- Three Steacie Prizes
- One CIHR Distinguished Investigator
- Three MRC Senior Scientists
- Nobel Prize, 1993
| Year | Award | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | George W. Beadle Award | Phil Hieter |
| 2018 | Laureate, The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame | Brett Finlay |
| 2017 | Fellow, The National Academy of Inventors | Terry Snutch |
| 2017 | Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence | Leonard Foster |
| 2017 | Ken Standing Award | Leonard Foster |
| 2017 | UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Award in the Basic Science category | Brett Finlay |
| 2017 | Web of Science (Clarivate) list of Highly Cited Researchers | Jörg Bohlmann |
| 2016 | B.A. Stone Award for Excellence in Plant Polysaccharide Biochemistry | Harry Brumer |
| 2016 | Canada Research Chair Tier 2 Award | Cara Haney |
| 2016 | Elected to the National Academy of Sciences | Phil Hieter |
| 2016 | Major Sir Frederick Banting MC, RCAMC Award | Christian Kastrup |
| 2016 | Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar | Christian Kastrup |
| 2016 | Thomson Reuters List of Highly Cited Researchers | Jörg Bohlmann |
| 2016 | Thomson Reuters List of Highly Cited Researchers | Brett Finlay |
| 2016 | Thomson Reuters List of Highly Cited Researchers | Brian Ellis |
| 2016 | UBC Killam Research Prize | Harry Brumer |
| 2015 | Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering R.S. Jane Memorial Award | James Piret |
| 2015 | Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service | James Piret |
| 2015 | Fellow, The Royal Society of Canada | Jörg Bohlmann |
| 2015 | Thomson Reuters List of Highly Cited Researchers | Jörg Bohlmann |