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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence | Brett Finlay |
| 2012 | Cell Culture Engineering Award, Engineering Conferences International | James Piret |
| 2012 | Faculty of Science Achievement Award | Joanne Fox |
| 2012 | Fellow, Academy of Arts and Sciences | Phil Hieter |
| 2012 | MSFHR Career Investigator | Nobuhiko Tokuriki |
| 2012 | Neuropathic Pain Research Awards | Terry Snutch |
| 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | Brett Finlay |
| 2011 | Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences | Phil Hieter |
| 2010 | Distinguished Medical Research Lecturer Award, UBC Faculty of Medicine | Phil Hieter |
| 2010 | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science | Joerg Bohlmann |
| 2010 | Sarrazin Award, Canadian Physiological Society | Terry Snutch |
| 2009 | Faculty of Science Achievement Award | David Ng |
| 2009 | Roche Diagnostics Award, Canadian Society of Microbiologists | Brett Finlay |
| 2009 | Society Gold Medal, Canadian Society of Plant Physiologies | Brian Ellis |
| 2008 | C.D. Nelson Award, Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists | Joerg Bohlmann |
| 2008 | Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences | Terry Snutch |
| 2008 | Killam Faculty Research Fellowship | Xin Li |
| 2008 | Wiederhelm Award | Wilfred Jefferies |
| 2007 | Degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Simon Fraser University, Canada | Terry Snutch |
| 2007 | Fellow, Royal Society of Canada | Charles Haynes |
