Twelve faculty members have been named recipients of Scholar Awards through the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 2016 Scholar Program competition.
The award recipients represent a bright future for health research in British Columbia. Their innovative projects span a broad range of disciplines and will help to address important health challenges for the benefit of all British Columbians.
The twelve faculty members recognized are:
Kelly Brown
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Jennifer Gardy
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Christopher McLeod
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Philipp Lange
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Michael Marnane
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Chris McLeod
Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health
John-Michael Milloy
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Haakon Nygaard
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Bradley Quon
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Colin Ross
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Mohsen Sadatsafavi
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Peter Stirling
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Genetics
MSFHR Scholar Awards provide researchers with salary support, for a maximum of five years. The awards also time for the scholars to focus on research activities, support the training of students, help attract additional funding, and facilitate team-building and collaboration.