National recognition
Dr. Holger Wille, Department of Biochemistry, and his team received a Transformational Research: Canada 2019 AD-Related Diseases Award from the Weston Brain Institute for the project "Rationally designed, structure-based vaccine candidates targeting Alzheimer's disease." The award will run for three years and the team will receive a total of $1,185,060 in support.
Lena Hozaima, associate director of advancement, was awarded a CASE District VIII Rising Star Award in Advancement Services. Well done!
Dr. Hanne Ostergaard, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, was awarded the prestigious John D. Reynolds Award for exceptional service from the Canadian Society for Immunology.
Canadian Association of Medical Educators (CAME)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Canadian Association of Medical Educators Certificate of Merit for contributions to education:
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Dr. Alan McMahon, Department of Medicine
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Dr. Karen Forbes, Department of Pediatrics
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Dr. Andrew Scarfe, Department of Oncology
Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association (EZMSA)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 EZMSA awards:
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Dr. Susan Nahirniak, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology and Dr. Curtis Johnston, Department of Critical Care Medicine - Physician of the Year
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Dr. Richard Camicioli, Department of Medicine - Researcher of the Year
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Dr. Christopher Fung, Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging - Champion Award for Young Leaders
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Dr. Richard Lewanczuk, Department of Medicine - Innovator of the Year
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Dr. Bob Hudson, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine - Lifetime Achievement Medal of Service
Women & Children's Health Research Institute
The Women & Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) has awarded three trainees from the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry with a post-doctoral fellowship. Congratulations to:
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Dr. Mansi Garg, Department of Oncology (supervisor Dr. Roseline Godbout)
Project title: "Understanding the role of stress in Ataxia telangiectasia, a disease of early childhood characterized by neurodegeneration"
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Dr. Kelycia Leimert, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (supervisor Dr. David Olson)
Project title: "Blocking preterm birth and fetal inflammation with the interleukin 6 antagonist HSJ633"
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Dr. Amy Wooldridge, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (co-supervisors Dr. Sandra Davidge, Dr. Christy-Lynn Cooke)
Project title: "Investigating why older women are at a higher risk of having complicated pregnancies"
Department of Pediatrics
Congratulations to Hanifa Jassani, children's services worker from the Children's Adolescent Protection Centre and Dr. Jillian Popel (Pediatric Hospital Medicine), who were awarded the Peace in Families Award from United Cultures of Canada Association. The award is given to those who help victims of violence or assist abusers to refrain from violence.
Congratulations to post-doctoral fellow Dr. Qutuba Karwi for receiving the Alberta Innovates Postgraduate Fellowship. The fellowship is worth $165,000 over three years.
The following learners from the Department of Pediatrics have received the Medical Science Graduate Program Scholarship:
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Claudia Holody (supervisor Dr. Stephane Bourque)
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Ezra Ketema (supervisor Dr. Gary Lopaschuk)
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Zeenat Ladak (supervisors Dr. Jerome Yager and Dr. Sujata Persad)
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Tak Landry(supervisors Dr. Sujata Persad and Dr. Rabindranath Persad)
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Rukhmani Narayanamurthy (supervisor Dr. Jerome Yager)
Rising in the ranks
A number of University of Alberta subjects rose in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, including physiology and anatomy, which ranked in the world's top 50. Congratulations to the Department of Physiology on the well-deserved recognition. Read more.
Dr. Ari Joffe, Department of Pediatrics, was ranked among the "Ten Most Influential Researchers Ranked by Six Different Measures of Influence" in a recent Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal publication entitled "Research Collaboration in Pediatric Critical Care Randomized Controlled Trials: A Social Network Analysis of Coauthorship."
Learners as leaders
The Alberta Medical Association announced Emerging Leaders in Health Promotion grant recipients for 2019/20. The grant committee received 21 applications and approved for funding seven projects from medical students and residents. Congratulations to the following U of A recipients:
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Uilst Bat-Erdene, Claudine LeBosquain, medical students.
Project title: "Multilingual perinatal video and website by and for Edmontonian immigrant women"
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Dr. Rebekah Baumann, resident in the Department of Pediatrics.
Project title: "Empowering children in the foster care system: A needs assessment & toolkit to improve care"
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Dr. Lindsay Drummond and Dr. Kristin Black, residents in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Dr. Anneline Slabbert, resident in the Department of Family Medicine.
Project title: "Women's reproductive health: Self-empowerment through art and education"
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Dr. Stephen Macumber, resident in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Project title: "Agency through words: An integrated knowledge translation partnership between literacy instructors and women's health experts"
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Daphne Cheung, medical student.
Project title: "The Re:Pro Health Podcast - Discussing pro-health topics regarding women's sexual and reproductive health"