Magnolia Award
2012: Awarded to Dr. Shoo Lee by the Shanghai government. The Magnolia Award is the highest honor awarded to a foreigner in recognition of his or her contributions to the social and economic development of Shanghai.
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ICES brings together the best and brightest scientific talent. Many of our scientists are internationally recognized in their fields and receive national and international awards and recognition for their important work.
CIHR New Investigator Award
2012-2017: Awarded to Dr. Geoffrey Nguyen for "Clinical management and long-term outcomes of venous thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based assesment."
Ontario Lung Association Breathe New Life Award
2012: Awarded to Dr. An-Wen Chan. The award is presented to a new investigator with the highest nationally ranked Grant-in-Aid research application. Dr. Chan was given the award for his research on Burden of cancer after lung transplantation.
Fellow Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2012: Awarded to Dr. Raisa Deber. Fellows elected to the Academy are well recognized by their peers nationally and internationally for their contributions to the promotion of health science. They have demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and a commitment to advance academic health science.
Canadian Dermatology Foundation New Investigator Award
2012: Awarded to Dr. An-Wen Chan
Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program, Career Development Award
2012-2016: Awarded to Eric Benchimol
Research Training Competition (Restracomp) Award
2012-2015: Awarded to Dr. Natasha Saunders by the Hospital for Sick Children Research Training Centre. The award funds exceptional researchers working under the supervision of a SickKids scientist.
Vice-President/President – World Association of Medical Editors
2012 – 2015: Dr. Lori Ferris has been selected by the Nominating Committee and Executive Board of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) to serve as the incoming Vice-President/President-Elect of WAME. WAME is a non-profit voluntary association with 1710 members representing more than 980 journals for 92 countries. She will serve as Vice-President until December 31, 2013, and President from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2015.
Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering
2012: Dr. Michael Carter elected as Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering. Fellows of the Academy are nominated and elected by their peers, in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.
Rural Service Award
2011: Presented to Dr. Ben Chan by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC). The Rural Service Award (RSA) was introduced in 2002 to provide recognition for physicians who have done solid work in rural communities over the years. The award is presented to physicians who have been members of the SRPC for 5 consecutive years and have served rural Canada for 10 years.