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Awards & Recognition

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.

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UofT Department of Family and Community Medicine Award of Excellence in Research

2020: Awarded to Dr. Sarina Isenberg in the new investigator category. Read more

American Association of Hospice Palliative Medicine Research Scholars Program

2020: Awarded to Dr. Sarina Isenberg for her work on "Observing, Understanding, and Telling stories at end of Life for Opioid Use Disorder patients (OUTLOUD)" study. Read more

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Investigator Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Philip Awadalla

Alzheimer Society Research Program Postdoctoral Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Aaron Jones for "Moderating effects of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on the influence of risk factors and health services on transitions in care: A longitudinal cohort study of care trajectories of home care patients using multistate transition models".

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Palliative Care

2019 – 2024: Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Palliative Care awarded to Kimberley Widger. The Canada Research Chairs Program aims to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

POWER Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Catherine Birken for excellence in post-graduate teaching at the Hospital for Sick Children.

Pediatric Award of Excellence

2019: Awarded to Kimberley Widger by the Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children and Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA). The award recognizes the outstanding national contribution of a CHPCA member who exemplifies professional and personal commitment and achievement in the field of pediatric hospice palliative care within Canada.

CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research Rising Star Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Jennifer Watt for the paper "Comparative risk of harm associated with trazodone or atypical antipsychotic use in older adults with dementia: a retrospective cohort study."