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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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Fellow Royal Society of Canada

2015: Awarded to Dr. Andreas Laupacis. Fellows are elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Election to the academies of the Royal Society of Canada is the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences.

Foundation Scheme Live Pilot 1 Grant

2015: Awarded to Dr. Jack Tu for the CANHEART study: using big data to transform the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases.

Alberta Innovates Clinician Fellowship Award

2015: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu for the project "TIA and Minor Stroke Early evaluation And Management for Stroke prevention (TEAMS)."

University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine Research Award

2015: Presented to Dr. Jack Tu. The award, established in 1989, recognizes a member of the Department of Medicine who has demonstrated sustained excellence as a scientist and role model over several years.

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research

2015: Awarded to Dr. Samuel Siu by University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry for excellence in academic endeavour, with emphasis on excellent performance in research.

2014-18 Heart & Stroke Foundation Clinician Scientist Career Award

2014-18: Awarded to Dr. Amer Johri by the Heart & Stroke Foundation, for his research “Three dimensional (3D) carotid ultrasound to assess L-carnitine therapy in metabolic syndrome.”

Robert E. Beamish Award

2014: Awarded to Dr. Doug Lee by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. This honour is given to the lead author of a research article published in The Canadian Journal of Cardiology within the past three years that is judged to have the greatest potential impact in cardiovascular medicine.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship

2014: Awarded to Dr. Rick Swartz. The award is presented annually to a highly rated investigator working in cerebrovascular research.

Goldie Award for Research

2014: Dr. Dennis Ko received the Goldie Award for Research at the University of Toronto Department of Medicine's Annual Day for a contribution of notable merit to the advancement of sound knowledge within 10 years of faculty appointment.

Women’s College Research Institute’s Outstanding Paper Award (Trainee)

2014: Awarded to Dr. Jacob Udell