Awards
The Department of Medical Genetics hosts a variety of research events each year and awards a number of prestigious awards.
Department Awards
2025 Faculty Awards/Honours:
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Marco Marra |
2025 Federal Killiam Prize |
| Peter Zandstra |
2025 Federal Killiam Prize |
| Alison Elliott |
2025 UBC Killiam Teaching Prize |
| Alison Elliott |
Overall Excellence – Mid Career |
| Suzanne Lewis |
King Charles III Coronation Medal |
| Michael Hayden |
Dr. Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Steven Jones |
Fellowship of the Learned Society of Wales |
| Brad Nelson |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Adi Steif |
2025 Early Career Achievement Award |
| Catherine Van Raamsdonk |
Department Teaching Award (Foundational Science) |
| Amy Ho |
Genetic Counselor Educators Association (GCEA) Outstanding Supervisor Award 2025 |
2025 Trainee Awards/Honours:
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Isabel Kim, PhD Candidate |
Mary-Jane Carroll Trainee Award |
| Mia Frier, PhD Candidate |
James Miller Memorial Prize |
| Rachel Spencer |
Patricia Baird Prize Winner |
| Nathalie Longakit |
Teaching Assistant award |
MSc Student Honours & Awards
|
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Ana Acosta Bedon |
MEDG Rotation Program Awardees |
| Raj Parekh |
| Maiah Walters |
| Ha Quan Nguyen |
MEDG Entrance Awardee |
| Kevin Wang |
BC Graduate Studentship Awardee |
| Rachel Jiang |
CGRS-M Awardees |
| Jia Yi Ding |
| Sijie Zhang |
UBC Affiliated Fellowship |
PhD Student Honours & Awards
|
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Hannah Bourget |
Four-Year Fellowships Recipients |
| Chun Wai Cheung |
| Emily Norton-Hughes |
| Sunu Isabel Kim |
CGRS-D Awardees |
| Marie Johns |
| Nathalie Longakit |
| Emilie Theberge |
UBC Killam Affiliated Fellowship Recipient |
Postdoctoral Honours & Awards
|
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Meingold Chan |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award |
| Meingold Chan |
2 x 2 Grant for Early Career Scholars |
| Mandy Meijer |
Rubicon Talent Track Award |
| Mandy Meijer |
SOBP Travel Fellowship Award |
| Clement Quintard |
ISSCR Travel Award |
| Clement Quintard |
Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee award |
| Clement Quintard |
ISSCR Merit Award |
MSc in Genetic Counselling Student Honours & Awards
|
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Kate Borgert |
Jane Englebert Memorial Fellowship |
| Grace Garvey |
Special Interest Grant – Inpatient |
| Miya Matz |
Special Interest Grant – Lab/Industry |
Residency Trainee Achievements
|
Name
|
Name of the Award/Prize
|
| Brendan Reiter |
Acceptance into the Clinical investigator Program, Masters of Experimental Medicine Stream |
| Danielle Lynch |
Recipient of the 2026 CAME Rising Star Certificate of Excellence award |