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 Recipient of a Garrod Research Award |
| Rozlyn Boutin |
Recipient of the Friedman Award for Scholars in Health |