Research Awards Ceremony October 3, 2018 Allergy & Immunology
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Research Awards Ceremony October 3, 2018 Allergy & Immunology Edwin W. Twizell Award Anna Maria Solinas Laroche Career Award in Immunology Awardee: Dr. Ines Colmegna Dr. Colmegna’s research focuses on the defining basic mech- Awardee: Dr. Ciriaco A. Piccirillo anisms accounting for the disruption of immune tolerance in Dr. Piccirillo is internationally recognized for his work on T patients with rheumatoid arthritis. regulatory cells which are important regulators of immune functions and which modulate autoimmune and chronic inflam- Presented by: Mr. Edwin W. Twizell matory disease. Presented by: Mrs. Anna Maria Solinas Laroche The Grete Roggenburg Research Award F. Ann Birks Fellowship Award William Turner Award Awardee: Dr. Arielle Mendel H. Grenville Smith Fellowship Dr. Mendel is pursuing clinical studies in Toronto on vasculiti- des, a group of potentially life threatening rheumatic diseases. Awardee: Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy Dr. Routy has dedicated the last two decades to bring science Presented by: Mrs. Ann Birks and treatment innovation to help combat the health challenges of AIDS and cancer care. His fight in health and AIDS related malignancies has led him to obtain in 2012 the McGill University Louis Lowenstein Chair in Hematology & Oncology. Presented by: Mr. William Turner Mr. H. Grenville Smith Anaesthesia Dr. Joe Stratford Award for Study of Pain Louise and Alan Edwards Foundation Award in Pain Research Awardee: Dr. Sara Ahmed A member of the McGill Centre of expertise in chronic pain, Awardee: Dr. Amir Minerbi Dr. Ahmed has successfully developed initiatives to deliver Dr. Minerbi is studying the gut microbial flora which in recent quality care to patients suffering from chronic pain. years has been implicated in a variety of metabolic and cardio- vascular diseases as well as contributing to the so called “gut Presented by: Mr. Huntly Stratford brain” axis. He is exploring the possible effect of gut bacteria on chronic pain. Louise and Alan Edwards Foundation Award Presented by: Mrs. Jane Edwards in Pain Research Awardee: Mr. Ewan Leclair Louise and Alan Edwards Foundation Award Mr. Leclair has been actively involved in pain research in Pain Research at the MUHC. Awardee: Ms. Nuzhat Nipa Presented by: Mrs. Jane Edwards Ms. Nipa is a research assistant in the Pain Clinic facility, involved with projects related to methadone and Quebec canna- bis registry. Presented by: Mrs. Jane Edwards The Millennium Research Award Awardee: Dr. Hiroaki Sato Dr. Sato, an anesthesiologist, is studying both preoperative and intraoperative factors that affect postoperative outcomes. Cardiology Margaret Forster Memorial Fellowship John and Adrienne Peacock Fellowship Awardee: Ms. Hao Yu Chen Awardee: Dr. Stéphane Rinfret Ms. Chen’s research focuses on identifying the genetic factors Dr. Rinfret has been appointed as Chief of interventional car- that lead individuals to develop aortic stenosis, a common car- diology at the MUHC. His research plan over the next 5 years diovascular disease for which no medical treatment exists. is to develop hybrid and innovative surgical and percutaneous revascularisation strategies to improve outcomes of patients Presented by: Ms. Margaret Forster with multivessel and complex coronary artery disease. Presented by: Mr. John & Mrs. Adrienne Peacock The Dr. Chris Lui Parents Award for Cardiology Awardee: Dr. Khaled Isselmou Inez and Willena Beaton Award in Cardiology Dr. Isselmou’s research focuses around sports cardiology. Sara Louise King Award in Cardiology Research Awardee: Presented by: Mrs. Linda Lui Dr. Abhinav Sharma Dr. Sharma has returned to Montreal following training at Duke and Stanford Universities where he was involved in studies related to advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation. Ethel Lillian Creller Award David Laidley and Ellen Wallace Fellowship Awardee: Dr. Louise Pilote Fondation Courtois Research Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease Dr. Pilote is assessing the role of blood and imaging biomarkers to diagnose microvascular dysfunction in women with heart Awardee: disease. Dr. Marco Spaziano Dr. Spaziano is an interventional cardiologist who’s research fo- Presented by: Mrs. Lillian Creller cuses on the treatment of patients with valvular heart disease. Mr. David Laidley & Mrs. Ellen Wallace Presented by: Mr. Jacques Courtois Gastroenterology Kimberly Sue McCall Memorial Award in IBD Research Nesbitt-McMaster Award for Excellence in Medicine & Surgery Awardee: Dr. Peter Lakatos Dr. Lakatos is carrying out clinical studies in inflammatory bow- el disease designed to improve the treatment and outcomes of these patients. Presented by: Mr. Thomas E.F. Brady Mr. A.R. Deane Nesbitt Owen Catchpaugh Grant for Innovative IBD Re- search Awardee: Dr. Corinne Maurice Dr. Maurice is interested in understanding the different mem- bers of the gut microbiota and how they interact with each other. Using a range of microbial ecology theories and tools, her lab aims to characterize the active microbial subset of the gut microbiota, and determine how phages (virus specific to bacte- ria) regulate this subset of microbial cells. Presented by: Dr. Brian & Mrs. Rolande Catchpaugh Geriatric Medicine The Helen McCall Hutchison Award Wendell and Margaret Laidley Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine Awardee: Dr. Christina Wolfson Awardee: Dr. Jose Morais Dr. Wolfson’s research focuses on population health related to both aging and neurological diseases. She co-leads Canada’s Dr. Morais’s objective is to determine the effects of leucine largest study and research platform focused on aging called the supplementation on muscle protein synthesis in older women. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, a 20 year study that will collect data on the biological, social, psychological and economic changes over the life course. Paul Stelmach Award Presented by: Mr. Wendell & Mrs. Margaret Laidley Awardee: Dr. Jeremy Van Raamsdonk Dr. Van Raamsdonk uses a genetic approach to study the biology of aging and the causative factors involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. Presented by: Mr. Paul Stelmach Hematology Catherine & Stuart Townsend Fellowship Catherine & Stuart Townsend Fellowship in Hematology Award in Hematology Award The Stewart Fellowship in Research/Clinical The Ian and Helgi Soutar Research Award Hematology & Oncology Awardee: Dr. Chantal Séguin Awardee: Dr. Véronique Naessens Dr. Séguin’s research centers around preventing osteonecrosis, Dr. Naessens is evaluating treatment options for the acute pain a complication which develops when treating cancer patients crisis seen in patients suffering from sickle cell disease. with steroids. Presented by: Mrs. Ann-Marie Townsend Presented by: Mrs. Ann-Marie Townsend Ms. Kathryn Stewart, Mr. David Stewart Mrs. Helgi Soutar & Ms. Annabel Soutar & Mr. Peter Stewart Stewart Fellowship in Research/Clinical Hematology & Oncology Awardee: Dr. Michael Sebag Dr. Sebag is involved in developing state of the art clinical trials in multiple myeloma patients. Presented by: Ms. Kathryn Stewart, Mr. David Stewart & Mr. Peter Stewart Medicine and Nursing The Dr. Charles Scriver Research Award Maria Rosa Saderra Award Awardee: Mr. Saro Aprikian Awardee: Dr. Nicole Bernard Mr. Aprikian is studying pediatric brain tumors with the view in Dr. Bernard’s research pertains to the development of protec- evaluating newer tumor sampling methods that will predict the tive HIV vaccines and how to achieve a functional HIV cure. molecular evolution of these tumors. Presented by: Ms. Maria Rosa Saderra Presented by: Mr. John Blachford The Deane Nesbitt Award Nesbitt-McMaster Award for Excellence The Honourable Hartland Molson Fellowship in Medicine and Surgery Robert & Mary Hewitt Horizons Award Awardee: Dr. Amal Bessissow Awardee: Dr. Deborah Assayag Dr. Bessissow is using a 6 minute walk test to predict post-op- Dr. Assayag’s research focuses on interstitial lung disease, erative cardiovascular complications after major non-cardiac which are a group of lung diseases that result in inflammation surgery. and scarring of the lung tissue. Presented by: Mr. A.R. Deane Nesbitt Presented by: Mr. A.R. Deane Nesbitt The Molson Family Mr. Jim Hewitt & Mrs. Suzanne Bergeron Hewitt Auxiliary of the MGH Research Award Gérard R. Douville Award Mimi Dupuis Benjamin Award Awardee: Mr. Miquel Coca Martinez Mr. Martinez is using a multi-disciplinary prehabilitation Awardee: Dr. Ilan Azuelos program to improve the outcomes of patients with peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Azuelos has spent time in the United Kingdom doing re- search into factors that lead to scarring in pulmonary fibrosis. His research emphasis is to develop therapies that will block Presented by: The Auxiliary of the Montreal General Hospital the ability to produce scar tissue in the lung. Presented by: Mr. Gérard Douville Medicine and Nursing Claudio and Diane Bussandri Fellowship The Honourable Hartland Molson Award Awardee: Dr. Sam Daniel Awardee: Dr. Nicole Ezer Dr. Daniel founded the McGill Auditory Sciences Laboratory, a Dr. Ezer will be implementing the first lung cancer screening world-class facility that attracts several international fellows. program in Quebec, this program is only 1 of 4 lung cancer He has pioneered novel treatment strategies to prevent hearing screening programs in Canada. loss in cancer patients post-chemotherapy. Dr. Daniel was also the first to introduce specialized minimally invasive hearing Presented by: The Molson Family rehabilitation surgery in North America.