Schulich Internal Graduate Awards available for the 2012 competition: Please view the complete document for award descriptions, details about the criteria for nominations and the value of each award. Deadline: 2012 Internal Faculty Award Winners:
Dr. Christopher Johansen, Department of Biochemistry, received the 2012
Collip Medal Award. Established in 1959, the award is presented
annually to an outstanding Ph.D. student graduating from one of the
basic science programs. The award commemorates the contributions of Dr.
J. B. Collip, one of the School’s former Deans.
Miranda Kirby, Department of Medial Biophysics received the
Nellie Farthing Fellowship in Medical Sciences. Established in 1960
through a generous legacy donation from Nellie Farthing, the Fellowship
recognizes excellence in research to a full-time doctoral student in
Medical Sciences.
Steven Greening, Department of Anatomy and
Cell Biology was awarded the Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship
for Teaching and Research in Medical Sciences. This fellowship is
available to full-time doctoral students, and it recognizes and rewards
excellence in teaching and research. This fellowship was established by a
bequest from Margaret Macklin Frewen.
Greg Fonseca, Department
of Microbiology and Immunology was awarded Drs. Madge and Charles
Macklin Fellowship for Publication in Medical Sciences. The fellowship
is available to full-time doctoral students who have published their
doctoral research as first author in a peer reviewed journal. This
fellowship was established through a legacy donation from Margaret
Macklin Frewen.
Johnson Cheung, MSc’11, Microbiology and
Immunology has been awarded a 2012 Governor General’s Gold Medal for
graduate study. Gold Medals are awarded to students who have completed
their graduate degree programs with the highest academic standing.
Cheung completed his master’s degree with a graduating average of 92%.
His achievements in his course work, research and thesis defense were
described as “simply brilliant performances.” His supervisor, Dr. David
Heinrichs says that Cheung is “the best yet” to have come through his
laboratory. Cheung was also the recipient of a prestigious
master’s-level NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship from the federal
research council to support his first year of study, as well as securing
an Ontario Graduate Scholarship in his second year. He has participated
in six published research articles, a rare accomplishment for any
master’s student, and is the first author on a Molecular Microbiology
paper in a leading scientific journal.
Congratulations to all these students.
Completed nominations must be submitted
by the Graduate Chair to the Graduate Affairs Office of the Schulich
School of Medicine & Dentistry by May 11, 2012.
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