Awards
June 16, 2026
Dr. Zachary Pennington receives Banting Discovery Award
Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Pennington, an Assistant Professor in UBC’s Department of Psychology and researcher...
DMCBH researchers receive VCHRI 2026 Innovation and Translational Research Awards
Congratulations to the three DMCBH members who received the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute’s...
DMCBH trainees featured in VCHRI’s Top Graduating Doctoral Students and Rising Star Award 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 Top Doctoral Student and Rising Star Award recipients! The Vancouver...
Dr. Shelina Babul honoured with 2026 YWCA Women of Distinction Award
DMCBH member Dr. Shelina Babul has been awarded a 2026 YWCA Women of Distinction...
DMCBH members awarded Fall 2025 CIHR project grants to support health research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall...
Awards
January 6, 2026
Three DMCBH members appointed to Order of Canada
Three neuroscience researchers from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health — Drs. Adele...
Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch named Distinguished University Scholars
Congratulations to Drs. Kiran Soma and Terry Snutch on being named 2025 UBC Distinguished...
DMCBH researchers receive Huntington Society of Canada’s 2025 Navigator Research Awards
Congratulations to Drs. Blair Leavitt and Lynn Raymond on being named recipients of the...
Alexandra Lawson from the Rosin lab awarded a CanNRT Fellowship
The CanNRT Fellowship is a competitive program designed to support trainees in Canadian universities...
DMCBH trainees receive 2025 Health Research BC awards to fuel health innovation
Congratulations to the DMCBH trainees who are among the 35 emerging researchers being funded...
DMCBH researchers receive new government funding from CFI JELF competition
Today, the Government of Canada announced nearly $134 million through the Canada Foundation for...
Awards
October 3, 2025
Dr. Judy Illes receives Canadian Science Policy Centre 2025 Trailblazer Award
Congratulations to Dr. Judy Illes, UBC Distinguished University Scholar and Director of Neuroethics Canada,...