Honors and Awards
- Dr. Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award, LifeSciences BC, 2019 (https://lifesciencesbc.ca/announcements/2019-lifesciences-bc-annual-award-winners-announced/)
- Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the 2018 World's Most Impactful Scientific Researchers (https://hcr.clarivate.com/)
- Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the 2017 World's Most Impactful Scientific Researchers (highlycited.com)
- Outstanding Achievements in Cancer Research Award, Canadian Cancer Research Alliance, 2017
- Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the 2016 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (highlycited.com)
- 2016 BC Health Care Award of Merit for Collaborative Solutions (for BC Cancer Agency’s Personalized Onco-Genomics Project (co-led with Dr. J. Laskin), Health Employers Association of British Columbia
- Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the 2015 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds (highlycited.com)
- Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research, University of British Columbia, 2015
- Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the 2014 World's Most Influential Scientific Minds (highlycited.com)
- 2013 Killiam Research Prize, University of British Columbia, 2014
- Lions Club International Medal of Merit, 2012
- Distinguished Achievement Award, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2012
- Canada Research Chair in Genome Science, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2010
- Terry Fox Medal Award, British Columbia Medical Association, 2010
- Order of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia, 2010
- Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence, LifeSciences British Columbia, 2010
- Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, 2009
- Frontiers in Research Award, British Columbia Innovation Council, 2008
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 2007
- Merck Frosst Prize, Canadian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, 2007
- Career Investigator Award (Senior Scholar level), Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, 2006-2011
- Distinguished Achievement Award, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2006-2007
- President's 40th Anniversary Award, Simon Fraser University, 2006
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws, University of Calgary, 2005
- The Best of the Best of Canada's Top 40 Under 40, The Caldwell Partners Int'l, 2005
- Terry Fox Young Investigator Award, National Cancer Institute of Canada, 2004
- Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, Simon Fraser University, 2004
- Innovation and Achievement Award (to entire GSC staff), LifeSciences BC (formerly BC Biotech), 2004
- Career Investigator Award (Scholar level), Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, 2001-2006
- Top 40 Under 40 Award, The Caldwell Partners Int'l, 2000
- Notable Canadian 35 and Under, The Globe and Mail, 2000
- Outstanding Alumni Award for Academic Achievement, Simon Fraser University, 1999
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