CIHR Synapse Awards 2009

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Synapse Awards are given out to emphasize the importance of mentors in developing Canada's next generation of health researchers. The CIHR Synapse Awards honour persons who have made exceptional contributions to the promotion of health research among Canadian secondary school students.

The three awards, which are presented to one graduate student/postdoctoral fellow student, one accomplished researcher and one research group, recognize the efforts of those who promote health research among Canada's high school students. All award recipients share their passion for research and their scientific know-how with today's youth - who will be tomorrow's innovators!

The Awards

2009 recipients:

Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow:
Michael Vesia, York University

Individual Researcher (tie):
Bruce Elliott, Cancer Research Institute at Queen's University and the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital (CCSEO/KGH)
Barbara Vanderhyden, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa

Research Group:
Infectious Disease Research Center

2008 recipients:

Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow:
Anteneh Argaw, Université de Montréal

Individual Researcher (tie):
Lisa Robinson, The Hospital for Sick Children
Jane Roskams, Brain Research Centre

Research Group:
The Toronto Teen Survey research team

2007 recipients:

Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow:
Bechara Saab, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute

Individual Researcher:
John McLean, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research Group:
Laboratoire d'organogénèse expérimentale (LOEX), Université Laval