May 6, 2025
IMS Celebrates: students, faculty and alumni recognized with awards at Scientific Day
Current Students, Faculty
L-R: Shaghayegh Foroozan Boroojeni, Hamzah Khan, Nafia Mirza, Stefan Aguiar, Ilakkiah Chandran, Dr. Pamela Plant, Nayaab Punjani and Emily Yeung.
The Institute of Medical Science presented a series of awards at our annual Scientific Day on April 25, 2025 to recognize outstanding and inspiring students, faculty, staff and alumni.
"It is with great pride and joy that I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of this year's award recipients" says Dr. Mingyao Liu, IMS Director. "These awards recognize not only academic excellence, but also leadership, innovation and a deep commitment to our scholarly community. I hope these recognitions serve as both a celebration of present accomplishments and an inspiration for ones to come."
Award Winners:
- Siminovitch-Salter Award: Dr. Laureen Hachem
- Whiteside Award: Rowaida Hussein
- Sara-Al Bader Memorial Award: Shaghayegh Foroozan Boroojeni
- Roncari Prize: Crizza Ching, Hamzah Khan and Kowsar Teymouri
- Student IMPACT Awards: Stefan Aguiar, Ilakkiah Chandran, Nafia Mirza, Nayaab Punjani, Kyla Trkulja and Emily Yeung
- Mel Silverman Mentorship Award: Dr. Pascal Tyrrell
- Sustained Excellence in Education Award: Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier
- Innovation in Education Award: Dr. Ted Brown, Kyla Lee, Maryam Sorkhou, Dr. Evan Tannenbaum and Sobiga Vyravanathan
- Course Director Award: Dr. Evan Tannenbaum
- Course Lecturer Award: Dr. Clement Ma
- Student Contribution to Graduate Education Award: Ayesha Rashidi
- Emerging Leader Alumni Award: Dr. Dan Felsky
- Community Engagement Alumni Award: Dr. Karen Gordon
- Alan Wu Poster Competition Winners: Mary Kittur and Miguel Martinez Santos
- Laidlaw Manuscript Competition Winner: Nicholas Moser
- Faculty Recognition Award Winners: See all the award categories and recipients here.
