The Rowntree Prize in Medical History (EST. 1929)
2025 Recipients of the Rowntree Prize in Medical History
- Poojitha Pai, Med2026 - “It’s a Branding Issue:” The Development of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Overcoming the “Ick Factor”
- Raymond Tu, Med2027 - Gold Standards: Arsenic Trioxide and the Precious Role of Metals in Medicine
With Honourable Mentions to:
- Shirley Fan, Med2027 - Blowing Up Cancer: Mustard Gas and the Birth of Chemotherapy
- Eva Vieira, Med2028 - The Role of Surgical Innovation and Hesitancy in Limb Replantation: How Ronald Malt Set the Impetus for Improved Limb Salvation Efforts
This prize is awarded annually in memory of Dr. L.G. Rowntree for work in medical history completed by a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry medical student. This prize winner receives a monetary award.
Dr. Leonard G. Rowntree (1883-1959) was born and raised in London, Ontario, graduating from Western in 1905 as Gold Medalist. As a physician, researcher, teacher and administrator, he worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the University of Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic and later the University of Miami. He is most well known for the Rowntree Test for kidney function – the phenol-sulphophthalein test. He was a loyal alumnus of Western, serving as Medical Alumni President during the 1930s and attending numerous Western events over the years.
Past Award Recipients
2024 Aishwarya Kulkarni and Julia Cressman
2023 Helen Jin and Danielle Vucenovic
2022 Snow Wangding and Rahman Ladak
2021 Anthony Ziccarelli and Tharsan Kanagalingam
2020 Jelena Poleksic and Jacob Wihlidal
2019 Adrina Zhong and Timothy Varghese
2018 Daniel Stojanovic and Michael Chen
2017 Katharina Baranova and Ariel Gershon
2016 Vanessa DeMelo
2015 Daniel Stojanovic
2014 Hannah MacKenzie
2013 Alexandra Istl
2012 Benjamin Strauss
2011 Jacqueline Swan
2010 Kathleen Mackeracher
2009 Emily Claydon
2008 Pencilla Lang
