Scholarships and Awards
The Microbiology and Immunology Department is unique in that it offers it's Graduate students numerous opportunities to be recognized for their academic and research accomplishments through a series of prestigious awards. Apart from the Travel award, these awards are provided directly to the students on top of their regular stipends/scholarships. These awards all reward excellence pertaining to various aspects of the students' performance: Entrance awards based on entrance academic grades, the R.G.E. Murray award based on performance in the Graduate seminar series, Travel awards based on demonstrated scientific productivity that warrants presentation at conferences, and the Robinson, Thomas and Poland awards that each recognize comprehensive academic and scientific excellence at various stages of a Graduate student's career. Graduate students from the Microbiology and Immunology department can also compete for awards offered through the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and Western University.
All students are encouraged to apply for variety of scholarships. There are a variety of opportunities at various levels of competition. Details can be found on Western's Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies website under Student Finances and on the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry website.
List of Awards
CIHR Doctoral Research Awards
The CIHR Doctoral Research Awards Program funds applications in any area of health research. Two streams of scholarships are administered through a single application:
The Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Awards (CGS-D) program provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field in Canada.
The Doctoral Foreign Study Awards (DFSA) program provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field abroad.
Number will vary
Value: $35,000 per year for 36 months
Timeline and Deadlines:
August 1 : Application opens in ResearchNET
September 25 (8:00 p.m. EDT): ResearchNET Application Deadline for Western University
This is a hard deadline and applications cannot be returned for corrections/revisions after this date
Between October 1 and October 7: Application access provided to Faculites
October 28 : Faculties submit ranked A-lists by agency to SGPS
October 30 to November 13 : SGPS selection committees select A-list applications for the three agency quotas
November 23 : Agency Deadline for universities to submit selected applications to CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC
April : Anticipated notice of decisions
Previous awardees (as of 2019):
2024: Sarah Gowanlock (CIHR, Doctoral, Prodger)
2023: Shirley Constable (CIHR, Doctoral, Prodger), Jaspreet Toor (CIHR, Doctoral, Barra/Cairns), Gerrit Stuivenberg (CIHR, Doctoral, Burton and Reid), Andris Evans (CIHR, Doctoral, Mymryk)
2020: Johnny Chmiel- PhD (CIHR Doctoral, Burton & Bjazevic)
2019: Noor Salloum (CIHR Doctoral, Creuzenet)
NSERC Doctoral Research Awards
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) offers two types of research training awards through one application: the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) and the NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral (PGS-D).
Number will vary
Value:
CGS-D: $35,000 per year for 36 months
PGS-D: $21,000 per year for 36 months
Timeline and Deadlines:
August 1 : Application opens in the NSERC Online System
September 25 (8:00 p.m. EDT): NSERC Online Application Deadline for Western University
This is a hard deadline and applications cannot be returned for corrections/revisions after this date
Between October 1 and October 7: Application access provided to Faculites
October 28 : Faculties submit ranked A-lists by agency to SGPS
October 30 to November 13 : SGPS selection committees select A-list applications for the three agency quotas
November 23 : Agency Deadline for universities to submit selected applications to CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC
April : Anticipated notice of decisions
Previous awardees (as of 2020):
2023: Camryn Bonn (NSERC, Doctoral, McGavin)
2022: Katelyn MacNeil (NSERC, Doctoral, Mymryk)
2021: Brendan Daisley (NSERC, Doctoral, Reid)
2020: Robert Kuiack (NSERC, Doctoral, McGavin)
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's
The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s Program (CGSM) is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.
Number will vary
Value: $17,500 for 12 months, non-renewable
Timeline and Deadlines:
September 1: Online Application is available in the Research Portal
December 1: Application Deadline (before 8:00 p.m. EST)
December 2: Applications become accessible to universities
December 2 - December 14: SGPS populates the Competition Cohorts with application records for the three internal CGSM competitions (CIHRM, NSERCM, SSHRCM)
December 15 – February 1: Graduate Program assessment of application eligibility and adjudication of eligible applications
February 2 - March 31: SGPS CGSM Selection Committee convenes for selection of the new 91 CGSM Scholars-Elect
April 1: SGPS posts results to the Research Portal
Previous awardees (as of 2020):
2024: Ying Yue (CIHR, Masters, Dikeakos), Agetha Mahendran (CIHR, Masters, Haeryfar), Alexander Sheikh (CIHR, Masters, Heinrichs), Victoria Labuda (CIHR, Masters, Leligdowicz)
2023: Omar Almomani(CIHR, Masters, Prodger), Pierce Nelson (CIHR, Masters, Sener), Serina Chahal (CIHR, Masters, Zheng), Mike Salnikov (CIHR, Masters, Mymryk), Joshua Yi (CIHR, Masters, Dekoter) Sarah Gowanlock (CIHR, Masters, Prodger), Jack Teplitsky (CIHR, Masters, Dikeakos), Ainslie Shouldice (CIHR, Masters, Prodger)
2022: Polykronis Akouris (NSERC, Masters, Burton), Shirley Constable (CIHR, Masters, Prodger), Brandon Dickson (CIHR, MAsters, Heit), Inbar Habaz (NSERC, Mastersm Haeryfar), Camille Leblanc (NSERC, Masters, Heinrichs), Victor Lam (CIHR, Masters, Prodger), Yilong Li (NSERC, Masters, Gunaratnam), Nicole Wang (CIHR, Masters, Haeryfar)
2021: Eoin Blythe (Dekaban), Camryn Bonn (McGavin), Lane Buchanan (Prodger), Daniel Labach (Barr), Alex Lac (Heit), Antony Lurie (Dikeakos), Gerrit Stuivenberg (Burton), Eric Shao (Prodger), Roy Zang (Dikeakos)
2020: Cassandra Edgar (CIHR, Masters, Dikeakos); Geoffrey Rempel (CIHR, Masters, Prodger); Luana Langlois (NSERC, Masters, Burton); Matthew Myles (NSERC, Masters, Creuzenet)
Ontario Graduate Scholarships and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science & Technology
The Graduate Studies Committee in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology will internally adjudicate applications for Ontario Graduate Scholarships and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science & Technology. These scholarships will be awarded to doctoral and master’s students. Current and prospective students are eligible and are encouraged to apply. Master's and doctoral candidates will be adjudicated separately, and each application will be awarded points for each category in a competitive manner relative to your peers. Applications must be submitted to conform to the following criteria as described below. Please list your accomplishments in reverse chronological order.
Number will vary
Value: $15,000 for one year (3 consecutive terms)
Timeline and Deadlines:
December 7, 2020 – Western’s Online OGS/QEII-GSST Application opens
February 1, 2021 4:00 p.m. (EST) - Final Submission Deadline Application closes
April 30, 2021 – Announcement of OGS/QEII-GSS results
Previous awardees (as of 2020):
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship:
2020: Jacklyn Hurst (McCormick); Smriti Juriasingani (Sener); Anthony Lurie (Dikeakos); Rong Zang (Dikeakos)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship:
2024: Evangelos Papalambropoulos (Heinrichs), Aanchal Rishi (McCormick), Dylan Weninger (Arts), Lane Buchanan (Prodger), Matthew Arbolino (Heit), Daniel Morelli (Kerfoot), Serina Chahal (Zheng), Avery Gaudreau (Heinrichs), Samantha Tapping (Burton), Mark Kwok (Heit), Angela Schincaglia (Haeryfar)
2023: Cassandra Edgar (Dikeakos), Izabella Batko (Heinrichs), Aanchal Rishi (McCormick), Lane Buchanan (Prodger), Paul Solis-Reyes (Arts), Victor Lam (Prodger/Troyer), Nicole Wang (Haeryfar)
2022: Maria Abou Taka- MSc (Sener), Amena Aktar - PhD (Heit), Mackenzie Dodge- PhD (Mymryk), Cassandra Edgar- PhD (Dikeakos), Mitch Mumby- PhD (Dikeakos), Gerrit Stuivenberg- PhD (Burton and Reid), Blake Shannon- PhD (McCormick)
2021: Denny Chin- PhD (Heinrichs), Lulian Derecichei- PhD (Arts & Mann), Mackenzie Dodge- PhD (Mymryk), Mitch Mumby- PhD (Dikeakos), Matthew Myles- MSc (Creuzenet), Blake Shannon- PhD (McCormick)
2020: Mitchell Mumby (Dikeakos); Blake Shannon (McCormick); Denny Chin (Heinrichs); Wongsakorn Kiattiburut (Burton)
Dr. FW Luney Graduate Entrance Scholarship in Microbiology & Immunology
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Marion Isabelle (Luney) Murray in honour of her father, Frederick Winnett Luney, a Pathologist and Western Professor. Marion Isabelle (Luney) Murray worked as a medical technologist in St. Joseph's Hospital Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Western Ontario. She was the chief technologist in the Clinical Bacteriology Service for Victoria Hospital and provided technical support to laboratory teaching for the students of medicine and science for many years. Marion died in London, Ontario in 2013 at age 94.
Awarded annually to full-time Master’s or Doctoral students enrolling for the first time in the Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program, based on early application (applied for the program before February 1), academic achievement (minimum 80% average) and research merit. Recipients will be selected annually by the Graduate Committee of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. At least one representative of the selection committee must hold membership in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Number will vary
Value: Up to $5000
Effective: May 2016 exclusive to new students
Previous awardees:
2024: Angelina Baldino (Dikeakos), Myia Blanchet (McCormick), Gabrielle Buckley (Barra and Cairns), Denise Cao (Guariglia), Alice Dong (Klein), Joshua Foster (Creuzenet), Alexandra Glennie (Dikeakos), Jane Gould (McCormick), Jordan Haly (Creuzenet and Arts), Urjashi Laha (Klein), Bianca Loyuk (Guthrie), Alexander Masanovich (Sener), Maxine Nicolais (Dikeakos), Katelyn Palmateer (Mymryk), Rachel Regier (Burton), Chanpreet Riarh (DeKoter), Henry Ssemunywa (Prodger), Porsha Taheri (Kerfoot), Kiera Telesnicki (Heit), Neel Vajaria (Barr), Isaac Wu (Barr)
2023: Rachel Penney (Prodger and Burton), Salman Ali (McCormick), Liam McFarlane (Sener), Evan Papalambropoulos (Heinrichs), Emily Ying (Dikeakos), Thika Thapa (McGavin), Angela Schincaglia (Haeryfar), Nathan Clifford (Heinrichs), Sashini Loku (Arts), Livia Kucman (Dikeakos), Caleb Charette (Guthrie), Cameron Whalen (Kerfoot), Agetha Mahendran (Haeryfar), Sidar Ortas (Sener), Tyler Pereira (Heinrichs & McCormick), Rachel Nicholson (Heit), Emile Barua (Barr), Maria Fernanda Uribe (Dekoter), Samantha Tapping (Burton), Vincent Du (Heinrichs)
Nadine Ibrahim (Heit)
2022: Omar Almomani (Prodger), Serina Chahal (Zheng), Avery Gaudreau (Heinrichs), Victor Lam (Prodger), Reeya Parmar (Prodger), Heidi Rysan (Dekoter), Mike Salnikov (Mymryk), Ainslie Shouldice (Prodger), Stephen Temesy (Creuzenet and Arts), Jack Teplitsky (Dikeakos), Nicole Wang (Haeryfar), Joshua Yi (Dekoter)
2021: Maria Abou Taka (Sener), Daelyn Carroll (Creuzenet), Shirley Constable (Prodger), Camille Leblanc (Heinrichs), Yilong Li (Gunaratnam), Rachel Low (Kim), Daniel Morelli (Kerfoot), Sydney Relouw (Sener)
Aanchal Rishi (McCormick), Jaspreet Toor (Barra & Cairns), Nicholas Walton (McCormick), Hannah Wilcox (Prodger)
2020: Daniel Labach, Camryn Bonn, Rong Zang, Antony Lurie, Matthew Myles, Eoin Blythe, Alex Michaud, Gerrit Stuivenberg, Lane Buchanan
2019: Hannah Raczkowski, Jenna Benoit, Cassandra Edgar, Alisha Moynahan, Katelyn MacNeil
2018: Izabela Batko, Michelle Lim, Mitchell Mumby, Dante Foschia, Bita Azad, Rahul Pawa, Johnny Chmiel, Ingrid Hon, Blake Shannon, Katherine Ferguson, Max Zhang, Denny Chin
2017 - Adam Meadows, Akshay Sule, Chanuka Wijewardhana, Darshit Patel, Emiley Watson, Jasper Lee, Sarah Donnelly, So Eo, Christine Wardell, Jason Knapp, Robert Kuiack
2016 - Nina Hunt, Brendan Daisley, Ann-Sophie Laramee, Keertika Yogendirarajah, Richard Berish, Jacklyn Hurst
2015: Brennan Dirk, Emily Pawlak, Tanner Tessier, Joshua Choi, Jamie Halucha, Martin Prusinkiewicz, Stephanie Collins, Arthi Rajamohan, Ashish Patel
2014: Courtney Meilleur, Mark Trinder, Aaron Johnson, Patrick Lac
2013: Julia Di Bella, Julienne Kaiser, Emily Pawlak, Joe Zeppa
2012: Ram Anantha, Megan Enos, Courtney Meilleur
2011: Kyle McDonald, Kristofer James, Joseph Zeppa, Stacey Xu, Matthew Woods
2010: Peter Mitsopoulos, Jenna Kelly, Omar El Halfawy, Jessica Sheldon, Mathias Scinocca
2009: Johnson Cheung, Ryan Lum-Tai, Rod MacPhee, Matt Rytelewski
2008: Saman Maleki Vareki, Biljana Todorovic, Darah Christie, John Cooper
2007: Robert Tohn, Hartley Blumenfeld, David Yue, Lisa Mannik
2006: Emilty Haggerty, Jaspreet Chahal, Karim Khan, Jennifer Tolman
Dr. RGE Murray Graduate Scholarship in Microbiology & Immunology
Awarded annually to full-time Master’s or Doctoral students in any year in the Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program, based on academic achievement (minimum 80% average) and research merit. This award is adjudicated by the MNI graduate studies award committee at the same time when OGS applicants are ranked. All applicants applied to OGS will be automatically considered for this award and no separate application is required. For more information on eligibility and application process for OGS, please visit the SGPS website https://grad.uwo.ca/finances/external_funding/ogs.html
Number will vary
Value: $10,000
Previous awardees:
2023: Clara Zhan (Arts), Fariha Khandaker (Barr), Lei Qi (Arts), Rashed Rashu (Haeryfar), Amena Aktar (Heit), Iulian Derecichei (Arts)
2022: Izabela Batko (Heinrichs), Iulian Derecichei (Arts), Andris Evans (Mymryk), Aanchal Rishi (McCormick), Paul Solis-Reyes (Arts), Lei Qi (Arts)
2021: Izabela Batko (Heinrichs), Andris Evans (Mymryk), Amanda Marple (McCormick), Alex Michaud (Haeryfar), Connor Richer (Troyer), Steven Trothen (Dikeakos)
2020 -Steven Trothen (Dikeakos), Mackenzie Dodge (Mymryk), Alisha Moynahan (Barra), Daniel Labach (Barr), Katelyn MacNeil (Mymryk)
2019 - Laura Craven, Jacklyn Hurst, Steven Trothen, Bita Azad, Mitchell Mumby, Rahul Pawa
2018 - Laura Craven, Ermela Paparisto, Chanuka Wijewardhana, Ankita Kambli, Rahul Pawa
2017 - Jacklyn Hurst, Robert Kuiack, Ermela Paparisto, Steve Gameiro
2016 - Kait Al, Stephanie Collins, Tanner Tessier, Colin Venner
Dr. FW Luney Graduate Travel Award in Microbiology & Immunology
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Marion Isabelle (Luney) Murray in honour of her father, Frederick Winnett Luney, a Pathologist and Western Professor. Marion Isabelle (Luney) Murray worked as a medical technologist in St. Joseph's Hospital Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Western Ontario. She was the chief technologist in the Clinical Bacteriology Service for Victoria Hospital and provided technical support to laboratory teaching for the students of medicine and science for many years. Marion died in London, Ontario in 2013 at age 94.
Awarded annually to full-time Master’s or Doctoral students enrolled in the Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program for a minimum of two terms, who are conducting research in Microbiology & Immunology. Awards will be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% average) and research merit. Awards are intended to enable graduate students to attend scholarly conferences or meetings to present their research. Recipients will be selected by the Graduate Committee of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. At least one representative of the selection committee must hold membership in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Application forms and supporting documentation must be submitted one week prior to travel in ordered to be considered for the award. Year X students are not eligible.
Number will vary
Value: up to $2500
- Travel Application Form *Effective May 1, 2024
Dr. RGE Murray Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Student Seminar Award
Awarded annually to a full-time Master’s or Doctoral student, in any year in the Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program, who is deemed to have the best seminar presentation by peer and faculty nominations. The final decision will be made by the Graduate Committee of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology each April. At least one representative of the selection committee must hold membership in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Number: 1 MSc and 1 PhD award per year
Value: Cash prize up to $500
Previous awardees:
2023-2024 - Agetha Mahendran (MSc), Dylan Weninger (PhD)
2022-2023 - Brandon Dickson (MSc), John Chmiel (PhD)
2021-2022 - Alex Lac (MSc), Denny Chin (PhD)
2020-2021 - Demitra Yotis (MSc), Robert Kuiack (PhD)
2019-2020 - Michelle Lim(MSc), Jacklyn Hurst (PhD)
2018-2019 - Robert Kuiack (MSc), Charles Yin (PhD)
2017-2018 - David Watson (MSc), Kait Al (PhD)
2016-2017 - Nina Hunt (MSc), Cason King (PhD)
2015-2016 - Ali Zhang (MSc), Cason King (PhD)
2014-2015 - Alexander Eastman (MSc), Cason King (PhD)
The Dr. John Robinson Graduate Scholarship
Awarded to a student in the second year of the Masters program conducting research in Microbiology in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry based on academic achievement and record of research productivity in the program. Preference will be given to an MSc student who successfully transfers to the PhD program.
Number: 1 MSc per year
Value: Cash prize and the recipient's name on a departmental plaque
Previous awardees:
2023 - Nicole Wang (supervisor M. Haeryfar)
2022 - Shirley Constable (supervisor J. Prodger)
2021 - Gerrit Stuivenberg (supervisors J. Burton and G. Reid)
2020 - Cassandra Edgar (supervisor J. Dikeakos)
2019 - Mitchell Mumby (supervisor J. Dikeakos)
2018 - Robert Kuiack (supervisor M. McGavin)
2017 - Brendan Daisley (supervisor G. Reid)
2016 - Patrick Rudak (supervisor M. Haeryfar)
2015 - Kaitlin Al (supervisor J. Burton)
2014 - Emily Pawlak (supervisor J. Dikeakos)
2013 - Courtney Meilleur (supervisor M. Haeryfar)
2012 - Joseph Zeppa (supervisor J. McCormick)
2011 - Ian Lobb (supervisor A. Sener)
2010 - Johnson Cheung (supervisor D. Heinrichs)
2009 - Matthew Miller (supervisor L. Hertel)
The John A. Thomas Award
This Award is in the memory of John A. Thomas, D.V.M., Ph.D., who died unexpectedly on December 12, 1993, at the age of 35. At the time of his death, John was a Ph.D. student in the final stage of his training in our Department. He received both his undergraduate and professional education in the University of Guelph, Ontario. After a few years in clinical practice as a D.V.M., John began our graduate program in January 1990 as a M.Sc. student and within a year he switched to the Ph.D. program expecting to complete it at the end of 1994. In June 1994, the University recognized John's accomplishments and potential by posthumously awarding him the PhD degree.John was a bright and dedicated individual with strong determination and used excellent judgement to carry out his experiments. He was also an enthusiastic and excellent demonstrator in the teaching labs and was very much liked by the students. He performed very well in the graduate courses recommended by his Advisory Thesis Committee and some others he decided to take to update and extend his scientific background. John was also actively involved as a representative of the Department in the Society of Graduate Students. He was also a fun-loving man, a skillful hockey player, and an accomplished singer of popular tunes.
During his short time in the Graduate Program he brought recognition to both the Department of Microbiology and immunology and the University of Western Ontario. In 1992 he was awarded the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Graduate Student Award for the best presentation at the Annual Meeting. During the course of his training he was supported by a Special University Scholarship of the University of Western Ontario. He was also awarded an Ontario Graduate Student Scholarship that he held at the time of his death. Undoubtedly, John was at a stage in his life where he was ready to take on any challenge, and he had a promising future ahead of him.Awarded to a Ph.D. student during the last stages of the program in the areas of Bacteriology, Virology, Immunology, and Genetics. Ph.D. students from other Departments of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry may apply as long as the research project fits within the above categories. Applicants should have completed all course requirements and should have passed the Comprehensive Exam or the Ph.D. Candidacy exam.
Number: 1 PhD per year
Value: Cash prize is $1200 and the recipient's name on a plaque
- Letter of nomination by Supervisor
- Updated transcript
- One-page summary of the research project
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter from the Graduate Chair of the corresponding Department supporting the student's application and detailing the student's performance. (For applicants not in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology)
2019 - Brendan Daisley - "Tackling honey bee decline: pesticides, pathogens, and the impact of beneficial microbes" (supervisor: G. Reid)
2018 - Charles Yin, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: B. Heit) "Macrophage dysfunction in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease"
2017 - not awarded
2016 - Julie Kaiser, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: D. Heinrichs)
2015 - Matt Rytelewski, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. Koropatnick) "Overcoming innate and acquired therapy resistance by targeting DNA repair in cancer cells"
2014 - Jessica Sheldon, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: D. Heinrichs) "Iron acquisition mechanisms and their role in Staphylococcus aureus survival and virulence"
2013 - Michael Cohen, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. Mymryk) "Dissection of the C-Terminal Region of E1A Redefines the Roles of CtBP and Other Cellular Targets in Oncogenic Transformation"
2012 - Katie Kasper, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. McCormick) "Streptococcal superantigens in colonization and disease"
2011 - Biljana Todorovic, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. Mymryk) "HPV Infection & Cancer – Deregulation of the Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor by HPV E7"
2010 - Matthew Miller, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. Mymryk) "Functional Studies of the Human Adenovirus 55 residue E1A protein"
2009 - Andrew Martins, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: S. Kim) "The role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in the anti-inflammatory effects of probiotics and regulation of the intestinal immune system"
2008 - Fred Beasley, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: D. Heinrichs) "Siderophore-mediated iron uptake by the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus"
2007 - Slade Loutet, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: M. Valvano) "Antimicrobial peptide resistance in Burkholderia cenocepacia: implications for drug development"
2006 - Ron Flannagan, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: M. Valvano) "Stress management: characterization of Burkholderia cenocepacia stress response genes"
2005 - Wendy Teft, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. Madrenas) "T cell Activation by CTLA-4: The Flipside of Co-stimulation"
2004 - Mark Kirchhof, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: J. Madrenas) "The Role of Stomatin-Like Protein 2 in T-cell Activation"
2003 - M. Thomas Sebulsky, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: D. Heinrichs) "High-Affinity Iron Acquisition by Staphylococcus aureus"
2002 - Kevin Holmes, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: G. Dekaban) "Investigating the role of C-terminal domains in the subcellular distribution of NMDA receptor splice variants "
2001 - Bruce Seet, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: G. McFadden) "How Poxviruses Stop Traffic: studies on poxvirus chemokine-binding proteins"
2000 - Andrea Weston, Physiology (supervisor T. Underhill) "Mechanisms underlying chondrogenesis and myogenesis: common signaling pathways"
1999 - Mark Cameron, Microbiology and Immunology (supervisor: T. Delovitch) "Interleukin-4-mediated Prevention of Type I Diabetes in Nonobese Diabetic Mice"
1998 - Angela Kennedy, Biochemistry (supervisor: D. Haniford) "Transposable elements: From selfish DNA to the immune systems of higher vertebrates"
1997 - Derek Dykxhoorn, Microbiology & Immunology (supervisor: T. Linn) "The regulation of RNA polymerase synthesis in Escherichia coli"
1996 - Kishna Kalicharran, Microbiology & Immunology (supervisor: S. Dales) "Initiation of Replication of Coronavirus in the CNS"
The Stephen D. Poland Award
No application is required. Adjudication will be based on academic transcripts, the Program copy of the thesis which includes a curriculum vita, and documentation provided through the Faculty of Graduate Studies Collip Award process.
The Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Studies Committee will determine the award winner from all eligible Doctoral graduates during the academic year. A member of Stephen Poland’s family will be involved in the presentation of the award. The award will be presented each year at the Infection and Immunology Research Forum (IIRF).
Number: 1 PhD per year
Value: Cash prize and the recipient's name on a plaque
Previous Awardees:
2023 - Gerrit Stuivenberg (supervisor: J. Burton)
2022 - John Chmiel (supervisors: J. Burton & J. Bjazevic)
2021 - Denny Chin (supervisor: D. Heinrichs)
2020 - Brendan Daisley (supervisor: G. Reid)
2019 - Steven Gameiro (supervisor: J. Mymryk)
2018 - Brennan Dirk (supervisor: J. Dikeakos)
2017 - Cason King (supervisor: J. Mymryk)
2016 - Amy McMillan (supervisor: G. Reid)
2015 - Matt Rytelewski (supervisor: J. Koropatnick)
2014 - Stephen Li (supervisor R. Dekoter)
2013 - Greg Fonseca (supervisor J. Mymryk)
2012 - Katherine Kasper (supervisor J. McCormick)
2011 - Matthew Miller (supervisor J. Mymryk)
2010 - Federico Beasley (supervisor D. Heinrichs)
2009 - Mark Kirchhof (supervisor J. Madrenas)
2008 - Wendy Teft (supervisor J. Madrenas)
2007 - Kristin Chadwick (supervisor M. Bhatia)
2006 - Jennifer Trowbridge (supervisor M. Bhatia)
2005 - Jonathan Hill (supervisor E. Cairns & D. Bell)
2004 - Nikita Avvakumov (supervisor J. Mymryk)
2003 - Matthew Lefebre (supervisor M. Valvano)
Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship for Publication/Teaching and Research in Medical Sciences
The Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship is available to full-time doctoral students in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry who have published their doctoral research as first author in a peer reviewed journal. This fellowship was established by a bequest from Margaret Macklin Frewen.
Eligibility
Full-time doctoral student registered in a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry graduate program may apply. Candidates must have at least one year remaining for the completion of their degree to be eligible.
Details
Number: 1 PhD per year
Value: Cash prize up to $4500
Previous Awardees (as of 2020):
2023 - Amena Aktar (B. Heit), Teaching and Research in Medical Sciences
2022 - John Chmiel (J. Burton & J. Bjazevic), Teaching and Research in Medical Sciences
2021 - Denny Chin (D. Heinrichs); Matthew Lefebre (M. Valvano), Publication in Medical Sciences
2020 - Brendan Daisly (G. Reid), Publication in Medical Sciences
Dean's Research Scholarship
We are delighted to announce the introduction of the Dean’s Research Scholarship (DRS) for graduate students. This program is being initiated in order to support Western University and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s commitment to enhance collaborative and translational research. Starting the academic year 2020/21, a total of 10 awards per year to support graduate student research will be given. The scholarships will be in the amounts of $10,000 for Master’s students and $14,000 for PhD students per year, for two years.
Number: 10 per year
Value: $10,000 for Master’s students and $14,000 for PhD students per year, for two years
Previous Awardees (as of 2020):
2023 - Yasamin Minazadeh (Leligdowicz and Heit), Matthew Arbolino (Heit and Leligdowicz)
2021 - Sofya Ulanova- MSc (Barra & Cairns)
2020 - John Chmiel (Burton & Bjazevic)
Retired Awards
The Roche (2000-2009) and Danone (2010-2014) awards have been replaced by the RGE Murray Graduate Student Seminar Award
Previous Awardees:
2000 - Matthew Lefebre
2001 - Bruce Seet
2003 - Jennifer Trowbridge
2004 - Suzanne Dale
2005 - Mark Kirchhof
2006 - Jailal Ablack
2007 - Siobhan Ramcharran
2008 - Matthew Miller
2009 - Jenna Kelly
2009 - Johnson Cheung
2010 - Johnson Cheung
2011 - Kelcey Patterson
2012 - Ram Anantha
2013 - Cason King
