Our 2024 Award Winners
Danielle Dagher
Studentship Award &Research Staff Recognition Award
Nandhitha Ragunayakam
Studentship Award
Dr. Andrew Scott
Post-doctoral Fellowship Award
Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw
St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Research & Innovation Grant
Jorden Younger
Professional Advisory Committee Interprofessional Research Award
Dr. Caitlin Davey
Professional Advisory Committee Interprofessional Research Award
Dr. Wei Deng
Constantine Douketis New Researcher Award
Dr. Fabiano Gomes
Dr. Ian and Shirley Rowe Research Fund to Explore Innovative Ways of Managing Psychosis in the Community
Julia Fraser
Forensic Psychiatry Conference Travel Bursary
Kelly Bulley
Joe K. Award in Forensic Psychiatry
Ashley Palmer
Joe K. Award in Forensic Psychiatry
Chelsea Lazar
Joe K. Award in Forensic Psychiatry
Ashutosh Thakar
Poster Competition:First Place
Maya Bozzo-Rey
Poster Competition:Second Place
Shapthavi Christy Sutharsan
Poster Competition:People's Choice Award
Our Award Winners at Celebrate Research 2024
Anne & Neil McArthur Research Award
The McArthur family has long supported the pursuit of groundbreaking research at St. Joe’s.
Each year, a world-renowned researcher is honoured with the Anne & Neil McArthur Research Award.
We are honoured to celebrate the 2024 recipient, Dr. Mark Loeb.
Dr. Mark Loeb
Professor, Pathology & Molecular MedicineDr. Loeb’s research focuses on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including the transmission and control of respiratory infections like Influenza, West Nile, COVID-19 and Dengue. His work has helped shape public health policies and strategies for managing the spread of infectious disease with valuable insights into vaccine efficacy.
Among his many distinctions, Dr. Loeb was recognized as a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America, one of the highest honours in the field of infectious disease; and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest honour received in the arts, humanities and social sciences. His research has appeared in more than 400 publications and has been cited nearly 48,000 times.
Dr. Loeb's presentation, "Randomized Trials of Influenza Vaccination and Herd Immunity: Learning from the Hutterites" was recorded on April 24, 2025.
External Awards
Dr. Deborah Cook
InducteeCanadian Medical Hall of Fame
Dr. Imran Satia
Canada Research Chairin Chronic Cough
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Dr. Martin Kolb
FellowCanadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw
2025 Excellence in Research AwardCanadian Association for HIV Research and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research