Prizes, Awards or Honours Recipient

The distinction honours Canadians whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences have led to extraordinary improvements in human health. Dr. Cullis, a professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at UBC, is recognized for developing the lipid nanoparticle delivery technology that enables mRNA vaccines, such as the highly effective COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, and other next-generation gene therapies.

Suzanne Richardson and Fred Woo have been awarded the President’s Staff Award for Collaborative Excellence for their work as the management team for the Animal Care, Biosafety, Radiation Safety, and Chemical Safety Committees. 

Award recognizes Dr. Cranston's research expanding the use of nanocellulose, derived from sustainable bio-based resources like wood pulp, in technologies that offer environmentally-friendly alternatives to petrochemical-based materials and plastics.

Seven UBC faculty members have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Three UBC faculty members were named as Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Appointees include Drs. Jeannette Armstrong, Barbara Arneil, John Fleetham, Sally Thorne and Keith Walley