Awards and Achievements
Faculty
Inaugural 2020 fellow to the Canadian Nutrition Society. CNS-SCN Fellow Distinction Award.
- Mary L'Abbe, 2020
- David Jenkins, 2020
- Harvey Anderson, 2020
Earle Willard McHenry Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition
- Deborah O'Connor, 2020
Rusted-Bayley Visiting Professor Award, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Mary L'Abbe, 2019
American College of Nutrition's Stanley Wallach Award Winner
- Ahmed El-Sohemy, 2018
Honorary Doctorate Recipients
- Valerie Tarasuk, 2018, Queens University Gazette Stories Honorary Degrees Ceremonies
- Thomas Wolever, 2018, University of Ottawa Gazette Stories Honorary Doctorate Ceremonies
Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- John Sievenpiper, 2018
Mid Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- Elena Comelli, 2018
Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- David Jenkins, 2018
Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Research
- Richard Bazinet, 2016
Bloomberg Manulife Prize
- David Jenkins, 2014
Faculty of Medicine Graduate Teaching Award in Recognition of Senior Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Michael Archer, 2013
Senior Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award
- Thomas Wolever
Faculty of Medicine Graduate Teaching Award for Graduate Student Mentorship
- Vladimir Vuksan
Order of Canada
- Mary L’Abbé
- David Jenkins
American Society for Nutrition Awards
Danone Institute Mentorship Award
- Harvey Anderson, 2011
Osborne and Mendel Award for Outstanding Basic Research in Nutrition
- Ronald Ball, 2002
- Paul Pencharz, 2002
Conrad Elvehjem Award for Public Service in Nutrition
- George Beaton, 1993
E.V. McCollum Award
- Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, 1982
Samuel J. Fomon Nutrition Award
- Stan Zlotkin, 2009
Khush Jeejeebhoy Award for Best Application of Clinical Nutrition Research
Findings to Clinical Practice
- Paul Pencharz, 2011
- Deborah O’Connor, 2015
Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award for Outstanding Research
- Ahmed El-Sohemy, 2013
- Mary L'Abbé, 2001
- Stephen Cunnane, 1995
- Ron Ball, 1994
- Paul Pencharz, 1987
- David Jenkins, 1983
- Harvey Anderson, 1978
- Khush Jeejeebhoy, 1975
- George Beaton, 1968
Earle Willard McHenry Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition
- Mary L'Abbé, 2010
- Ron Ball, 2008
- Stanley Zlotkin, 2005
- Paul Pencharz, 2004
- David Jenkins, 1999
- Harvey Anderson, 1989
- George Beaton, 1984
Other Awards
Future Leaders Award - International Life Sciences Institute North America
- Richard Bazinet, 2011
- Wendy Ward, 2005
- Young-In Kim, 1997
Early Researcher Award - Ministry of Research Innovation, Government of Ontario
- Richard Bazinet, 2011
Early Career Excellence Graduate Teaching Award - Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Richard Bazinet, 2011
Distinguished Nutrition Leadership Award – Danone Institute
- Stan Zlotkin, 2010
Charles H. Best Award - CIHR
- Vladimir Vuksan, 2010
Officer of the Order of Canada
- George Beaton, 2009
University Professor
- David Jenkins, 2009
William Goldie Award for a Contribution to the Advancement of Knowledge in Internal Medicine
- Young-In Kim, 2004
Ferring International Gastroenterology Research Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Young-In Kim, 2001
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Young Investigator Award
- Young-In Kim, 2003
CIHR New Investigator Award
- John Maguire, 2014
Students
PhD Dissertation Awards
- Kathyrn Hopperton 2018 (Bazinet lab)
- Julie Mason-Ennis 2016 (Thompson lab)
- Teri Emrich 2015 (L’Abbe lab)
- Bibiana Garcia-Bailo 2014 (El-Sohemy lab)
- Julia Wong, 2010
- Nick Bellissimo, 2008
University of Toronto Awards of Excellence
Adel Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
- Jovana Kaludjerovic, 2010
Departmental Awards
Lillian Thompson Award
- Scott Lacombe 2018 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Joseph Jamnik 2017 (PhD student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Rodney Au-Yeung 2016 (MSc student, Vuksan lab)
- Kathryn Hopperton 2015 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Julie Mason 2014 (PhD student, Thompson lab)
- Kathryn Hopperton, 2014
- Julie Mason, 2013
- Leah Cahill, 2010
- Jas Saggar, 2009
Michael Archer Award
- Scott Lacombe 2018 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Luke Johnston 2017 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Chuck Chen 2016 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Ingrid Santaren 2015 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Christine Wong 2014 (PhD student, L’Abbe lab)
- Sylvia Ley 2013 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Leah Cahill, 2010
- Kafi Ealey, 2009
Barbara McLaren Award
- Christine Mills, 2014
- Megan Charlish 2013
- Melanie Byland, 2010
Danielle Haasz Award
- Kady Hunter 2015
- Jessica Munn 2015
- Kady Hunter, 2014
- Danxi Cheng 2014
- Muna Osman 2014
- Danxi Cheng, 2013
- Vanessa Nagy, 2010
Heather Milne Neilson Award
- Branka Gladanac 2015
- Christie Docking 2014
- Megan Charlish 2014
- Branka Gladanac, 2014
- Branka Gladanac, 2013
- Melanie Byland, 2010
- Marcia Dawes, 2010
Grace Weymark Morgan Award
- Liana Bontempo, 2014
- Nazima Qureshi, 2013
- Anjali Patel, 2010
- Honda Soltani, 2010
Sharon Zeiler Nutrition Award
- Erika Gibson 2018 (MSc student, Maguire lab)
- Alena Ng 2017 (MSc student, L’Abbe lab)
- Windy Wang 2016 (MSc student, Hanley lab)
Oral Presentation Awards
- Heather Hanwell, 2010
Poster Presentation Awards
- Heather Hanwell, 2010
Travel Awards
- Tupur Rahman, 2010 (Greenwood lab) - won a trip to Switzerland through Lindt chocolate and will have the opportunity to meet with the infamous Roger Federer.
Scholarships
Banting & Best Diabetes Center Awards
- Dandan Li 2018 (MSc student, Vuksan lab)
- Madyson Weippert 2018 (MSc student, L’Abbe lab)
- Shahen Yashpal 2018 (MSc student, Hanley lab)
- Stephanie Nishi 2017 (PhD student, Sievenpiper lab)
- Zhila Semnani-Azad 2017 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Windy Wang 2017 (MSc student, Hanley lab)
- Zhila Semnani-Azad 2016 (MSc student, Hanley lab)
- Jarvis Noronha 2016 (MSc student, Sievenpiper lab)
- Vivian Choo 2015 (MSc student, Jenkins lab)
- Joseph Jamnik 2015 (PhD student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Mahsa Jessri 2015 (PhD student, L’Abbe lab)
- Evan Lewis 2015 (PhD student, Wolever lab)
- Ingrid Santaren 2015 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Zhila Semnani-Azad 2015 (MSc student, Hanley lab)
- Christopher Villa 2015 (PhD student, Comelli lab)
- Luke Johnston 2014 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Evan Lewis 2014 (PhD student, Wolever lab)
- Ingrid Santaren 2014 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Effie Viguiliouk 2014 (MSc student, Jenkins lab)
- Christopher Villa 2014 (PhD student, Comelli lab)
Vanier
- Jo-Anna Baxter 2017 (Bhutta lab)
- Kathryn Hopperton 2014 (Bazinet lab)
- Julie Mason, 2010
CIHR – Charles & Best Award
- Yaseer Shakur, 2010 (PhD student,
- Jovana Kaludjerovic, 2010 (PhD student, Ward lab)
- Jocelyn Sacco, 2010 (PhD student, Tarasuk lab)
- Rachel Masters, 2010 (PhD student, Tarasuk lab)
- Sheena Kayaniyil, 2009 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Sylvia Ley, 2009 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Dennis Wagner, 2009 (PhD student, Vieth lab)
CIHR – Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Mavra Ahmed, 2010 (MSc student,
- Shaidah Deghan Manshadi, 2010 (MSc student,
- Arash Mir-Rahimi, 2010 (MSc student, Jenkins lab)
- Amanda Carleton, 2009 (MSc student, Jenkins lab)
- Laura Da Costa, 2009 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Tracy Moreira, 2009 (MSc student, Wolever lab)
- Dawn Snyder, 2009 (MSc student, Rao lab)
- Korbua Srichaikul, 2009 (MSc student, Jenkins lab)
CIHR – Doctoral Research Award
- Alison Daniel 2018 (Bandsma lab)
- Allison Mildon 2018 (Sellen lab)
- Zhila Semnani-Azad 2018 (Hanley lab)
- Beatriz Franco Arellano 2017 (L’Abbe lab)
- Lauren LeMay-Nedjelski 2017 (O’Connor lab)
- Jessica Omand 2014 (Maguire/O’Connor lab)
CIHR – Master's program Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Christine Mulligan 2018 (L’Abbe lab)
- Alena Ng 2018 (L’Abbe lab)
- Anna Zuchniak (Roth lab)
- Joy Mackay 2017 (Tarasuk lab)
- Jessica Watterworth 2017 (Roth lab)
- Windy Wang 2017 (Hanley lab)
- Catherine Braunstein 2016 (Sievenpiper lab)
- Vanessa Giuliano 2016 (Bazinet lab)
- Olivia Moran 2016 (Kotsopoulos lab)
- Jarvis Noronha 2016 (Sievenpiper lab)
- Zhila Semnani-Azad 2016 (Hanley lab)
- Andree-Anne Fafard St-Germain 2015(Tarasuk lab)
- Robin Glicksman 2015 (Hanley lab)
- Sara DiLauro 2015 (O’Connor lab)
- Sheida Noorhosseini 2015 (L’Abbe lab)
- Vivian Choo 2014 (Jenkins lab)
- Alison Mildon 2014 (Anderson/Sellen lab)
- Effie Viguiliouk 2014 (Jenkins lab)
- Carly Visentin 2014 (Kim lab)
CIHR – Strategic Planning Program in Public Health Policy
- Jodi Bernstein 2014 (PhD student, L’Abbe lab)
- Anthea Christoforou 2014 (PhD student, Tarasuk lab)
- Alyssa Schermel, 2009 (MSc student, L'Abbé lab)
NSERC – Master's Program Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Siya Khanna 2018 (Kim/O’Connor lab)
- Zhen Lin 2017 (Comelli/Thompson lab)
- Sara Shama 2017 (O’Connor lab0
- Sara Stinson 2017 (Comelli lab)
- Ashan Hashemi 2016 (Comelli lab)
- Alicia Jarosz 2015 (El-Sohemy lab)
- Lauren LeMay-Nedjelski 2014 (Thompson lab)
- Bijun Wen 2014 (Comelli lab)
NSERC – Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Emanuela Pannia 2017 (Anderson lab)
- Andre Dias, 2010 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Tupur Rahman, 2010 (MSc student, O’Connor lab)
- Natasha Singh, 2010 (MSc student, Comelli lab)
- Christopher Smith, 2010 (MSc student, Comelli lab)
- Chuck Chen, 2010 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Francesca Garofalo, 2009 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Shannan Grant, 2009 (PhD student, Wolever lab)
- Sarah Orr, 2009 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Shirin Panahi, 2009 (PhD student, Anderson lab)
SSERC
- Carly Cheng
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- Michelle Asbury 2018 (PhD student, O’Connor lab)
- Joy Hutchinson 2018 (MSc student, Tarasuk lab)
- Scott Lacombe 2018 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Dandan Li 2018 (PhD student, Vuksan lab)
- Stephanie Nishi 2018 (PhD student, Sievenpiper lab)
- Sara Shama 2018 (MSc student, O’Connor lab)
- Shelley Vanderhout 2018 (PhD student, Maguire lab)
- Laura Vergeer 2018 (PhD student, L’Abbe lab)
- Michelle Asbury 2017 (PhD student, O’Connor lab)
- Jodi Bernstein 2017 (PhD student, L’Abbe lab)
- Andree-Anne Fafard St-Germain 2017 (PhD student, Tarasuk lab)
- Vanessa Giuliano 2017 (MSc student, Bazinet lab)
- Scott Lacombe 2017 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Christine Mulligan 2017 (MSc student, L’Abbe lab)
- Ingrid Santaren 2017 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Zhila Semnani-Azad 2017 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Shelley Vanderhout 2017 (PhD student, Maguire lab)
- Mavra Ahmed 2016 (PhD student, L’Abbe lab)
- Michelle Asbury 2016 (MSc student, O’Connor)
- Jo-Anna Baxter 2016 (PhD student, Bhutta lab)
- Alicia Jarosz 2016 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Stephanie Nishi 2016 (PhD student, Sievenpiper lab)
- Emanuela Pannia 2016 (PhD student, Anderson lab)
- Ingrid Santaren 2016 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Sara Stinson 2016 (MSc student, Comelli lab)
- Christopher Villa 2016 (PhD student, Comelli lab)
- Jo-Anna Baxter 2015 (PhD student, Bhutta lab)
- Alain Carlson 2015 (MSc student, Greenwood lab)
- Vivian Choo 2015 (MSc student, Jenkins lab)
- Eszter Gereb 2015 (MSc student, Kotsopoulos/Kim lab)
- Shana Kim 2015 (MSc student, Kotsopoulos lab)
- Alison Mildon 2015 (MSc student, Anderson/Sellen lab)
- Ingrid Santaren 2015 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
- Christopher Villa 2015 (PhD student, Comelli lab)
- Alain Carlson 2014 (MSc student, Greenwood lab)
- Hannah DaSilva 2014 (MSc student, Arcand lab)
- Anthony Domenichiello 2014 (PhD student, Bazinet lab)
- Joseph Jamnik 2014 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Elena Jovanovski 2014 (PhD student, Vuksan lab)
- Grace Lee 2014 (MSc student, Maguire lab)
- Evan Lewis 2014 (PhD student, Wolever lab)
- Susan Tran 2014 (MSc student, O’Connor
- Laura Da Costa, 2010 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Xiaomiao Lan-Pidhainy, 2010
- Tracy Moreira, 2010
- Sandra Sacco, 2010 (PhD student, Ward lab)
- Katherine Southgate, 2010
- Christine Asik, 2009 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Jovana Kaludjerovic, 2009 (PhD student, Ward lab)
- Waqas Khan, 2009 (MSc student, Zlotkin lab)
- Natasha Singh, 2009 (MSc student, Comelli lab)
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Scholarship
- Shaidah Deghan Manshadi, 2010
Fellowships
McNeil Nutrition Fellowship – American Society for Nutrition
- Sylvia Ley, 2011
Canadian Diabetes Association Fellowship
- Luke Johnston 2014 (PhD student, Hanley lab)
Mary H. Beatty Fellowship
- Alicia Jarosz 2015 (MSc student, El-Sohemy lab)
- Vivian Choo 2014 (MSc student , Jenkins lab)