Awards and Achievements
Faculty Awards
2024
American Society for Nutrition/ASN Foundation
E. L. R. Stokstad Award
- Dr. Adam Metherel
Mead Johnson Award
- Dr. Laura Chiavaroli
Class of 2024 Fellowship
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Dr. Valerie Tarasuk
Canadian Nutrition Society
CIHR-INMD-CNS Early Career Researcher Partnership award
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Dr. Vasanti Malik
2023
Canadian Nutrition Society
CNS-SCN Fellows
- Dr. Johane Allard
- Dr. Deborah O' Connor
American Society for Nutrition Foundation
National Scientific Achievement Award: Conrad. A. Elvehjem Award for Public Service in Nutrition
- Dr. Mary L'Abbe
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre
Chair in Child Health Intervention
- Dr. Catherine Birken
The Royal Society of Canada
Academy of Social Science: Class of Fellows 2023
- Dr. Valerie Tarasuk
2022
World Hypertension League
Graham MacGregor Excellence Award in Dietary Salt Reduction at the Population Level
- Dr. Mary L'Abbe
American Society for Nutrition
E.V. McCollum Award
- Dr. David Jenkins
Gairdner Foundation
John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
- Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta
2021
Canadian Nutrition Society
2021 Fellow
- Valerie Tarasuk
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award for Best Application of Clinical Nutrition Research Findings to Clinical Practice
- John Sievenpiper
American Society for Nutrition
2021 Fellow
- Mary L'Abbé
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2021 Fellow
- David Jenkins
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
2022 Inductee
- David Jenkins
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine Graduate Teach Award for Mid Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- Richard Bazinet
Dean's Alumni Award: Insulin100 Emerging Leader Award
- John Sievenpiper
University of Toronto
Connaught New Research Award
- Jacqueline Beaudry
- Vasanti Malik
2020
Canada Research Chairs
Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention, Tier 2
- Vasanti Malik
Canadian Nutrition Society
Inaugural 2020 Fellow
- Harvey Anderson
- David Jenkins
- Mary L'Abbe
Earle W. McHenry Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition
- Deborah O'Connor
American Oil Chemists' Society
Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award
- Richard Bazinet
NutraIngredients
Personalized Nutrition Initiative Award
- Ahmed El-Sohemy
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Top Reviewer of 2019 Award
- Vasanti Malik
2019
Order of Canada
Member (CM)
- Mary L'Abbe
Canadian Nutrition Society
Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Research
- John Sievenpiper
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Rusted-Bayley Visiting Professor Award
- Mary L'Abbe
NutraIngredients
Personalized Nutrition Initiative
- Ahmed El-Sohemy
Dietitians of Canada
Honourary Patron
- David Jenkins
2018
American College of Nutrition
Stanley Wallach Award
- Ahmed El-Sohemy
Honorary Doctorate Recipients
Queens University
- Valerie Tarasuk
University of Ottawa
- Thomas Wolever
Temerty Faculty of Medicine/University of Toronto
Early Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- John Sievenpiper
Faculty of Medicine Graduate Teach Award for Mid-Career Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- Elena Comelli
Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award
- David Jenkins
Faculty of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award
- David Jenkins
Rundle-Lister Lectureship in Transformative Nutritional Medical Education
- David Jenkins
Chinese Association for Health Promotion and Education
Award for Spreading Knowledge in the Health Sciences to the Grand Chinese Public
- Richard Bazinet
American College of Nutrition
Stanley Wallach Award
- Ahmed El-Sohemy
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
College of Reviewers
- Anthony Hanley
Health Research Foundation
Medal of Honour
- David Jenkins
2017
Canadian Nutrition Society
Earle Willard McHenry Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition
- Valerie Tarasuk
American Society for Nutrition
Robert H. Herman Memorial Award
- David Jenkins
2016
Canadian Nutrition Society
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award
- Harvey Anderson
Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Research
- Richard Bazinet
American College of Nutrition
Mark Bieber Award
- Ahmed El-Sohemy
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Rusted-Bayley Visiting Professor Award
- Deborah O'Connor
University of Alberta
President's Society
- Harvey Anderson
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Graduate Teaching Award for Continuing Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentorship
Anthony Hanley
Graduate Student Awards
2023
Canada Graduate Scholarship
VANIER Doctoral Award
- Curtis D’Hollander - PhD Student, Maguire Lab
Doctoral Award (CIHR)
- Sabrina Ayoub-Charette – PhD Student, Sievenpiper & Comelli Lab
- Meaghan Kavanagh – PhD Student, Sievenpiper Lab
- Katherine Pullella – PhD Student, Kotosopoulos Lab
- Sara Shama – PhD Student, O’Connor Lab
- Jennifer Lee – PhD Student, L’Abbe Lab
- Mackenzie Smith – PhD Student, Bazinet Lab
Master's Award (CIHR)
- Victoria Chen – MSc Student, Sievenpiper & El-Sohemy Lab
- Caroline Middleton – MSc Student, L’Abbe Lab
- Fei Yi (Teenie) Siu – MSc Student, Jenkins Lab
- Selina Mae Quibrantar – MSc Student, Malik Lab
- Zheng Hao (Howard) Chen – MSc Student, Miliku & Hanley Lab
- Antonio Rossi – MSc Student, Miliku Lab
- Gabrielle Viscardi – MSc Student, Chiavaroli & Malik Lab
Connaught International Scholarship
- Fatemeh Khorramrouz – PhD Student, Birken & Comelli Lab
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- Michelle Nguyen – PhD Student, Malik Lab
- Eva Kranenburg – MSc Student, Anderson Lab
- Diana Ghiadanac – PhD Student, Sievenpiper Lab
- Ruxandra Rotarescu – PhD Student, Metherel & Anderson Lab
- Sarah Jarvis – PhD Student, Malik & Jenkins Lab
- Brinley Klievik – PhD Student, Bazinet Lab
- Michaela Kucab – PhD Student, Maguire Lab
Temerty Faculty of Medicine (U of T)
Hilda and William Courtney Clayton Paediatric Research Fund
- Michaela Kucab – PhD Student, Maguire Lab
- Celine Cuinat – PhD Student, Comelli Lab
Banting and Best Diabetes Centre Graduate Student Award (U of T)
- Caroline Middleton – MSc Student, L’Abbe Lab
- Samrin Kagdi – MSc Student, Beaudry Lab
Al and Hannah Perly Graduate Student Scholarship
- Ji-Eun Chon – PhD Student, Hanley Lab
Betty Isobel MacKay Award
- Ruxandra Rotarescu – PhD Student, Metherel & Anderson Lab
- Victoria Chen – MSc Student, Sievenpiper & El-Sohemy Lab
Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation Graduate Awards
- Michelle Nguyen – PhD Student, Malik Lab
- Aidan Tyrrell – PhD Student, Bazinet Lab
Dalton Whitebread Scholarship Fund
- Mehakpreet Thind – PhD Student, Bandsma Lab
- Matineh Rastegar Panah – PhD Student, El-Sohemy Lab
- Michelle Nguyen – PhD Student, Malik Lab
- Ji-Eun Chon – PhD Student, Hanley Lab
- Zeyu Yang – PhD Student, Anderson Lab
Deborah Stone Human Milk Research Award
- Curtis D’Hollander - PhD Student, Maguire Lab
Department of Nutritional Sciences (U of T)
Lilian Thompson Seminar Award
- Katherne Pullella – PhD Student, Kotsopoulos Lab
Michael Archer Research Award
- Michelle Asbury – PhD Student, O’Connor Lab
Nora Martin Award
- Gabrielle Viscardi – MSc Student, Chiavaroli & Malik Lab
Department of Nutritional Science Alumni Travel Award
- Tara Zeitoun – PhD Student, El-Sohemy Lab
- Matineh Rastegar Panah – PhD Student, El-Sohemy Lab
- Isabel Potani – PhD Student, Bandsma Lab
2022
Canadian Nutrition Society
Clinical Nutrition Research Abstract Award
- Matineh Rastegar Panah - PhD student, El-Sohemy lab
George Beaton Award for Student Work in Public Health Nutrition
- Samer Hamamji - PhD student, L'Abbe lab
The Gordon F. Mutch Young Investigator Award in Diabetes Research
- Zeyu Yang - PhD student, Anderson lab
Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award / Christine Gagnon Memorial Travel Award
- Nadia Flexner - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (Finalist)
- Samer Hamamji - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (Finalist)
- Sarah Jarvis - PhD student, Malik lab (Finalist)
- Zeyu Yang - PhD student, Anderson lab (3rd place)
CNS Poster Award
- Michelle Nguyen - MSc student, Malik lab (2nd place)
- Yahan (Hailey) Yang - MSc student, L'Abbe lab (Finalist)
- Emily Ziraldo - MSc student, L'Abbe lab (3rd place)
Nutrigraphic Award Competition
- Curtis D'Hollander - PhD student, Maguire lab (3rd place)
- Samer Hamamji - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (Finalist)
- Alison Mildon - PhD graduate, Sellen/O'Connor labs (Finalist)
American Society for Nutrition
Graduate Student Research Award Competition
- Arooj Asrar - MSc student, Comelli and Bandsma labs (Winner)
Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Abstract Recognition Award Program
Nutritional Microbiology/Microbiome Topical Area
- Arooj Asrar - MSc student, Comelli and Bandsma labs (Finalist)
Dietary Bioactive Components Topical Area
- Diana Wu - MSc student, Comelli and Thompson labs (Finalist)
Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN)
National Policy Challenge
- Samer Hamamji - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (2nd place)
2021
Canada Graduate Scholarship
Doctoral Award (CIHR)
- Jennifer Lee - L'Abbe lab
Master's Award (CIHR)
- Amna Ahmed - Sievenpiper lab
- Michaela Kucab - Maguire lab
- Rebecca Simonian - Anderson lab
- Courtney South - Maguire lab
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- Sabrina Ayoub-Charette - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
- Nicole Bando - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Kira Lai - MSc student, Hanley lab
- Dandan Li - PhD student, Vuksan lab
- Paraskevi Massara - PhD student, Comelli lab
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
- Katherine Pullella - PhD student, Kotsopoulos lab
- Sara Shama - PhD student, O'Connor lab
Canadian Nutrition Society
George Beaton Award for Student Work in Public Health Nutrition
- Maria Tinajero - MSc student, Malik lab
The Gordon F. Mutch Young Investigator Award in Diabetes Research
- Sarah Jarvis - MSc student, Malik lab
Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award/Christine Gagnon Memorial Travel Award
- Rola Hammoud - PhD student, Anderson lab (2nd place)
- Laura Vergeer - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (3rd place)
- Maria Tinajero - MSc student, Malik lab (finalist)
CNS Poster Competition
- Christine Mulligan - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (2nd place)
American Society for Nutrition
Student Interest Group 3 Minute Thesis Competition Finalist
- Zhila Semnani-Azad - PhD student, Hanley lab
Emerging Leader in Nutritional Sciences Award
- Rola Hammoud - PhD student, Anderson lab
- Lorena Lopez Dominguez - Comelli and Bandsma labs (finalist)
Graduate Student Research Award Competition
- Rola Hammoud - PhD student, Anderson lab
Obesity Canada
Rising Star Award
- Laura Vergeer - PhD student, L'Abbe lab
WW Student Abstract Award
- Laura Vergeer - PhD student, L'Abbe lab
Infographic Competition Winner
- Arin Deveci - MSc student, Birken lab
International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids
New Investigator Award
- Mackenzie Smith - PhD student, Bazinet lab
American Association for Cancer Research
Women in Cancer Research Scholar Award
- Katherine Pullella - PhD student, Kotsopoulos lab
Margaret McNamara Education Grants
US-Canada Program FY21 Grantee
- Isabel Potani - PhD student, Bandsma lab
University of Toronto
Student Leadership Award
- Laura Vergeer
Kwok Sau Po Scholarship
- Hailey Yang - MSc student, L'Abbé lab
Temerty Faculty of Medicine (U of T)
Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation Graduate Award
- Curtis D'Hollander - MSc student, Maguire lab
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
Dalton Whitebread Scholarship
- Nagam Anna Yehia - Msc student, Hanley and Bazinet labs
GSEF Merit Scholarship
- Hailey Yang - MSc student, L'Abbé lab
Dr. Bernaud Lau Memorial Scholarship
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
Al and Hannah Perly Graduate Student Scholarship
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
Dr. Jesse Kechin Graduate Student Award
- Meghan Kavanagh - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
- Nagam Anna Yehia - MSc student, Hanley and Bazinet labs
TFOM GSEF Merit Scholarship for International Students
- Hailey Yang - MSc student, L'Abbé lab
Banting and Best Diabetes Centre (U of T)
Tamarack Graduate Studentship
- Nagam Anna Yehia - MSc student, Hanley and Bazinet labs
Novo-Nordisk Studentship
- Negar Mir - MSc student, Beaudry lab
Department of Nutritional Sciences (U of T)
Michael Archer Research Award
- Michelle Asbury - PhD student, O'Connor lab
Lilian Thompson Graduate Seminar Award
- Michael Pitino - PhD student, O'Connor lab
Class of '69 Nutritional Sciences Award
- Nagam Anna Yehia - MSc student, Hanley and Bazinet labs
Sharon Zeiler Nutrition Award
- Adrianna Greco - MSc student, O'Connor lab
Nora Martin Fellowship in Nutritional Sciences
- Sarah Jarvis - PhD student, Malik lab
2020
Canada Graduate Scholarship
Master's (CIHR)
- Matthew Kaspy - Hanley lab
- Maria-Elena Lautatzis - Roth lab
- Sarah Rae - Birken lab
- Maria Tinajero - Malik lab
Master's (NSERC)
- Colleen Farrell - O'Connor lab
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- Sabrina Ayoub-Charette - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
- Nicole Bando - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Bianca Carducci - PhD student, Bhutta lab
- Curtis D'Hollander - MSc student, Maguire lab
- Andrea Glenn - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
- Sarah Jarvis - MSc student, Malik lab
- Matineh Rastegar-Panah - PhD student, El-Sohemy lab
- Bijun Wen - PhD student, Bandsma lab
Canadian Nutrition Society
Poster Competition
- Beatriz Franco-Arellano - PhD student, L'Abbe lab (3rd place)
American Society for Nutrition
Emerging Leaders in Nutritional Sciences Award (Finalist)
- Guanlan Hu - PhD student, Bansma lab
- Paraskevi Massara - PhD student, Comelli lab
Graduate Student Research Award (Finalist)
- Paraskevi Massara - PhD student, Comelli lab
Society for Pediatric Research - Pediatric Academic Societies
PhD Student Award
- Shelley Vanderhout - PhD student, Maguire lab
Women's College Research Institute (Women's College Hospital)
Enid Walker Graduate Student Award in Women's Health Research
- Katherine Pullella - PhD student, Kotsopoulos lab
SickKids Centre for Global Health (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Child Impact Health Catalyst Grant
- Isabel Potani - PhD student, Bandsma lab
University of Toronto
Student Leadership Award
- Zhila Semnani-Azad - PhD student, Hanley lab
Banting and Best Diabetes Centre (U of T)
BBDC Tamarack Graduate Award in Diabetes Research
- Matthew Kaspy - MSc student, Hanley lab
- Jennifer Lee - PhD student, L'Abbé lab
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
Temerty Faculty of Medicine (U of T)
Peterborough K.M. Hunter Foundation Award
- Michelle Asbury - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Andrea Glenn - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
- Lorena Lopez-Dominguez - PhD student, Comelli lab
- Paraskevi Massara - PhD student, Comelli lab
Dr. Bernard Lau Memorial Scholarship
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
Al and Hannah Perly Graduate Student Scholarship
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
Department of Nutritional Sciences (U of T)
Michael Archer Research Award
- Andree-Anne Fafard St-Germain - PhD student, Tarasuk lab
Mary H. Beatty Fellowship
- Guanlan Hu - PhD student, Bandsma lab
Faculty of Food Sciences Class of '69 Nutritional Sciences Award
- Michaela Kucab - MSc student, Maguire lab
- Nagam Anna Yehia - MSc student, Hanley and Bazinet labs
Loblaw Food as Medicine Graduate Award
- Michelle Asbury - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Jennifer Lee - PhD student, L'Abbé lab
- Paraskevi Massara - PhD student, Comelli lab
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
- Rebecca Simonian - MSc student, Anderson lab
- Mackenzie Smith - PhD student, Bazinet lab
Nora Martin Award
- Sarah Jarvis - MSc student, Malik lab
2019
Canada Graduate Scholarship
Doctoral Award (CIHR)
- Christine Mulligan - L'Abbe lab
- Laura Vergeer - L'Abbe lab
Master's Award (CIHR)
- Sabrina Ayoub-Charette - Sievenpiper lab
- Laura Elliott - Maguire lab
- Xuedi Li - Birken lab
- Zoe Lofft - Comelli lab
- Nema McGlynn - Sievenpiper lab
- Katherine Pullella - Kotsopoulos lab
- Jong Yup Sa - O'Connor lab
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- Michelle Asbury - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Jane Francis - PhD student, O'Connor and Sellen labs
- Rola Hammoud - PhD student, Anderson lab
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
- Stephanie Nishi - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
- Matineh Panah - MSc student, El-Sohemy lab
- Michael Pitino - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Mackenzie Smith - PhD student, Bazinet lab
- Shelley Vanderhout - PhD student, Maguire lab
Canadian Nutrition Society
Mohammed Moghadasian Award for Student Research in the Application of Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease
- Beatriz Franco-Arellano - PhD student, L'Abbe lab
Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award/Christine Gagnon Memorial Travel Award
- Joy Hutchinson - MSc student, Tarasuk lab
Poster Competition
- Beatriz Franco-Arellano - PhD student, L'Abbe lab
- Scott Lacombe - PhD student, Bazinet lab
Obesity Canada
Pecha Kucha Presentation Award
- Laura Vergeer - L'Abbe lab
Women's College Hospital
Enid Walker Graduate Student Award
- Katherine Pullella - PhD student, Kotsopoulos lab
University of Toronto
Hilda and William Courtney Clayton Paediatric Research Fund
Shelley Vanderhout - PhD student, Maguire lab
New College (U of T)
New College Senior Doctoral Fellowship
Zhila Semnani-Azad - PhD student, Hanley lab
Banting and Best Diabetes Centre (U of T)
6th BBDC-Joslin-UCPH Conference Abstract Award
- Zhila Semnani-Azad - PhD student, Hanley lab
BBDC Tamarack Graduate Award in Diabetes Research
- Andrea Glenn - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
Temerty Faculty of Medicine (U of T)
Peterborough K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation Graduate Awards
- Michelle Asbury - PhD student, O'Connor lab
- Jane Francis - PhD student, O'Connor and Sellen labs
- Hiliary Monteith - PhD student, Hanley lab
- Stephanie Nishi - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
Dalton Whitebread Scholarship Fund
- Stephanie Nishi - PhD student, Sievenpiper lab
Department of Nutritional Sciences (U of T)
Lilian Thompson Seminar Award
Allison Daniel - PhD student, Bandsma lab
Michael Archer Research Award
Nanci Guest - PhD student, El-Sohemy lab
Sharon Zeiler Nutrition Award
Izabela Soczynska - PhD student, Maguire lab
Loblaw Food as Medicine Graduate Award
- Sabrina Ayoub-Charette - MSc student, Sievenpiper
- Dandan Li - PhD student, Vuksan lab
- Mackenzie Smith - PhD student, Bazinet lab
Nora Martin Award
- Sarah Jarvis - MSc student, Malik lab
For a list of awards received by undergraduate students in the Nutritional Sciences major program, click here.