It’s been a great week in the Department this week due to our trainees’ outstanding success in the VCHRI (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute) “Rising Star” and Doctoral student Awards! 4 of the 7 rising star awards were won by trainees from our department. These awards recognize research excellence, service as role models, and other contributions to the VCH Research community. For our department trainees to have won such a high percentage of these awards is a huge achievement and speaks to the research excellence in the department, from trainees to supervisors.
The list of winners is below, and more information on their achievements and their research can be found at the 2021 Top Doctoral Student and Rising Star Award. Congratulations to all!
The 2021 Top Graduating Doctoral Student award recipients are:
Rachel Crockett
Supervisor: Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Area of research: Cognitive impairment
Jennifer Ferris
Supervisor: Dr. Lara Boyd
Area of research: Neuroimaging and rehabilitation
The 2021 Rising Star award recipients are:
Beverley Larssen
Supervisor: Dr. Lara Boyd
Area of research: Stroke rehabilitation
Michaela Khan
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Hunt
Area of research: Musculoskeletal health