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CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards

CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards are bestowed annually to mid-career researchers who while at the prime of their careers have achieved a track record of excellence and demonstrated a commitment to improving the lives of those living with HIV with or at risk.

Awarded since 2017, the recipients are honoured each year at the opening ceremony of the CAHR Conference to highlight the achievements of investigators in all pillars of HIV research.

2021 Winners

Basic Sciences

Dr. Lena Serghides, PhD, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute

Clinical Sciences

Dr. Patrick O’Byrne, RN-EC PhD, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences

Epidemiology-Public Health

Dr. Claire Kendall, Bruyere Research Institute, C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre

Social Sciences

Dr. Robert Lorway, Canada Research Chair, University of Manitoba, Centre for Global Public Health Department of Community Health Services

Community-Based Research

Dr. John Kim, National Laboratory for HIV Reference Services, JC Wilt Center for Infectious Diseases, PHAC

2020 Winners

Basic Sciences

Dr. Lena Serghides, PhD, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute

Clinical Sciences

Dr. Patrick O’Byrne, RN-EC PhD, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences

Epidemiology-Public Health

Dr. Claire Kendall, Bruyere Research Institute, C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre

Social Sciences

Dr. Robert Lorway, Canada Research Chair, University of Manitoba, Centre for Global Public Health Department of Community Health Services

Community-Based Research

Dr. John Kim, National Laboratory for HIV Reference Services, JC Wilt Center for Infectious Diseases, PHAC

2019 Winners

Basic Sciences

Blake Ball, Chief of the National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, National HIV and Retrovirology Laboratories at the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Manitoba.

Clinical Science

Kelly O’Brien, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Episodic Disability and Rehabilitation in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of Toronto.

Epidemiology-Public Health

Sharmistha Mishra, Clinician and Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital.

Social Sciences

Trevor Hart, Member of CANFA’s Scientific Advisory Council, OHTN Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health, Director of the HIV Prevention Lab and Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University.

Community-Based Research

Peer Research Associates (PRAs) for the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS).

2018 Winners

Basic Sciences

Dr. Adam Burgener, PhD, B. Sc, Head of the Proteomics Group, National HIV and Retrovirology Labs, Public Health Agency of Canada, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Visiting Scientist, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Clinical Sciences

Dr. Darrell Tan, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Clinician-Scientist in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Affiliate Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute, Staff Physician and the Toronto General Hospital Immunodeficiency Clinic.

Epidemiology-Public Health

Dr. Ann Burchell, PhD, MSc, Research Director at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Canada Research Chair in Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, Scientist with the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

Social Sciences

Dr. David Brennan, PhD, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto

Community-Based Research

Dr. Winston Husbands, PhD, BA, MPhil, Associate Professor, Social and Behavioural Health Sciences Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, Senior Scientist at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network.

2017 Winners

Basic Sciences

Dr. Lyle McKinnon, PhD, B. Sc, Associate Professor in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Research Associate, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Honorary Lecturer, University of Nairobi

Clinical Sciences

Dr. Mona Loutfy, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Senior Scientist and Director, Women and HIV Research Program, Women’s College Research Institute Innovation Fellow, Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care Staff Physician, Women’s College Hospital Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Epidemiology-Public Health

Dr. Kate Shannon, PhD, Professor, Medicine, Canada Research Chair, Gender Equity, Sexual Health, Global Policy, Executive Director, Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity

Social Sciences

Eric Mykhalovskiy, BA, MA, PhD, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Department of Sociology at York University