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Researcher of the Year – Clinical: Dr. Marc Ruel

Dr. Ruel is Professor and Division Head of Cardiac Surgery at the Heart Institute. He pioneered minimally invasive cardiac surgical coronary artery bypass grafting operations and has led several clinicals trials.

Researcher of the Year – Clinical: Dr. Clare Liddy

Dr. Liddy is a Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Clinical Investigator at the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, a Senior Researcher at the Bruyère Research Institute and family physician at the Ottawa Hospital Academic Family Health Team. She is tranforming health care delivery with the Champlain BASE (TM) (Building Access to Specialists through eConsultation) eConsult service, a secure online application that connects primary care providers with specialists, allowing them to receive prompt advice on behalf of their patients using a technology already available in the region.

Researcher of the Year – Basic Sciences: Dr. William Stanford

Dr. Stanford is a Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Integrative Stem Cell Biology. He is conducting groundbreaking research on stem cells and leukemia, with a focus on understanding and manipulating the behaviour of pluripotent and somatic stem cells to understand mechanisms of human disease and develop novel therapeutics.

Researcher of the Year – Basic Sciences: Dr. Manisha Kulkarni

Dr. Kulkarni is an Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health. Her interdisciplinary research program aims to understand the socioecological determinants of the emergence of vector-borne and zoonotic disease and risk in global settings, and to properly identify at-risk populations for more targeted and efficient interventions.

Early-Career Researcher of the Year – Clinical: Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

Dr. Kyeremanteng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, in the Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, and an Associate Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He has quickly established himself as a leader in the study of Health Services Research, particularly as it pertains to resource utilization and costs in the Intensive Care Unit and in Palliative Care.

Early-Career Researcher of the Year – Basic Sciences: Dr. Deshayne Fell

Dr. Fell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and Scientist with the CHEO Research Institute. She leads a comprehensive program of research in the areas of fetal and infant population health.Her recent work focuses on the influenza disease and influenza immunization during pregnancy and the relationship with adverse birth outcomes.

Publication of the Year: Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

Dr. Thiruganasambandamoorthy is Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute's Clinical Epidemiology Program and Emergency physician at the Ottawa Hospital. His research focus is on cardiac emergencies, predominantly in the management of emergency department syncope and chest pain.

Publication of the Year: Dr. Marjorie Brand

Dr. Brand is a professor in the Department of Medicine and a Senior Scientist in the Regenerative Medicine Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her research program focuses on regulation of gene expression at the level of transcription and chromatin.

Educator of the Year – Clinical: Dr. Robert Bell

Dr. Bell is a Professor in the Department of Medicine. He has taught an unprecedented number of hours in the MD program and consistently receives outstanding teaching evaluations.He has contributed enormously to the administration of the MD program, having occupied several major leadership roles.

Educator of the Year – Basic Sciences: Dr. Jacqueline Carnegie

Dr. Carnegie is a Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. She has distinguished herself as an exceptional educator and a determined leader. She is an invaluable pillar in the fields of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology education in our Faculty.

Educator of the Year – Basic Sciences: Dr. Christopher Ramnanan

Dr. Ramnanan is a Professor in the Department of Innovation in Medical Education. His teaching excellence was quickly recognized by the Faculty and resulted in his growing responsibility in the medical program over time.  He epitomizes the ideal medical educator with his passion for teaching, his leadership in innovation and his dedication to education scholarship.

Mentor of the Year – Clinical: Dr. Marc Rodger

Dr. Rodger is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Head of the Division of Hematology at the Ottawa Hospital. He is a highly respected clinician and a world-renowned clinical researcher in the field of venous thrombosis, a field in which he has mentored numerous experts who went on to local, national and international recognition.  He provides his mentees insightful advice, excellent training and extraordinary research support.

Mentor of the Year – Basic Sciences: Dr. Rashmi Kothary

Dr. Kothary is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, is Deputy Scientific Director of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a Senior Scientist in the Regenerative Medicine Program. He has established himself as an outstanding mentor in the field of neuromuscular disease. Leading by example, he instills qualities and values that allow trainees and young researchers around him to reach their full potential and their ultimate goals.

Outstanding Service Award – Staff: Ms. Kim Rozon

Ms. Rozon has been an employee of the University of Ottawa for over 25 years and is currently the Postgraduate Education Program Manager in the Department of Family Medicine. She is a skilled manager and innovative problem-solver.

Outstanding Service Award – Faculty: Dr. Jean-François Couture

Dr. Couture is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology. He played a critical role in the development of the new undergraduate Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM) program as its first director, all the while achieving international research success in structural biology and epigenetics, and maintaining excellent teaching evaluations.

Outstanding Service Award – Faculty: Dr. Diane Lagace

Dr. Lagace is a Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and is the Founding Director of the Animal Behaviour Core at the Faculty of Medicine. She is heavily involved in both departmental and Faculty administrative activities, going above and beyond the call of duty for every committee on which she serves, including the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days and Doors Open Ottawa Committees. These are important outreach activities that bring incredible visibility to the Faculty.