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CommiSur lab PhD student Justina Seyi-Olajide has received the FRQS Studentship Grant

Justina has received the FRQS Studentship Grant for her project titled “Reducing mortality from surgically correctable neonatal conditions in Nigeria: Identifying gaps, developing and implementing interventions”.

CommiSur lab PhD student Sacha Williams received the ENRICH Doctoral award for Black Scholars

This award supports innovative, equity-focused research in child and perinatal health across Canada.

CommiSur lab’s PhD students and JML fellows, Sacha Williams and Ayla Gerk have been awarded the EDI in health care research award in academic excellence.

This award from the RI-MUHC highlights their commitment to advancing inclusive and impactful academic work.Link: https://rimuhc.ca/-/awards-for-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-in-health-care-research

CommiSur lab postdoctoral fellow Suganthi Rajasegaran has been awarded the entrance PBEEE scholarship.

The competitive PBEEE award (Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students), offered by the FRQNT, supports exceptional international researchers conducting postdoctoral studies in Quebec.

CommiSur lab Masters student Eve Wang was awarded the CGS-M scholarship.

Eve Wang has been awarded the highly competitive Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS-M) scholarship. This national award recognizes exceptional academic achievement and research potential at the graduate level. Eve’s dedication and excellence in research have earned them this well-deserved…

Dr. Justin Sanders and Dr. Dan Poenaru, with a team, received CIHR funding (Project Grant Program Fall 2024) for 3 years

Led by Dr. Justin Sanders and Dr. Dan Poenaru, with a team (consisting of Samira Rahimi, Mohsen Amoei, David Buckeridge, Brigitte Durieux, Tibor Schuster, Martin Vallières, Armen Aprikian, Robert Gramling, Tino Kreutzer & Charlotta Lindvall), recieved CIHR funding (Project Grant Program Fall 2024) for 3…

CommiSur Lab PhD Student Sacha Williams Accepted into ENRICH Program with REACH Award

Sacha Williams, a PhD student with the CommiSur Lab, has been accepted into the “Empowering Next-Generation Researchers in Perinatal and Child Health” (ENRICH) program under the “Recipients of External Awards in Perinatal and Child Health” (REACH) award. This acceptance highlights…

A PhD student with the CommisurLab has been awarded the “bourse Aude-Gabrielle et McKinley Bich pour l’excellence des soins en santé mentale” form McGill University.

Alexandra Dimmer, a PhD Student with the CommisurLab, has been awarded the “bourse Aude-Gabrielle et McKinley Bich pour l’excellence des soins en santé mentale” in support of your application entitled “Exploring Survivor Morbidity and Quality of Life in Congenital Diaphragmatic…

CommiSur Lab PhD students have developed partnerships with the WHO and the Global Surgery Foundation / UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to create virtual reality trauma courses.

Drs. Fabio Botelho and Shreenik Kundu, both completing their PhD studies in Experimental Surgery in the CommiSur Lab under Dr. Dan Poenaru’s supervision, have developed partnerships with the WHO and the Global Surgery Foundation / UN Institute for Training and…

A pediatric surgeon and a PhD student with the Commisur Lab was invited to join the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health (CIH)

Justina Seyi-Olajide, a pediatric surgeon and aPhD student with the Commisur Lab, was invited to join the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health (CIH) for its third and final report of the World Bank’s influential World Development Report of 1993.