Past Winners

Celebrating our rich history of excellence in Canadian microbiology

Historical Archive of Winners

The Canadian Society of Microbiologists have recognized many award winners for their excellence in research and contributions to the field of Microbiology. Explore the various awards we have given below and check out our currently available awards to learn more about their eligibility and deadlines.

Researcher Awards

Travel & Event Awards

Student & Trainee Awards

Legacy Awards

Researcher Awards

  • 2024: Dr. Caroline Duchaine, Université Laval
  • 2023: Dr. Michael Surette, McMaster University
  • 2022: Dr. Roger Levesque, Université Laval
  • 2021: Dr. Turlough Finan, McMaster University
  • 2020: Dr. Lori Burrows, McMaster University
  • 2019: Dr. Yves Brun, Université de Montréal
  • 2018: Dr. Gregor Reid, Lawson Health Research Institute
  • 2017: Dr. Sylvain Moineau, Université Laval
  • 2016: William W. Mohn, University of British Columbia
  • 2015: Dr. Mark A. Wainberg, McGill University
  • 2014: Keith Poole, Queen's University
  • 2013: Gerard Wright, McMaster University
  • 2012: Eric Brown,McMaster University
  • 2011: Dr. George Chaconas, University of Calgary
  • 2024: Dr. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe , Université de Sherbrooke
  • 2023: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, University of Guelph
  • 2022: Dr. Laura Hug, University of Waterloo
  • 2021: Dr. César de la Fuente, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2020: Dr. John Whitney, McMaster University
  • 2019: Dr. Joe Harrison, University of Calgary
  • 2018: Dr. Andrew Doxey, University of Waterloo
  • 2017: Dr. Étienne Yergeau, INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
  • 2016: Dr. Cezar Khursigara, University of Guelph of British Columbia
  • 2015: Dr. Sean A. Crowe, University of British Columbia
  • 2014: Catherine Paradis-Bleau, Université de Montréal
  • 2013: Josh D. Neufeld, University of Waterloo
  • 2012: Brian Coombes, McMaster University
  • 2011: Dr. Mariela Segura, University of Montreal
  • 2010: Dr. Steve Hallam
  • 2009: Dr. John Hunter Brumell
  • 2008: Dr. John McCormick
  • 2007: Dr. Fiona Brinkman
  • 2006: Dr. David Heinrichs
  • 2005: Dr. Charles M. Dozois
  • 2004: Dr. Lyle Whyte
  • 2003: Dr. Francois Jean
  • 2002: Dr. Roberta Fulthorpe
  • 2001: Dr. Marcelo Gottschalk
  • 2000: Dr. Michael G. Surette
  • 1999: no award
  • 1998: no award
  • 1997: Dr. Richard Belanger
  • 1996: Dr. Keith Poole
  • 1995: Dr. J. R. Lawrence
  • 1994: Dr. Michael F. Hynes
  • 1993: Dr. Mario Jacques
  • 1992: no award
  • 1991: Dr. B. Brett Finlay
  • 1990: Dr. Reggie Y.C. Lo
  • 1989: Joseph Lam
  • 1988: Mike Dubow
  • 1987: Pierre Talbot
  • 2024: Steven Kelly, University of Guelph
  • 2023: Bradley Laflamme, University of Toronto
  • 2022: Fabrice Jean-Pierre, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • 2021: Yanqi Li, University of Manitoba
  • 2020: Not awarded
  • 2019: Fiona Jane Whelan, University of Nottingham
  • 2018: Steve Hersch, University of Calgary
  • 2017: Dr. Alexander Hynes, Université Laval

Travel Awards

  • 2024: Darien Deschner, University of Saskatchewan | Camille Drouin, Laval University | Peter O'Reilly, University of Manitoba | Lindsey Orthner, University of Calgary | Valentina Santamaría , The University of British Columbia
  • 2023: Agnes Truc Nguyen, University of Saskatchewan | Athalia Voisin, University of Manitoba | Hayley Gorman, University of Calgary | Waleska da Cruz Nizer,Carleton University | Zohra Zahir, University of Regina
  • 2022: Anne Berthold, Mount Allison University | Hiba Shareefdenn, University of Guelph | Jessica Krekhno, University of Britsh Columbia | Jocelyn Plouffe, University of Manitoba | Jordan Beck, University of Manitoba
  • 2019: Breanne McAmmond, Thompson River University | Hiba Shareefdenn, McMaster University | Madison Wright, University of Guelph | Samat Amat, AAFC Alberta | Toka Omar, Dalhousie University
  • 2015: Adrian Prado, McGill University | Christopher Kesthely, University of New Brunswick | Katiana Pyper, Thompson River University
  • 2014: Benjamin Perry, University of Regina | Marc Gruell, Memorial University | Nazrul Islam, University of Saskatchewan | Roland Wilhelm, University of British Columbia | Sean Booth, University of Calgary

Student & Trainee Awards

  • 2024: Émile Létourneau, Université de Sherbrooke | Chloe MacLean, Thompson River University | Aakash Natarajan, University of Manitoba | Elise Therrien, University of Victora | Ayesha Umair, McMaster University
  • 2023: Minh Thanh Truc Nguyen, University of Saskatchewan | Silken Tschofen, University of Victoria | Laurence Couture, University of Sherbrooke | Aliza Khaitin, University of Toronto Scarborough | Willemien Miller, McGill University
  • 2022: Laura Schnell, University of Regina | Arianne Collette, Sherbrooke University | Alan Minkovich, McMaster University
  • 2021: no award
  • 2020: Vienna Buchholz, University of Calgary | Kartik Sachar, McMaster University | Meghandra Pepler, McMaster University | Madison Chapel, University of Manitoba | Jonathan Bellini, Western University
  • 2019: Beatrice Fung, University of Calgary | Alex Umbach, University of Waterloo | Jason Tran, McMaster University | Gaele Lajeunesse, Universite de Sherbrooke | Raelene Engelberg, University of Manitoba
  • 2018: Rachel Morin-Pelchat, Laval University | Julie Chen, University of Toronto | Kaleigh Ducas-Mowchun, University of Manitoba | Christine Pham, McMaster University | Sarah Al-Ajeel, University of Waterloo | Hayley Reynolds, University of Georgia
  • 2017: Julia Szusz, Wilfrid Laurier University | Rachel Beaver, University of Waterloo | Breanne McAmmond, Thompson Rivers University | Vivian Cheng, University of British Columbia | Felix Croteau, Universite Laval
  • 2016: Alexandra Georgiou, University of Toronto | Alan Huynh, University of Toronto | Catherine Maggiori, University of Waterloo | Funing Lin, McMaster University | Hillary Doyle, Memorial University | Kelsey Williamson, University of Calgary
  • 2015: Tyler Cannon, McGill University | Syed Ibrahim, Ryerson University | Cohord Mason, Thompson Rivers University | Austein McLoughlin, University of Manitoba | Andrew Wong | Alan Zhou
  • 2014: Ashley Ross, University of Waterloo
  • 2013: Michael Hall, University of Waterloo | Justin Falardeau, Carleton University | Natan Bensousan, McGill University | Paul Reginato, University of Waterloo | Shiloh Ricciotti, University of Windsor | Tamara Bandet, Thompson Rivers University
  • 2012: Corrie Belanger, Thompson Rivers University | Merry Geo, Queen's University | Lauren Singroy, University of Waterloo
  • 2024: Alice Perrault-Jolicoeur, Université Laval
  • 2023: Jordan Lin, University of Toronto
  • 2020: Moïra Dion, Université Laval
  • 2020: Nikhil George A, University of Waterloo
  • 2019: Deeksha Shetty, University of Saskatchewan
  • 2018: Jackson Tsuji, University of Waterloo
  • 2018: Marie-Laurence Lemay, Université Laval
  • 2017: Elizabeth Polvi, University of Toronto
  • 2016: Shawn Clark, University of Toronto
  • 2016: Joseph Zeppa, University of Western Ontario
  • 2015: Alexander Hynes, Université Laval
  • 2024: Rana Ahmed, University of Manitoba
  • 2023: Ellen Sykes, University of Manitoba
  • 2022: Laura Thompson, University of Guelph
  • 2024: Christine Macpherson, University of Toronto | Margot Dessartine, Université de Sherbrooke | Karyn Mukiri, McMaster University
  • 2023: Jocelyn Plouffe, University of Manitoba | Veronica Tran, McMaster University | Amna Abbas, McMaster University
  • 2022: Rabia Fatima, McMaster University | Abhimanyu DasGupta, University of Toronto | Esteban Gongora, McGill University
  • 2021: Shelby Reimer, University of Manitoba | Avery Robinson, University of Guelph | Sara Vancuren, University of Guelph
  • 2019: Simon Boudreault, Université de Sherbrooke | Rivard Nicolas, Université de Sherbrooke | David Touchette, McGill University
  • 2018: Rebecca Co, University of Waterloo | Andrew Hogan, University of Manitoba | Marie-Laurence Lemay, Université Laval
  • 2017: Danielle Williams, University of Guelph | Elizabeth Chau, McMaster University | Jackson Tsuji, University of Waterloo
  • 2016: Xinda Lu, University of Waterloo | Sabrina Stanley, University of Toronto | Lindsey Marmont, University of Toronto
  • 2015: Karen Gonzalez, University of Guelph | Najwa Zebian, Western University | Eduardo Mitter, University of Saskatchewan
  • 2014: Cedric Brimacombe, University of British Columbia | Joseph Zeppa, Western University | Rhiannon Wallace, University of British Columbia
  • 2013: Annika Flint, University of Ottawa | Patrick Moynihan, University of Guelph | Ryan Chanyi, University of Western Ontario
  • 2024: Rachel Beaver, University of Waterloo
  • 2023: Luke Barretto, University of Alberta
  • 2022: Ikram Qaderi, McMaster University
  • 2021: Victoria Wilson, University of Guelph
  • 2019: Carolin Brand, University of Sherbrooke
  • 2018: Wing Yin Venus Lau, Simon Fraser University
  • 2017: Patricia Miller, University of Toronto
  • 2016: Shalabh Thakur, University of Toronto
  • 2015: Lisa  Johnson, University of Saskatchewan
  • 2014: Laam li, McGill University
  • 2013: Ahmad Mahmoud, University of Ottawa
  • 2012: Joris van der Heijden, University of British Columbia
  • 2011: Saima Sidik, Dalhousie University
  • 2010: Janet Lin, Queen's University
  • 2009: Felix Hugentobler, McGill University
  • 2008: Jenna Capyk, University of British Columbia
  • 2024: Scott Sugden, McGill University
  • 2023: Rachel Beaver, University of Waterloo
  • 2022: Pashupati Bhandari, University of Saskatchewan
  • 2021: Elisse Magnuson, McGill University
  • 2019: Catherine Maggiori, McGill University
  • 2018: Emilie Spasov, University of Waterloo
  • 2017: Stephanie Jones, McMaster University
  • 2016: Marie-Laurence Lemay, Université Laval
  • 2015: Nicole Ricker, University of Toronto Scarborough
  • 2014: Laura Sauder, University of Waterloo
  • 2013: Kathy Lam, University of Guelph
  • 2012: Michael Preston, University of Toronto Mississauga
  • 2011: Michael Staniewski, University of Toronto
  • 2010: John Schellenberg, University of Manitoba
  • 2009: Sandra Wilson, Queen's University
  • 2024: Emma Walker, Western University
  • 2023: Allison Leonard, University of Guelph
  • 2022: Pramalkumar Patel, University of Toronto
  • 2021: Jessie MacAlpine, University of Toronto
  • 2019: Alexander Anderson, University of Guelph
  • 2018: Stefani Kary, Trinity College Dublin
  • 2017: Marios Mejdani, University of Toronto
  • 2016: Josie Libertucci, University of Michigan
  • 2024: Amna Abbas, McMaster University
  • 2023: Felix Croteau, McMaster University
  • 2022: Jordan Lin, University of Toronto
  • 2021: Laura Thompson, University of Guelph
  • 2019: Jackson Tsuji, University of Waterloo
  • 2018: Kara Tsang, McMaster University
  • 2017: Alexander Oberc, McMaster University
  • 2016: Tiffany Leighton, McMaster University
  • 2015: Veronique Taylor, University of Guelph
  • 2014: Aleksandr Sverzhinsky, McGill University
  • 2013: James Butcher, University of Ottawa
  • 2012: Lisa Willis, University of Guelph
  • 2011: Mohamed Hafez Abdel-Fatteh, University of Manitoba
  • 2011: Nicole Forbes, University of Guelph
  • 2010: Henry Haiser, McMaster University
  • 2009: Justin Deme, McGill University
  • 2008: Karon James, McGill University
  • 2005: Valerio Matias, University of Guelph
  • 2004: Casey Hubert, University of Calgary
  • 2003: Sonia Bary, Queen's University
  • 2002: David Allen, Dalhousie University
  • 2000: Kelly Rice, University of Toronto
  • 1999: Vincent Martin, University of British Columbia
  • 1998: Paul Antony Amor,University of Guelph
  • 1997: Benoit Barbeau, Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie
  • 1996: David Chow, University of Guelph
  • 2024: Mahrukh Fatima, University of Toronto
  • 2023: Rabia Fatima, McMaster University
  • 2022: Victoria Coles, McMaster University
  • 2021: Landon Getz, Dalhousie University
  • 2019: Kevin Neil, Université de Sherbrooke
  • 2018: Robert Patry, University of Georgia
  • 2017: David Sychantha, University of Guelph
  • 2016: Holly Laakso, University of Western Ontario
  • 2015: Ebthal Alshabib, University of Regina
  • 2014: Shawn Clark, University of Toronto
  • 2013: Elodie Brison, Institute Armand Frappier
  • 2012: Elizabeth Vanderlinde, University of Regina
  • 2011: Jennifer Ronholm, University of Ottawa
  • 2010: Alexander Hynes, Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • 2009: Gheyath Nasrallah, Dalhousie University
  • 2005: Anne Eisenhower, McGill University
  • 2004: Joel Wedge, University of Guelph
  • 2003: Stacy Tom-Yew, University of British Columbia
  • 2002: Ahmed El Zoeiby, Université Laval
  • 2000: Margot Faye Hiltz, Dalhousie University
  • 1999: David Alexander, McGill University
  • 1998: Ian C. Schoenhofen, University of Regina
  • 1997: Kate Billingsley, University of Waterloo
  • 1996: Carl Gagnon, Institut Armand-Frappier
  • 1995: Joanna Brooke, University of Western Ontario

Honourary Members

  • 1: E.T. Bynoe
  • 2: T. Cameron
  • 3: J.H. Craigie
  • 4: B. Eagles
  • 5: A. Frappier
  • 6: E.H. Garrad
  • 7: J.H. Quastel
  • 8: R.L. Starkey
  • 9: F.S. Thatcher
  • 10: R.G.E. Murray
  • 11: C.F. Robinow
  • 12: A.C. Blackwood

Roche Diagnostic CSM Award

  • 2009: Brett Finlay
  • 2008: Miguel Valvano
  • 2007: Jo-Anne Dillon
  • 2006: Joseph Lam
  • 2005: Carlton Gyles
  • 2004: Gerrit Voordouw
  • 2003: Chris Whitfield
  • 2002: Pierre  Talbot
  • 2001: Peter C. Loewen
  • 2000: Cecil Forsberg
  • 1999: Donald E. Woods
  • 1998: Dieter Kluepfel
  • 1997: Julian Davies
  • 1996: Ken Sanderson
  • 1995: Diane Taylor
  • 1994: Terrence Beveridge
  • 1993: Trevor J. Trust
  • 1992: D.J. Kushner
  • 1991: Malcolm B. Perry
  • 1990: Lorne Allan Babiuk
  • 1989: G.D. Sprott
  • 1988: L. Bryan
  • 1987: R.E.W. Hancock
  • 1986: A. Hurst
  • 1985: D.W. Westlake
  • 1984: V. Pavilanis
  • 1983: K.-J. Cheng
  • 1981: R. Knowles
  • 1980: J. Costerton
  • 1979: J. Child
  • 1979: T. LaRue
  • 1979: W. Kurz
  • 1978: S. Sonea
  • 1977: P.C. Fitzjames
  • 1976: L.C. Vining
  • 1975: A.J. Rhodes
  • 1973: R.A. MacLeod
  • 1972: A. Frappier
  • 1971: J.F. Morgan
  • 1970: N.E. Gibbons
  • 1969: J. de Repentigny
  • 1968: B.D. Sanwal
  • 1967: C.F. Robinow
  • 1966: J.J.R. Campbell
  • 1965: J.H. Quastel
  • 1963: R.G.E. Murray

Cangene Gold Medal Award Canadian Graduate Microbiologist of the Year

  • 2011: Karlene Lynch
  • 2010: Chris Sibley
  • 2009: Phillipe Constant
  • 2008: Joe Harrison
  • 2007: Catherine Paradis-Bleau
  • 2006: Dawn Bowdish
  • 2005: Matthew Gilmour
  • 2004: Trevor Lawley
  • 2003: Sean Connell
  • 2002: Danika Goosney
  • 2001: Jeremy Yethon
  • 2000: Jolyne Drummelsmith
  • 1999: Lisa Collins
  • 1998: Janine Bossé
  • 1997: Dana Philpott

Norgen Biotek Award

  • 2010: Lindsay Eltis, University of British Columbia

CSM Student Symposium Award

  • 2011: Alexander Hynes, Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • 2010: Laura Greenfield, University of Guelph
  • 2009: Patrick Moynihan, University of Guelph

ASM Student Symposium Award

  • 2011: Michael Preston, University of Toronto Mississauga
  • 2010: Melissa Ayers, McMaster University
  • 2009: Valerie Janelle, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier
  • 2008: Katherine Yam, University of British Columbia

TOKU-E Student Symposium Award

  • 2012: Jan Burian, University of British Columbia

TOKU-E Poster Award

  • 2012: Brigitte Cadieux, University of British Columbia

ISME-8 Poster Award

  • 2012: Jovana Kovacevic, University of British Columbia | Shirin Afrog, University of Regina
  • 2011: Christine Sharp, University of Calgary
  • 2010: Peter Spanogiannopoulos, McMaster University
  • 2009: Christine Martineau, NRC (BRI) et l'Université McGill

CSM Poster Award

  • 2011: Kevin Harmidy, McGill University
  • 2010: Andrea Bartram, University of Waterloo
  • 2009: Salim Islam, University of Guelph

CCM Poster Award

  • 2012: Laura Greenfield, University of Guelph
  • 2011: Ryan Chanyi, University of Western Ontario
  • 2010: Tushar Shakya, McMaster University
  • 2009: Christine Ritlop, McGill University

CSM/CBDN Student Award

  • 2005: Wook Kim, University of Calgary
  • 2004: Wayne Miller, University of Guelph
  • 2003: Jean-Nicolas Gagnon, McGill Université
  • 2002: Maria Dowdeswell, University of Saskatchewan
  • 2000: Gregory James Newton, University of Guelph
  • 1999: Jason Correia, Queen's University
  • 1998: Kerrn Yat-Fai Yau, University of Guelph
  • 1997: Isabelle Turcot, Queen's University
  • 1996: Lateef O. Adewoye, University of Manitoba
  • 1996: Lesia Harachuc, University of Manitoba
  • 1995: Tim Karnaucho, Université d'Ottawa
  • 1995: Michael Mitsch, University of Calgary